London Road
Book and lyrics by Alecky Blythe
Music and lyrics by Adam Cork
Booking and details
Public booking opens at midday on Wednesday 16 October
‘Genuinely groundbreaking’ Time Out
Autumn, 2006. The everyday life of the Suffolk town of Ipswich is shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.
The occupant of No. 79 London Road is arrested, charged and finally convicted of the murders. Caught in the headlines and the invasion of their quiet road, the community grapples with what it means to be at the epicentre of the tragedy.
Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, London Road is a moving story of ordinary people coming together during an extraordinary time. Director Rufus Norris (Small Island), writer Alecky Blythe (Our Generation) and composer Adam Cork reunite for this highly anticipated return of the remarkable, award-winning verbatim musical.
Reviews
For the original production
‘An extraordinary show’
Financial Times
‘Miraculously innovative’
Guardian
‘Genuinely groundbreaking’
Time Out
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Members book first for our new shows, including Alterations, Here We Are, London Road and Nye.
Member booking from Monday 7 October
Public booking from Wednesday 16 October
Cast
To be announced
Artistic team
Book and lyrics
Alecky Blythe
Alecky Blythe
Music and lyrics
Adam Cork
Adam Cork
Director
Rufus Norris
Rufus Norris
For the National Theatre: as director, credits include Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Hex, Small Island, Macbeth, Mosquitoes, My Country; a work in progress, The Threepenny Opera, wonder.land and Everyman; as associate director, credits include Behind the Beautiful Forevers, The Amen Corner, Table, London Road, Death and the King’s Horseman and Market Boy
Set and Costume Designer
Katrina Lindsay
Katrina Lindsay
Katrina Lindsay is an associate of the National Theatre and a member of the theatre design collective Scene/Change.
Music Director
David Shrubsole
David Shrubsole
For the National Theatre: A Tupperware of Ashes, Dear Octopus, The Father and the Assassin, The Great Wave, My Country; a work in progress, The Threepenny Opera, Table, London Road, The Magistrate, She Stoops to Conquer, Major Barbara, The Enchantment, The Alchemist and My Fair Lady
Movement Director
Javier De Frutos
Javier De Frutos
Sound Designer
Orchestrations
Adam Cork
Adam Cork
Original Casting
Wendy Spon
Wendy Spon
Additional casting
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
For the National Theatre: Coriolanus, London Tide, Dear Octopus, Roald Dahl’s The Witches, The Odyssey, Dear England (also in the West End), Dixon and Daughters, Romeo and Julie, Much Ado About Nothing, Trouble in Mind, Hex, After Life, Dick Whittington, The Visit, My Brilliant Friend and Peter Gynt
Tickets
Monday – Saturday evenings and matinees:
£25, £39, £59, £79, £99
Previews 5 – 10 June:
£20, £35, £49, £64, £79
For concessions and discounts, see Ways to save
Please note the 6.30pm start time on Tue 17 June.
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Prices may change according to demand
Assisted performances
Captioned
No BSL Interpreted performances available.
Audio described
Chilled performance
No Dementia-friendly performances available.
No Relaxed performance available.
Audio-described performances are preceded by a Touch Tour, 90 minutes before the performance start time. Call the Access line on 020 7452 3961 to book Touch Tours.
The Audio describers will be announced closer to the performance date.
We have an allocation of tickets held for members of our Access scheme and if any of the assisted performances above are shown as “Sold Out”, tickets may still be available: Please log in to your account to view all available tickets, or call Box Office on 020 7452 3961
Smart caption glasses
Will not be available for performances of London Road.
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