Hadestown
Journey to the underworld as Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway phenomenon Hadestown makes its long-awaited West End premiere. This breathtaking musical from Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin entwines the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice & Hades and Persephone, with gorgeous folk and jazz-infused songs and stagecraft that will blow your mind. After wowing audiences in New York, you can now discover your “next musical theatre obsession” (Vogue) at the Lyric Theatre.
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Booking until 22 December 2024
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| Box Office: | 0330 333 4812 |
| Access Booking: | 030 333 4815 |
| Group Booking: | 0330 333 4817 |
| Stage Door: | 020 7494 5841 |
History
London's Lyric Theatre is Shaftesbury Avenue's oldest surviving theatre, first opening in 1888 with a transfer production of Dorothy. Originally, the venue was intended as a house for operettas, featuring productions such as The Mountebanks (1892) and His Excellency (1894).
During the 20th century, plays and musicals were popular at the venue, with early productions including The Duchess of Dantzic (1903), The Chocolate Soldier (1910), The Girl in the Taxi (1911), The Bird of Paradise (1919), Whirled into Happiness (1922) and The Street Singer (1924).
In the 1930's the venue saw Strange Interlude (1931) and The Royal Family (1934), which starred Laurence Oliver. During the Second World War, the Lyric Theatre went dark, reopening with Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy (1946).
Over the next few years, a range of productions played at the theatre, with notable shows including The Little Hut (1950), which ran for 1,261 performances, South Sea Bubble (1955), Robert and Elizabeth (1964), Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves (1972), which ran for 869 performances and hit musical Blood Brothers (1983), which was later revived at the Phoenix Theatre for a long run.
A series of well-known shows followed, including Joe Orton's Loot (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Five Guys Named Moe (1990), Ain't Misbehavin' (1995), An Ideal Husband (1998), Brief Encounter (2000), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2001), The Constant Wife (2002), Beautiful and Damned (2004), Death of a Salesman (2005), Cabaret (2006) and Eddie Izzard Stripped (2008).
In 2009, Michael Jackson musical Thriller Live opened. Days later, Jackson surprisingly passed away, causing the musical to rocket through the roof, becoming a tribute production to one of pop's greatest performers. Thriller Live continues to run to this day, entertaining audiences from around the world.
Shows such as We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2013), The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2014-2016) Room on the Broom (2015) and The Gruffalo (2015) regularly play at the theatre, with Edinburgh Fringe hit Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2016) playing limited performances.
2017 sees Thriller Live enter a record-breaking year, with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical continuing limited performances. Shows throughout 2017 included What the Ladybird Heard, The Simon & Garfunkel Story and The Gruffalo's Child (2018).
The Lyric Theatre's 2018 season sees Thriller Live return, alongside further performances of Showstopper! and The Simon & Garfunkel Story. Summer saw We're Going on a Bear Hunt return to the theatre, whilst the winter production for children sees Tall Stories' Room on the Broom Live return.
2019 sees Thriller Live celebrate a decade in the West End. In addition short-run shows include family favourite The Gruffalo, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, and Oi Frog and Friends!
Thriller Live closed in 2020 following an 11-year run at the venue. The theatre closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The venue reopened in December with a socially-distanced production of the hit musical SIX. The theatre was forced to close again later that month and reopened in May 2021, continuing with performances of SIX. The hit musical played a 3-month run at the Lyric Theatre before transferring to its forever home at the nearby Vaudeville Theatre.
BAFTA-winning children's show Operation Ouch! returned to the West End with a brand new show at the theatre in December 2021 for a festive run.
Brand new musical biopic Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical opened at the Lyric Theatre in October 2021, starring Arinzé Kene. It closed in January 2023, and shared the Lyric stage with hit YouTube-inspired Blippi the Musical over Christmas 2022.
In 2023, singer Cheryl made her West End acting debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story. Later in the summer, Michael Ball starred in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical Aspects of Love, directed by Jonathan Kent. Julia Donaldson's picture book The Smeds and The Smoos opened at the theatre over the summer, and Mischief Theatre hit Peter Pan Goes Wrong returned for Christmas.
In 2024, Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown makes its West End premiere at the Lyric Theatre.
During the 20th century, plays and musicals were popular at the venue, with early productions including The Duchess of Dantzic (1903), The Chocolate Soldier (1910), The Girl in the Taxi (1911), The Bird of Paradise (1919), Whirled into Happiness (1922) and The Street Singer (1924).
In the 1930's the venue saw Strange Interlude (1931) and The Royal Family (1934), which starred Laurence Oliver. During the Second World War, the Lyric Theatre went dark, reopening with Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy (1946).
Over the next few years, a range of productions played at the theatre, with notable shows including The Little Hut (1950), which ran for 1,261 performances, South Sea Bubble (1955), Robert and Elizabeth (1964), Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves (1972), which ran for 869 performances and hit musical Blood Brothers (1983), which was later revived at the Phoenix Theatre for a long run.
A series of well-known shows followed, including Joe Orton's Loot (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Five Guys Named Moe (1990), Ain't Misbehavin' (1995), An Ideal Husband (1998), Brief Encounter (2000), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2001), The Constant Wife (2002), Beautiful and Damned (2004), Death of a Salesman (2005), Cabaret (2006) and Eddie Izzard Stripped (2008).
In 2009, Michael Jackson musical Thriller Live opened. Days later, Jackson surprisingly passed away, causing the musical to rocket through the roof, becoming a tribute production to one of pop's greatest performers. Thriller Live continues to run to this day, entertaining audiences from around the world.
Shows such as We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2013), The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2014-2016) Room on the Broom (2015) and The Gruffalo (2015) regularly play at the theatre, with Edinburgh Fringe hit Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2016) playing limited performances.
2017 sees Thriller Live enter a record-breaking year, with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical continuing limited performances. Shows throughout 2017 included What the Ladybird Heard, The Simon & Garfunkel Story and The Gruffalo's Child (2018).
The Lyric Theatre's 2018 season sees Thriller Live return, alongside further performances of Showstopper! and The Simon & Garfunkel Story. Summer saw We're Going on a Bear Hunt return to the theatre, whilst the winter production for children sees Tall Stories' Room on the Broom Live return.
2019 sees Thriller Live celebrate a decade in the West End. In addition short-run shows include family favourite The Gruffalo, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, and Oi Frog and Friends!
Thriller Live closed in 2020 following an 11-year run at the venue. The theatre closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The venue reopened in December with a socially-distanced production of the hit musical SIX. The theatre was forced to close again later that month and reopened in May 2021, continuing with performances of SIX. The hit musical played a 3-month run at the Lyric Theatre before transferring to its forever home at the nearby Vaudeville Theatre.
BAFTA-winning children's show Operation Ouch! returned to the West End with a brand new show at the theatre in December 2021 for a festive run.
Brand new musical biopic Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical opened at the Lyric Theatre in October 2021, starring Arinzé Kene. It closed in January 2023, and shared the Lyric stage with hit YouTube-inspired Blippi the Musical over Christmas 2022.
In 2023, singer Cheryl made her West End acting debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story. Later in the summer, Michael Ball starred in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical Aspects of Love, directed by Jonathan Kent. Julia Donaldson's picture book The Smeds and The Smoos opened at the theatre over the summer, and Mischief Theatre hit Peter Pan Goes Wrong returned for Christmas.
In 2024, Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown makes its West End premiere at the Lyric Theatre.
