Full casting for the National Theatre’s production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane has been announced, with screen and stage actor Charlie Brooks joining the previously announced cast as Ursula and Jasmeen James joining as understudy. Charlie is best known for being a series regular in BBC’s EastEnders, and will be part of the cast at Wales Millennium Centre in 2023.
They join Daniel Cornish (alternate Boy), Trevor Fox (Dad), Emma-Jane Goodwin (understudy), Paolo Guidi (ensemble), Millie Hikasa (Lettie Hempstock), Lewis Howard (understudy), Kemi-Bo Jacobs (Ginnie Hempstock), Ronnie Lee (ensemble), Aimee McGoldrick (ensemble), Laurie Ogden (Sis), Keir Ogilvy (Boy), Domonic Ramsden (ensemble), Joe Rawlinson-Hunt (understudy), Risha Silvera (understudy) and Finty Williams (Old Mrs Hempstock).
Charlie Brooks’ theatre credits include Beautiful Thing (UK Tour and West End) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Leicester Curve). For TV she is a series regular as Janine Butcher in BBC’s EastEnders. She was winner of ITV’s primetime celebrity survival show I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Alongside her stage and screen work, Charlie is the founder of iampro, an online drama school and creative hub.
Jasmeen James previous theatre credits include Jekyll & Hyde schools tour for the National Theatre.
Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play. He’s transported to his 12th birthday when his remarkable friend Lettie claimed it wasn’t a pond, but an ocean – a place where everything is possible… Plunged into a magical world, their survival depends on their ability to reckon with ancient forces that threaten to destroy everything around them.
Scenes from the 2021-22 West End production of The Ocean at The End of The Lane. 
Scenes from the 2021-22 West End production of The Ocean at The End of The Lane. 
Scenes from the 2021-22 West End production of The Ocean at The End of The Lane. 
Scenes from the 2021-22 West End production of The Ocean at The End of The Lane. 
Scenes from the 2021-22 West End production of The Ocean at The End of The Lane. 
Scenes from the 2021-22 West End production of The Ocean at The End of The Lane.
Adapted by Joel Horwood from a book by Neil Gaiman and directed by Katy Rudd, this thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship will visit Wales for the first time at Wales Millennium Centre from 30 May until 3 June 2023. Tickets are available now from Wales Millennium Centre’s website.