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First UK and Ireland tour for multi-award-winner Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown continues to play a successful third year in London’s West End, the producers have announced plans for the first ever UK and Ireland tour next year.

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Hadestown – Lyric Theatre

Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hadestown remains the most transcendently beautiful piece of theatre in the West End.

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New cast heading for West End’s Hadestown

The West End production of American folk singer Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown will welcome a number of new cast members this spring.

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Hadestown – Lyric Theatre

Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It may have taken five years, but Nicola Roberts has finally got an opportunity to return to musical theatre.

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Hadestown role for Nicola Roberts

Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts will join the acclaimed West End production of American folk singer Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown next month.

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Hadestown – Lyric Theatre

Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Any doubts there might have been that the excitement around the West End production of Hadestown would dip following the departure of the Broadway OGs has been put to bed by the outstanding new cast.

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New cast to join West End’s Hadestown

The acclaimed West End production of Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage at the Lyric Theatre from 11 March 2025.

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West End production of Hadestown to be filmed

The acclaimed West End production of Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown will be filmed at London’s Lyric Theatre across three performances during the upcoming limited run featuring members of the original National Theatre and Tony Award-winning Broadway cast (11 February to 9 March).

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Music Review: Talking Hadestown

Talking Hadestown (Warner Music Group’s Arts Music and Sing It Again Records). Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ An abridged version of the OBC recording, with Mitchell’s commentary interspersed throughout.

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Standing at the Sky’s Edge – Gillian Lynne Theatre

Standing at the Sky’s Edge continues at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is more than just a musical, it is an unforgettable experience that touches the soul and leaves an ingrained mark on the heart.

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Hadestown – Lyric Theatre

Hadestown continues at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Hadestown is about change and rejuvenation, which will come with every repeat performance, making this truly extraordinary show even better with time.

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Hadestown’s West End run extended

With performances at the Lyric Theatre due to begin on 10 February 2023, the West End premiere run of record-breaking and multi-award-winning Hadestown has already been extended up to 22 December.

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Cast for West End premiere of Hadestown

The cast has been unveiled for the West End premiere of American folk singer Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking and multi-award-winning Hadestown.

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London encore for award-winning Hadestown

American folk singer Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking and multi-award-winning Hadestown will return to the UK for the first time since its sold-out National Theatre premiere run in 2018.

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Hadestown – Olivier Theatre

Hadestown continues at the Olivier at the National Theatre, London until 26 January 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s been over an eight-year wait since Anais Mitchell’s extraordinary universe Hadestown was born to our minds and our music players, but today the Olivier Theatre thunders with the fruits of its development. Our […]

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Amber Gray and Patrick Page to return to Hadestown roles in National Theatre production

Amber Gray and Patrick Page will reprise their original roles in American folk singer Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown when it debuts at the National Theatre in November 2018 prior to a Broadway run in 2019. The actors who played the central roles of Persephone and Hades in the original New York Theatre Workshop will be […]

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Hadestown debut and Follies return For National Theatre

American folk singer Anaïs Mitchell’s record-breaking Hadestown and the winner of the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, Follies, will be the musical theatre productions included in the National Theatre’s 2018/2019 programme. Arriving in the UK following record-breaking runs at New York Theatre Workshop and Canada’s Citadel Theatre, Hadestown will arrive at the NT […]

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