Casting for the roles of Cinderella, the Prince and the Fairy Godmother has been revised as follows:

  • Friday, 30 September at 19:30: Burnise Silvius, Jonathan Rodrigues, Claudia Monja;
  • Saturday, 1 October at 15:00: Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Owen Thorne*, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber;
  • Saturday, 1 October at 19:30: Shannon Glover, Jonathan Rodrigues, Claudia Monja;
  • Sunday, 2 October at 15:00: Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Owen Thorne*, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber;
  • Tuesday, 4 October at 11:00: Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Owen Thorne*, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber;
  • Wednesday, 5 October at 11:00: Burnise Silvius, Jonathan Rodrigues, Nicole Ferreira-Dill;
  • Friday, 7 October at 19:30: Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Owen Thorne*, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber;
  • Saturday, 8 October at 15:00: Burnise Silvius, Jonathan Rodrigues, Claudia Monja;
  • Saturday, 8 October at 19:30: Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Owen Thorne*, Kitty Phetla; and
  • Sunday, 9 October at 15:00: Shannon Glover, Jonathan Rodrigues, Nicole Ferreira-Dill.

Heading the line-up of stars is Joburg Ballet’s prima ballerina, Burnise Silvius, who will dance the lead role on opening night, partnered by principal dancer Jonathan Rodrigues as her handsome prince.

Senior soloist, Nicole Ferreira-Dil,l will make her title role debut on Saturday, 1 October at 15:00, partnered by visiting guest artist Owen Thorne as the Prince. Thorne will be making his first professional appearance in South Africa with Joburg Ballet.

Principal dancer Shannon Glover will dance Cinderella on Saturday evening, 1 October at 19:30, partnered by Jonathan Rodrigues. The role of the Fairy Godmother will be danced alternately by Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber, Claudia Monja, and Kitty Phetla, while Andrew Botha’s glittering designs frame the action in a family-friendly production full of charm and magic.

Audiences will now have five opportunities to see guest artist Owen Thorne on stage for the first time in South African. Born in New Orleans, US, Thorne studied ballet in San Francisco, Nashville and Pennsylvania, before starting his career with Houston Ballet and later moving to Scottish Ballet. He has danced in works by many of the world’s leading choreographers, among them Balanchine, Ashton, MacMillan, Wheeldon, Forsythe, Bourne, Kylian and Van Manen.

Choreographed by Joburg Ballet’s artistic director, Iain MacDonald, Cinderella waltzes across the Joburg Theatre stage, with Johann Strauss’s champagne-infused melodies providing the perfect musical setting for this ultimate rags-to-riches tale.

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*Owen Thorne, guest artist: Please note, casting is subject to change