Queen and Ben Elton’s hit show We Will Rock You will return to West End next summer for a strictly limited residency at the London Coliseum 21 years after its London stage debut.
Featuring 24 of Queen’s greatest hits and a script by comedian and writer Elton, the musical will take to the same stage where Freddie Mercury famously danced with the Royal Ballet in a special charity performance in 1979, for 12 weeks from 2 June until 27 August 2023.
Announcing the London homecoming Queen’s Brian May said: “I’m thrilled we finally have this opportunity to put We Will Rock You back on stage in London, where it was born. The show’s original message of the fight to re-establish individuality in a dystopian corporate world is even more relevant now than when we began. It will be a completely new production that will burst on to the prestigious London Coliseum stage – but the story, the humour, and of course the Queen music, will hit you harder than ever. We WILL Rock You – again!!”
Elton, who will return as director after taking charge of the recent UK tour and various international productions, including the original Australian production in 2004, said: “I hope somebody’s squared this with English Heritage because the fabulous London Coliseum is a Grade II listed theatre and We Will Rock You is gonna blow the roof off.”
Choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the jukebox rock musical debuted at the Dominion Theatre in 2002. An instant fan favourite, the show became the longest-running musical at the Dominion in 2012. One of the longest-running musicals in West End history, the London production closed in 2014 after 4,600 performances with a spectacular final performance featuring both Brian May and Roger Taylor. Globally, the musical has been seen by an audience of 20 million.
We Will Rock You is produced by Phil McIntyre Live Ltd, Queen Theatrical Productions and Tribeca Theatrical Productions.
Angela Thomas
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