Carrie Hope Fletcher and Jamie Muscato to star in Once – In Concert at the London Palladium

Carrie Hope Fletcher and Jamie Muscato will star in Once – In Concert at the London Palladium

Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Cinderella, Les Misérables) and Jamie Muscato (Heathers, Bend It Like Beckham, The Undeclared War) will reunite in 2023, starring as Girl and Guy in Once – In Concert at the London Palladium on 12 March 2023.

They will head an actor-musician cast in this special one-night-only concert of the critically acclaimed and much-loved musical. Full casting will be announced at a later date.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once tells the story of a Dublin street musician and a beautiful and quirky Czech woman, drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, as they assemble a band from her wild family and his unconventional mates, the music flows and they slowly fall in love.

Once is the only show to have won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for its extraordinary music. The musical, with a book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, features all the songs from the original film on which it is based (written and directed by John Carney). Once – In Concert is directed by Dean Johnson with musical direction by Adam Hoskins.

Carrie Hope Fletcher and Jamie Muscato first starred together in the UK premiere of Heathers The Musical, based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all time, at The Other Palace in June 2018. They subsequently transferred the show to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in September that year.

Once – In Concert is produced by Lambert Jackson and Positive Sum Productions.

Founded by Jamie Lambert and Eliza Jackson in 2018, Lambert Jackson were recently nominated for an Olivier for Best Play for their production of Cruise at the Duchess Theatre with a successful return run at the Apollo Theatre this August/September. Having been put on the map by their production of the UK premiere of Doctor Zhivago the musical, they presented the online series Leave a Light On during lockdown as well as streamed productions such as The Last Five Years, BKLYN, title of show and Songs for a New World – the latter opening the West End at a sell-out concert at the London Palladium.

Founded in 2022, Positive Sum Productions was created to cultivate original theatre, and celebrate existing shows already loved by many.