Brighter Still – Cast List
Brighter Still is the uplifting closing event for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture on 20 & 21 December 2025. Starring hundreds of people from across our district, it’s a celebration of who we are, where we live and the ties that bind us together – and everyone’s invited.
Join us in Myrtle Park on the two longest nights of the year for an epic gathering. As dusk descends and the chill of night falls, you’ll feel magic in the air – and the warmth of thousands of Bradfordians, all here to celebrate together.
Professional Dancers
Áine Reynolds, Eleni Green, Elliot Augustine, Francesca Costa, Imo Wright, Joachim “Jojo” Keke, Shoaib Ali, Tong Xioyi, Tricia Arthur-Stubbs
Featuring music from
- Afrobaby
- Bradford Ukrainian Choir – Dibrova
- Stephanie Hladowski, supported by Bradford Voices, The Great Yorkshire Chorus and The Singing Wardens of Lower Grange
- Supriya Nagarajan
- Quality Avenue Choir
Bikers
Damien, Kacie, Josh
Community Cast
Aaira Zaahid, Aaliyah Bano, Aaron Collier, Alex Dobson, Alex Lacey, Alfie Blackburn, Aliraza Ismail, Alison Colborne, Alyssa Hareer Qasim ,Amaya’Rae Morgan, Anaya Zaahid, Anisa Afsar, Anne Bateson, Anne Mackay, Anoopa Waththuhewa, Brigitte Davidson, Chandni Soren, Charlotte Heald, Claire Sugden, Dariya Arif, Dave Forrest, Deana Morgan, Emmanuel Ndubuisi, Esme Yeomans, Evelyn Shah, Fatema Valiji, Francesca Hindmarch, Gavin Wood, Georgina Brooks, Hammad Aftab, Helen Davies, Honey Stansfield, Huma Javed, Ibrahim Towasin, Imaani Urfan, Isa Jahangir, Isabella Leggieri, Jacob Gill, Jane Howson, Janet Healey, Jenni Brooks, Jillian Griffiths, Jo Mullaney, Jonny Buck, Julia Huerter, Julie Pope-Carter, Kenzie Caines-McKie, Kim Booth, Kudrat Urfan, Layla Pettinger, Linette Ackroyd, Louise Hodgson, Margaret Naylor, Maria Balaz, Maria Edwards, Melanie Braithwaite, Melba Walker, Meraal Zaahid, Merle Brooks Wood, Mohammed Saeed, Molly Kenyon, Molly Wainwright, MusT, Owen Bolton, Paul Bell, Penny Green, Phil Bruce, Qazi Sheraz Uddin, Rabab Anis, Rachel Abbott, Rachel Amner, Rachel Lackey, Robbie Martin, Rumaisha Tariq, Sam Brooks, Samantha Lee, Sara Wainwright, Sarah Manning, Shifa Umar, Shiza Ahmed, Sophia Makower, Soumik Roy-Chowdhury, Stanley Holroyd, Stephanie Laycock, Su Mitchell, Tamara Hemsley, Tammy Tsang, Vanessa Maria Nkechi Ndukuba, Victoria Simmons, Xenia Tsourapa
Club Ekta
Fara Rana, Gurjit Kaur, Huma Javed, Manjit Kaur, Mena Hayer, Salma Mughal
Freestyle Fanatics
Bella Wolski, Charlotte Papaiacovou, Esme Robinson, Faith Smith, Harriette Wolski, Lois Kilgallon, Lucy Miller, Olivia Lee, Poppy Knights, Tilly Quigley
Luvabulls
Aaliyah Morancie, Abigail Marson, Emilie Proctor, Evie Flynn, Freya Wright, Hattie Paget, Isabella Rose Best, Isabelle Marson, Jessica Craven, Keeley-Anne Everson, Layla-Mae Harris, Lily May Stone, Maddie Devaney, Mischa McKenny, Poppy Flynn, Renesmee Free
Stage 84
Ameliah Cyrus, Ania Bacon, Charlie Maggs, Daisy Barton, Edith Smith, Emily Corbally, Georgie Barraclough, Henry Bale, Hetty Ashworth, Isaac Sarsfield, Jessica Gibson, Maisie Pinder, Max Small, Sienna Patel, Sophie Ellis, Tallulah McCarthy, Tia Carr
X-Plosion
Aron Lee, Breanna Dass, Brooke, Jody Mynott, Kenya Pryce, Linda Binns, Sahara Farooqui, Sara Lee, Skyler Weekes