Original production
The original production was staged at the Olivier Theatre, National Theatre and ran from 20 December 2003 until 27 March 2004. The production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and featured the following cast:
Pantalaimon – Samuel Barnett
Lord Boreal – John Carlisle
Will Parry – Dominic Cooper
Serafina Pekkala – Niamh Cusack
Lord Asriel – Timothy Dalton
Farder Coram – Patrick Godfrey
John Faa – Stephen Greif
Billy Costa – Jamie Harding
Mrs Coulter – Patricia Hodge
Dr Cade – Akbar Kurtha
Jopari/Iofur Raknison – Chris Larkin
Tortured Witch/Harpy – Inika Leigh Wright
Salcilia – Helena Lymbery
Fra Pavel/Lee Scoresby – Tim McMullan
Professor Hopcraft – Iain Mitchell
Lyra Belacqua – Anna Maxwell Martin
Macaw Lady – Helen Murton
Stelmaria – Emily Mytton
Ruta Skadi – Cecilia Noble
Mrs Lonsdale – Katy Odey
Thorold – Nick Sampson
Iorek Byrnison – Dany Sapani
Ben – Jason Thorpe
Roger Parslow – Russell Tovey
Perkins – Daniel Tuite
Astronomy Scholar/Dr West – Andrew Westfield
Brother Jasper – Ben Whishaw
Angelica – Katie Wimpenny
Golden Monkey – Ben Wright
Tony Costa – Richard Youman
All other parts were played by members of the company.
The technical crew were as follows:
Set Designer – Giles Cadle
Costume Designer – Jon Morrell
Puppet Designer – Michael Curry
Lighting Designer – Paule Constable
Video Projection Designer – Thomas Gray for The Gray Circle
Computer Graphics Designer – Yuri Tanaka for The Gray Circle
Choreographer/Associate Director – Aletta Collins
Music Composer – Jonathan Dove
Music Director – Steve Edis
Fight Director – Terry King
Sound Designer – Paul Groothuis
