Full cast announced for One Day: The Musical premiere | Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Melting Pot
- Lisa in the theatre
- Dec 22, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 4 hours ago
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Melting Pot are delighted to announce the full casting for the highly anticipated world premiere of the brand new musical based on David Nicholls’ critically acclaimed, global bestselling novel ONE DAY.
One Day: The Musical - full cast announced for Edinburgh premier
Already announced are the stellar leading cast:
Olivier-nominated Jamie Muscato (Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (London Coliseum); Christian in Moulin Rouge! (Piccadilly Theatre); Guy in Once (London Palladium); Enjolras in Les Misérables The Staged Concert (Sondheim Theatre); Tony in West Side Story (Leicester Curve); JD in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket/The Other Palace) who takes on the iconic role of Dexter.
And powerhouse West End performer Sharon Rose who plays Emma (Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ Schuyler in Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre); The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry (Chichester Festival Theatre); Sylvia (Old Vic); Caroline Or Change (Hampstead Theatre, ATG); Motown (Shaftesbury Theatre, MTM London); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre, Mark Rubinstein); Sister Act (TWODS).
Joining the production is Olivier-nominated Josefina Gabrielle (A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cannizaro Park); Chicago (Garrick, Cambridge and Adelphi); Les Miserables (Sondheim Theatre); Tonight at 8:30 (Chichester); The 39 Steps (Criterion); Hello, Dolly! (Regent’s Park Open Air) as Alison Mayhew, Miracle Chance (The Witches (National Theatre); Be More Chill (London’s West End); Heathers (The Other Palace); Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Queen’s Theatre) as Tilly, Kelly Hampson (Stiletto (Charing Cross Theatre); Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych); School Of Rock (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Legally Blonde (Leicester/Monaco) as Sylvie and David Birrell (1984 (UK Tour); The Lion,The Witch And The Wardrobe (Birmingham Rep); A Christmas Carol (Bolton Octagon); South Pacific (Chichester & National Tour) as Stephen.
Also taking to the Scottish stage is Matthew McKenna (Phantom of the Opera (West End); We Will Rock You (West End); Legally Blonde (original London cast); The Rocky Horror Picture Show (European Tour) Singin' In The Rain (Chatelet, Paris) as Mr Godalming. Dan Buckley (Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical (UK tour); The House on Cold Hill (The Mill at Sonning); Eugenius! (The Other Palace); Nerds (UK Tour) also joins the cast as Ian, with Peter Hannah (Wild Rose: The Musical, Cockpit (The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart (National Theatre of Scotland); Original Cast of Waitress (Adelphi Theatre, West End) as Callum/Ensemble.
The cast is completed with Tanisha Butterfield (Sister Act The Musical (Palace Theatre, Manchester, London Eventim Apollo and UK Tour); Mamma Mia! (UK & International Tour), Ewan Murphy (Grease (Kilworth House Theatre); The Last Twenty Five Years (Royal Academy of Music)) and Kirsty Anne Shaw (9 to 5 the Musical (UK Tour); Cinderella (Alban Arena); West Side Story – BBC Shakespeare Live (Royal Shakespeare Company); Tina The Musical (Aldwych); Evita (London Palladium).
One Day: the musical - Edinburgh Cast List
Dex | Jamie Muscato
Em | Sharon Rose
Alison | Josefina Gabrielle
Tilly | Miracle Chance
Sylvie | Kelly Hampson
Stephen | David Birrell
Ian | Dan Buckley
Callum | Peter Hannah
Mr Godalming | Matthew McKenna
Ensemble | Tanisha Butterfield
Ensemble | Ewan Murphy
Ensemble | Kirsty Anne Shaw
About One Day the musical
Emma and Dexter first meet on the night of their graduation, 15th July 1988 – St. Swithin’s Day. Over the next twenty years we return to them on the same day each year, and through joy and heartbreak, missed opportunities and second chances, they navigate love, ambition, and the unpredictable twists of life.
This brand-new adaptation of the beloved story is written by The Lyceum’s former Artistic Director David Greig (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, The Architect, Dunsinane, Local Hero), with music and lyrics by Abner and Amanda Ramirez (of acclaimed US band Johnnyswim), with additional lyrics by Jeremy Sams and with direction from Tony and Olivier-nominated Max Webster (Macbeth with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa, Life of Pi, Sheffield Crucible, West End and Broadway).
ONE DAY: THE MUSICAL opens in Edinburgh as part of The Royal Lyceum’s 60th anniversary season -the first programmed by new Artistic Director James Brining.
ONE DAY: THE MUSICAL has choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, set and costume design by Rae Smith, lighting design by Bruno Poet, sound design by Simon Baker, Musical Supervision, Co-arranger and Musical Direction by Nigel Lilley, orchestrations by Simon Hale, casting by Stuart Burt CDG and Orchestra Management by Andy Barnwell and Rich Weeden for BW Musicians Ltd .
ONE DAY: THE MUSICAL is a celebration of love, fate, and the moments that define us forever, with a soaring original score, and the warmth, wit, and raw emotion of the novel that touched millions.
NEWS 16 Jan 2026: One Day: The musical announces extended run. Read more here: https://www.lisainthetheatre.com/post/one-day-the-musical-extends-run-in-edinburgh
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