Passing Strange
Mon-Sat, 7.30pm
Wed & Sat matinees, 2.30pm
Previews: Tue 14 - Mon 20 May
★★★★ “An all-out wild ride of a rock musical” - The Guardian
★★★★ “Nothing else quite like it” - Sunday Times
★★★★★ “Astonishing” - City AM
★★★★ “Terrific” - Financial Times
★★★★ “Charming” - The Telegraph
★★★★ “What a thrill” - i News
The European premiere of the Tony Award-winning rock musical, Passing Strange.
You know, it's weird when you wake up in the morning and realize that your entire adult life was based on a decision made by a teenager. A stoned teenager.
A young musician sets out on an electrifying musical odyssey to find himself and his place in the world, swapping his middle-class L.A. upbringing for punk rock and protest in 1980s Amsterdam and Berlin.
Olivier Award-winner Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rachel Adedeji (Dreaming Whilst Black) and Keenan Munn-Francis (Black Dog) star in the European premiere of Passing Strange. Directed by Liesl Tommy (Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, Tony nominated Eclipsed), with book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald.
Brandon Lee Sears is Alternate Narrator and understudy for Giles Terera. Click here to see the performances where the part of Narrator will be played Brandon.
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Show Warnings
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Audio Description Introduction
Design by Feast Creative. Photography by Alexis Chabala. Production photography by Marc Brenner.
Book and Lyrics by Stew
Music by Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald
Director Liesl Tommy
Set & Costume Designer Ben Stones
Lighting Designer Richard Howell
Sound Designer Tom Gibbons
Video Designer Will Duke
Associate Video Programmer Arthur Skinner
Animator Nathan Fernee
Musical Supervisor Brandon Michael Nase
Choreographer Dickson Mbi
Wigs, Hair and Make Up Designer Suzanne Scotcher
Musical Director Jerome van den Berghe
Voice and Dialect Coach Hazel Holder
Casting Director Heather Basten CDG
Jerwood Assistant Director Tian Brown-Sampson
Jerwood Trainee Assistant Director Nathanael Campbell
Jerwood Assistant Choreographer Robia Brown
Associate Sound Designer Andrew Joseph
Props Supervisor Charlotte King
Intimacy Consultant Shelley Maxwell
Music Consultant Art Terry
Cover Assistant Choreographer Elsabet Yonas
Cover Assistant Choreographer Chander van Daatselaar
With Rachel Adedeji, David Albury, Stephenson Ardern-Sodje, Nadia Violet Johnson, Renée Lamb, Keenan Munn-Francis, Caleb Roberts, Simone Robinson, Brandon Lee Sears and Giles Terera
Band includes: Pete Billington, Ikechukwu Onwuagbu and JT Taylor
BSL Performance: Thu 30 May, 7.30pm
Captioned Performances: Wed 5 Jun, 2.30pm & Thu 13 Jun, 7.30pm
Relaxed Performances: Sat 8 Jun, 2.30pm, Tue 18 Jun, 7.30pm & Thu 27 Jun, 7.30pm
Audio Described Performances: Sat 22 Jun, 2.30pm & Tue 25 Jun, 7.30pm. Free Touch Tours are available to book on these dates from 1pm for matinees and 6 pm for evening performances.
Audio Described by Eleanor Margolies & Miranda Yates
Captioned by Miranda Yates
BSL Interpreter Jacqui Beckford
Access concession tickets and seats reserved for accessible performances are now available to book online. Click here for more information about booking access tickets online.
