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London Road

Book and lyrics by Alecky Blythe
Music and lyrics by Adam Cork

A hanging black basket filled with vibrant multicolored flowers including shades of yellow, red, blue, and green against a pale green background. The flowers are densely packed, and the basket is suspended by chains.

Booking and details

5 — 21 June 2025
The event location is

Olivier Theatre

National Theatre
South Bank
London SE1 9PX

Public booking opens at midday on Wednesday 16 October

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★★★★★ ‘Genuinely groundbreaking’ Time Out

Autumn, 2006. The everyday life of the Suffolk town of Ipswich is shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.

The occupant of No. 79 London Road is arrested, charged and finally convicted of the murders. Caught in the headlines and the invasion of their quiet road, the community grapples with what it means to be at the epicentre of the tragedy.

Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, London Road is a moving story of ordinary people coming together during an extraordinary time. Director Rufus Norris (Small Island), writer Alecky Blythe (Our Generation) and composer Adam Cork reunite for this highly anticipated return of the remarkable, award-winning verbatim musical.

Reviews

For the original production

★★★★★

‘An extraordinary show’

Financial Times

★★★★★

‘Miraculously innovative’

Guardian

★★★★★

‘Genuinely groundbreaking’

Time Out

Cast

To be announced

Artistic team

Book and lyrics

Alecky Blythe

Music and lyrics

Adam Cork

Director

Rufus Norris

Rufus Norris

Set and Costume Designer

Katrina Lindsay

Katrina Lindsay

Music Director

David Shrubsole

David Shrubsole

Movement Director

Javier De Frutos

Sound Designer

Paul Arditti

Paul Arditti

Orchestrations

Adam Cork

Original Casting

Wendy Spon

Additional casting

Bryony Jarvis-Taylor

Bryony Jarvis-Taylor

Tickets

Monday – Saturday evenings and matinees:
£25, £39, £59, £79, £99

Previews 5 – 10 June:
£20, £35, £49, £64, £79

For concessions and discounts, see Ways to save

Please note the 6.30pm start time on Tue 17 June.

Visit our Ticketing FAQs for information on how to book, ticket exchanges and more.

Prices may change according to demand

Assisted performances

Captioned

Audio described

Chilled performance

No Relaxed performance available.

Audio-described performances are preceded by a Touch Tour, 90 minutes before the performance start time. Call the Access line on 020 7452 3961 to book Touch Tours.

The Audio describers will be announced closer to the performance date.

We have an allocation of tickets held for members of our Access scheme and if any of the assisted performances above are shown as “Sold Out”, tickets may still be available: Please log in to your account to view all available tickets, or call Box Office on 020 7452 3961

Smart caption glasses

Will not be available for performances of London Road.

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