Wyndhams Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, Charing Cross, London WC2H 0DA
Venue informationReceived nominations for Best New Musical, Best Actress in a Musical (Caissie Levy), Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Jack Wolfe), and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) at the Olivier Awards 2024
Nominated for 4 Olivier Awards including BEST NEW MUSICAL, the critically acclaimed, sold-out Donmar Warehouse production of NEXT TO NORMAL comes to London’s West End for a strictly limited season at Wyndham’s Theatre from 18 June 2024.
When this landmark musical debuted on Broadway in 2010, it won 3 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama – one of only ten musicals in history to receive this prestigious honour. A ground-breaking and intimate portrait of a modern family, NEXT TO NORMAL “tears at the heart in a way few musicals manage” (Attitude)
NEXT TO NORMAL features a thrilling and original rock score by Pulitzer, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Brian Yorkey. Starring alongside Caissie Levy (who originated the role of Elsa in Frozen on Broadway) are Olivier Award-winner Jamie Parker (The Crown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Jack Wolfe (Netflix’s Shadow & Bone and winner of the UK Critic’s Circle and WhatsOnStage Awards for Next to Normal), Olivier Award winner Eleanor Worthington-Cox (BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting, Matilda), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Aladdin) and Jack Ofrecio.
Award-winning Michael Longhurst directs this brilliant new production that the Sunday Expresscalls “electrifying, heart wrenching and profoundly human.”
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What is Next to Normal about?
Next to Normal is an intimate exploration of family and illness, loss and grief. As its heart is Diana Goodman (Caissie Levy in an Olivier Award-nominated performance), a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past.
Ticket Information
Tickets available for performances from 18 Jun – 21 Sep 2024
Running Time
2hrs 25mins (incl. interval)
Cast & Creatives
Tom Kitt (Music), Brian Yorkey (Book & Lyrics), Michael Longhurst (Director), Nigel Lilley (Musical Supervisor), Chloe Lamford (Designer), Ann Yee (Choreography), Lee Curran (Lighting Designer), Tony Gayle (Sound Designer), Tal Rosner (Video Designer)
Caissie Levy (Diana Goodman), Jamie Parker (Dan), Jack Wolfe (Gabe), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr Madden/Dr Fine), Jack Ofrecio (Henry)
Age Guidance: 10+
Access Performances:
Captioned Performance – Sat 7 Sep 2024, 2:30pm
Audio Described Performance – Sat 14 Sep 2024, 2:30pm
Reviews
Sunday Express
'Electrifying… beautiful… heartwrenching'
Broadway World
'A heart-shatteringly extraordinary piece of theatre. It has no heroes or villains, just ordinary people trying to survive intense heartache and the alienation of mental illness.'
Matt Wolf, The New York Times Critic’s Pick
'As staged afresh in London under the astute eye of director Michael Longhurst, Next to Normal has a renewed sting. The result is transformative…there’s no more vital theatrical place to be.'
Evening Standard
'Kitt and Yorkey’s decision to write about mental health implicitly rebukes those who think musicals can’t be serious. Their approach is compassionate, thoughtful, but also witty'