Cara Delevingne to make theatre debut with Cabaret musical

Actor-model Cara Delevingne is set to make her theatrical debut at London's West End with the musical Cabaret.

Delevingne, known for films such as Anna Karenina and Suicide Squad, will essay the role of Sally Bowles in the play. She will appear alongside Olivier award-winning actor Luke Treadaway who stars as the Emcee.

Speaking about her theatre debut, Delevingne said, "There are no words to explain the excitement I have to return home to make my stage debut in such an iconic role. I cannot wait to be a part of this brilliant cast and production."

Cabaret is a musical based on the 1951 play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, which itself is based on Christopher Isherwood's 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin.

Considered to be one of the most successful musicals of all time, Cabaret is set in 1929-1930 Berlin during the dusk of the Jazz Age as the Nazis were coming to prominence. It revolves around the nightlife at a club called Kit Kat Klub and focuses on the American writer Clifford Bradshaw and his relationship with English cabaret performer Sally Bowles. Emcee is someone who keeps a tab on everything that happens at the club worth noticing. 

Cabaret has been running in the West End since December 2021, and in 2022 won a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards, the most for any musical revival.