The Roald Dahl Story Company has announced the full cast for its "wickedly funny" family musical based on Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile, which is running at Kingston's Rose Theatre from 1 – 12 April.

Chelsea Da Silva will play The Enormous Crocodile, with Precious Abimbola as Trunky the Elephant, Jordan Eskeisa as Humpy Rumpy the Hippopotamus, Ciara Hudson as Roly Poly Bird, Marienella Phillips as Muggle Wump the Monkey and René Francalanza as Swing.

The Enormous Crocodile The Musical played a Christmas season at Lowry, Salford from in December ahead of a UK tour opening at Theatre Royal Brighton on 27 March 2026.

It will then tour to a further 15 venues including a newly announced return to London with a 4-week run at Lyric Hammersmith.

Previous hit seasons at Leeds Playhouse in 2023 and Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024 were met with critical and audience acclaim, and the production has already played at Windsor Theatre Royal this year and returned for a second run at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this summer.

The play's synopsis reads: "The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees... Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they're going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute.

"This mischievous musical based on Roald Dahl's snappy book has toe-tapping tunes by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, a rib-tickling book and lyrics by Suhayla El-Bushra, and additional music and lyrics by Tom Brady.

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"Developed and directed by Emily Lim, it features a menagerie of puppets by co-director and puppetry designer Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis, puppetry co-designed and supervised by Daisy Beattie, casting by Annelie Powell CDG, choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, lighting by Jessica Hung Han Yun, and sound by Tom Gibbons.

"Associate directed by Tash Holway & Blythe Stewart and Associate Puppetry directed by Michael Jean-Marain.

"Originally co-produced by Roald Dahl Story Company, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Leeds Playhouse.

"The Enormous Crocodile the Musical was developed by Roald Dahl Story Company, Emily Lim, Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, Suhayla El-Bushra and Tom Brady."

THE ENORMOUSChelsea Da Silva (The Enormous Crocodile) and Precious Abimbola (Trunky the Elephant) (Credit: Danny Kaan)

The play is "most suitable" for ages three plus but is welcome to all ages.

Tickets are on sale now and can be bought here.