The casting has been announced and preparations are underway for the eagerly-awaited Very Very Big Productions’ staging of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic family musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

This legendary production is a humourous musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph and will be performed at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre for the festive season in December.

The last professional production of this hit show in Durban was in 1991 when it was directed and choreographed by Geoffrey Sutherland for the then-NAPAC (now the Playhouse Company).

The cast features Derrick Anderson as Joseph; Shanthan Pillay as the Pharaoh and Garth Anderson as Jacob/Potiphar. The Brothers are Russell Braum; Clive Gumede; Musa Hlatshwayo; Ebrahim Medell; David Phipson; Quinton Ribbonaar; Dean Roberts; Isaac Ishmail Shozi; Ignatius van Heerden; Cobus Vos and Graeme Watson. The Adoring Girls will be played by Louise Fraquet and Angela Lardant.