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Grab your skateboard. Stock up on plutonium. And turn the ignition on your DeLorean because Back to the Future has landed in the West End. Back to the Future tickets are available on London Theatre now.
Based on the iconic 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future The Musical brings the beloved movie to the stage for the first time. The Back to the Future musical story follows high schooler Marty McFly, who just wants to ride around town on his skateboard. When his friend and experimental scientist Dr. Emmett Brown reveals his latest invention, a time-travelling DeLorean, Marty finds himself caught in a high-speed chase that accidentally lands him back in 1955. Once he’s there, he meets his high school-aged parents, but his meddling with time begins to threaten his own existence. Marty finds Doc Brown and together, they bend the rules of time to save each other.
The Back to the Future film screenwriters, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, who also directed the trilogy, co-created the musical. and Gale contributed the show’s book alongside Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, who wrote original music and lyrics. The musical’s score also features hits from the film including “The Power of Love" and “Johnny B. Goode.” John Rando directs the production, with choreography by Chris Bailey.
Back to the Future The Musical had a world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in February 2020, but its initial run was cut short due to the Covid-19 theatrical shutdowns. Now, Back to the Future The Musical in London sends audiences back in time at the Adelphi Theatre.
Tickets to Back to the Future The Musical are available now. Book your Back to the Future The Musical tickets on London Theatre today.
Welcome to Hill Valley as the 1985 movie phenomenon is finally transported to the stage by the film’s original creative team Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. This is heavy!
Take an electrifying ride back in time with Doc Brown and Marty McFly in this groundbreaking new musical production.
Featuring all the characters and songs you love alongside a brand new score and a few added surprises, Back to the Future: The Musical is the hilarious, high-voltage story you know...but with added plutonium.
The adventure wouldn’t be complete without a Delorean, because if you’re gonna build a film into a musical...why not do it with some style?
Time circuits on. Flux capacitor fluxing. Now strap yourself in, because when this show hits 88miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious…entertainment!
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August 20th, 2021
August 20th, 2021
October 23rd, 2022
Adelphi Theatre
By: Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Songs by: Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
Director: John Rando
Producer: Colin Ingram
Cast list: Roger Bart (Dr. Emmett Brown), Olly Dobson (Marty McFly), Hugh Coles (George McFly), Rosanna Hyland (Lorraine Baines), Cedric Neal (Goldie Wilson), Aidan Cutler (Biff Tannen), Courtney-Mae Briggs (Jennifer Parker), Will Haswell (Dave McFly), Emma Lloyd (Linda McFly), Mark Oxtoby (Strickland), Rhianne Alleyne, Amy Barker, Matt Barrow, Joshua Clemetson, Jamal Crawford, Bessy Ewa, Ryan Heenan, Cameron McAllister, Alessia McDermott, Laura Mullowney, Nic Myers, Shane O’Riordan, Katharine Pearson, Oliver Tester and Justin Thomas.
Design: Tim Hatley
Lighting: Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (consultant)
Costume: Tim Hatley
Choreography: Chris Bailey
Sound: Gareth Owen
Other info: Video design by Finn Ross; Musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow; Illusions by Chris Fisher; Orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Cook; Dance arrangements by David Chase; Casting by David Grindrod Associates.
Great Scott! Roger Bart, whose positive Covid test kept him from opening night earlier this month, is once again bringing his 1.21 gigawatts of zany energy to Doc Brown. I went back to Back to the Future to see Bart in action (after catching his understudy Mark Oxtoby), and, in both versions of the time-space-actor continuum, enjoyed a show that is, indisputably, a fantastic night out.This West End musical incarnation of the 1985 movie is over a decade in the making, following lengthy...
Great scott! Back to the Future: The Musical continues to take over the West End. The seven-time Olivier Award-nominated musical is based on the 1980s film of the same name, which follows Marty McFly and Doc Brown who are transported back in time. When the Back to the Future film first came to cinemas, audiences couldn't get over the film soundtrack which used songs such as “The Power of Love” and “Johnny B. Goode”. The Back to the Future musical includes all the chart-topping film hits, plus...
Feel the power of love in the West End at Back to the Future: The Musical. The 1985 film transformed the future of sci-fi storytelling, thanks to its radical time-travelling plot and its ability to blend real life with fantasy. Now, West End theatre enters new dimensions with Back to the Future. Like the film, the musical follows Marty McFly, an intrepid teenager who accidentally finds himself moving from 1985 to 1955 thanks to a time-travelling DeLorean. There’s only one way for Marty McFly to...
Feel the power of love in the West End. Back to the Future: The Musical will play an extended booking period in London. Back to the Future: The Musical performances are now scheduled at the Adelphi Theatre to 23 October, and Back to the Future: The Musical tickets are on sale now.The Back to the Future: The Musical is based on the hit sci-fi film trilogy of the same name. The musical sees Marty McFly transported back in time from 1985 to 1955 with scientist Dr. Emmett Brown in a DeLorean. Now in...
Get ready to feel the power of love for a bit longer! The West End run of Back to the Future will be extended at the Adelphi Theatre, with performances now confirmed to 3 Jul. 2022. Back to the Future tickets are on sale now. Based on the hit sci-fi film trilogy of the same name, Back to the Future sees Marty McFly transported back in time with scientist Dr. Emmett Brown in a DeLorean. Now in 1955, McFly must make sure his parents fall in love to go back to the present day. Olly Dobson leads the...
"This is dedicated to all the dreamers out there!" cries Doc Brown as he finally succeeds in his grand experiment: time travel. That sentiment was echoed last night in the curtain call speeches by Colin Ingram, producer of Back to the Future: The Musical, and by Bob Gale — the co-creator of both the 1985 film and this new theatrical incarnation — at a dramatic opening. Finally bringing this tale to the London stage, following decades of development and an extra pandemic delay, was a triumphant...
If any show might be expected to engage in a spot of dramatic time-hopping, it's Back to the Future: The Musical. The production is having its highly anticipated West End opening tonight, but with a change of personnel: leading man Roger Bart will have to wait a bit longer to give us his Doc Brown after testing positive for Covid.Fear not, though. The show will go on, with understudy Mark Oxtoby stepping into the role of the eccentric scientist for the first time this evening, while Bart will...
Olly Dobson is one of Back to the Future's biggest fans, so it's been a dream come true to step into the shoes (and onto the skateboard) of the time-travelling teenager Marty McFly in the new stage adaptation, which is set to open at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in August.But to make this iconic character really sing, both literally and figuratively, onstage, Dobson has to take things up a notch."The ante has to be up," Dobson says of translating the beloved movie into a musical....
The West End premiere of Back To The Future: The Musical will now open later in the year, it has been announced. Back To The Future: The Musical will now begin performances at the Adelphi Theatre on 20 August, with further casting also named today.Based on the 1980s sci-fi films, Back To The Future sees Marty McFly travelling through time in a modified DeLorean with his friend, Dr Emmett Brown. To save himself and return to the present day, Marty has to make sure his parents fall in love once...
On what's considered to be Back To The Future Day, a cast recording of the musical adaptation of Back to the Future has been announced. The original cast recording will be released next year, along with the West End premiere of Back to the Future at the Adelphi Theatre.Ahead of the premiere, you can listen to "Back In Time" sung by Olly Dobson today. Back to the Future features new music by Alan Silvestri and lyrics by Glen Ballard, as well as songs from the movie including "Johnny B. Goode" and...
Bob Gale has been dreaming about Back to the Future. The acclaimed screenwriter of the celebrated film franchise penned the book for the new musical adaptation of the classic movie, but when the out-of-town tryout had to close early due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gale found his subconscious taking him back to Hill Valley."For the first six weeks I was back in the States after we had to close, I was dreaming about this show every single night," he said. "Now that we're revving up, I'm hoping that...
Great Scott! This is heavy. Back to the Future The Musical is coming to the West End in Spring 2021. The beloved film about a time-travelling teenager Marty McFly who finds himself back in time is about to become the latest screen-to-stage musical to hit London. The production had an out-of-town tryout at the Manchester Opera House earlier this year but the run was cut short due to the Covid-19 theatrical shutdowns. Now, the timeless story is making its way to the West End stage in 2021, with...
Many actors would shudder at the idea of recreating one of the most-beloved film roles of all time onstage. The kind of role that has become so synonymous with the actor who originated it, that it seems impossible to separate the two.Well, the was the challenge Roger Bart faced when he took on the role of Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future The Musical, a character made so memorable by Christopher Lloyd in the film trilogy."How does one fill the shoes of the iconic and amazing Christopher...
Set your DeLorean for May 2021, Back to the Future The Musical is coming to town. Producer Colin Ingram and the film trilogy's creators Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale announced that the new musical will land in the West End in 2021. The production premiered at the Manchester Opera House earlier this year, but the run was cut short due to the Covid-19 theatrical shutdown. The musical will start previews at the Adelphi Theatre on 14 May 2021. "Bob Zemeckis and I are over the moon to finally be...
Olly DobsonUPDATE: Back to the Future The Musical is scheduled to start performances in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre from 14 May 2021. Find out more here. The full cast for the world premiere of Back to the Future has been announced, opening at Manchester Opera House in February 2020 ahead of a subsequent West End transfer.Details on a venue, dates and tickets details for the West End transfer of Back to the Future are to be announced.They will join the previously announced Roger Bart as...
UPDATE: Back to the Future The Musical is scheduled to start performances in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre from 14 May 2021. Find out more here. It has been announced that Roger Bart will join the cast of the world premiere of Back to the Future at Manchester Opera House, ahead of a West End transfer.Roger Bart will play the role of Dr. Emmett Brown, a role made famous in the Back to the Future trilogy by Christopher Lloyd.Bart makes his British stage debut in Back to the Future, with...
It has been announced that Back to the Future: The Musical will receive its West End premiere in 2020.Based on the award-winning 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future follows Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown who travel through time in a modified DeLorean. The film features a soundtrack including 'The Power of Love' by Huey Lewis and the News and 'Johnny B. Goode'.The musical will open at Manchester Opera House on 20th February 2020, where it will play for a 12 week limited...
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