Treason The Musical Tickets

Dates and venues for the first full staging of Treason The Musical have announced. Kicking off with a bang on 25 October at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh,Treason will continue to Sheffield Lyceum Theatre on 31 October and finally explode into London’s Alexandra Palace from 08 – 18 November. Treason the Musical is an historic tale of division, religious persecution, and brutality, ending in an ambitious yet fateful plot to bring down both the monarchy and the government. Earlier this year, the album Lighting The Fuse: Sparks From Treason In Concert was released, featuring a 19-track selection from the show which captivated further audiences. In its first month the album has surpassed 100,000 streams. Treason has music by Ricky Allan, and book and lyrics by Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn and features the songs “Take Things Into Our Own Hands”, “The Day Elizabeth Died” and “Blind Faith”. Casting is to be announced. Performance schedule:  Festival Theatre, Edinburgh: 25-28 October 2023           Wednesday – Saturday, 7.30pm; With a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm Sheffield Lyceum Theatre: 31 October - 4 November 2023        Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm;With a matinee on Thursday, 2pm and Saturday, 3pm Alexandra Palace, London: 8-18 November 2023Monday – Saturday, 7.30pm, With matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm

A full scale production of Treason The Musical will open in the UK later this year. Set to blow you away with stunning original folk and pop songs, this one-of-a-kind show tells one of the most intriguing tales in Britain’s history as it’s never been seen before. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which disaffected protestants planned to blow up the government and King at the state opening of parliament on 5 November. Bringing with it the historic tale of division, religious persecution, and brutality, ending in an ambitious yet fateful plot to bring down both the monarchy and the government. Its thwarting is still celebrated in England on 5 November but it better known as Bonfire Night. The show has already been seen in concept album form where it was streamed from Cadogan Hall andwas performed in concert twice at Theatre Royal Drury Lane last summer. Treason has music by Ricky Allan, and book and lyrics by Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn and features the songs “Take Things Into Our Own Hands”, “The Day Elizabeth Died” and “Blind Faith”. Ricky Allan said, “we're immensely grateful to those who joined us for our two sold out Drury Lane shows, we hope that ‘Plotters’ from all around the world will enjoy listening to this latest offering and we can't wait to welcome you to the fully staged show later this year!” Casting and venue has yet to be announced. The concert production at Drury Lane featured Carrie Hope-Fletcher (Martha Percy), Bradley Jaden (Thomas Percy), Simon-Anthony Rhoden (Robert Catesby), Les Dennis (Robert Cecil), Emilie Louise Israel (Eleanor Brooksby), Rebecca Lachance (Anne Vaux), Daniel Boys (King James), Cedric Neal (Earl of Northumberland), Waylon Jacobs (Jack Wright) and Adam Pearce (Thomas Wintour). Venues, casting and where to buy tickets will be announced soon.

Treason, the new musical about the gun powder plot has added a further performance to its run at the Theatre Royal Dury Lane this Summer. Since announcing the live stage debut of the musical on 22 August at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, it sold out within 2 weeks of going on sale, a record for an original new musical! This has led to an additional performance date being added, on the evening of 23 August 2022, due to such popular demand. Treason has already garnered a global audience following its streamed concert from Cadogan Hall in March 2021 and successful release of six tracks on streaming platforms. Songs from Treason The Musical such as ‘Take Things Into Our Own Hands’, ‘The Cold Hard Ground’ and ‘Blind Faith’ have already taken taken Spotify by storm with over 200,000 streams, and the streamed lockdown concert was described as “an exceptional musical in the making” (West End Best Friend). Confirmed casting includes Carrie Hope-Fletcher (Martha Percy), Bradley Jaden (Thomas Percy), Simon-Anthony Rhoden (Robert Catesby), Les Dennis (Robert Cecil), Emilie Louise Israel (Eleanor Brooksby), Rebecca Lachance (Anne Vaux), Daniel Boys (King James), Cedric Neal (Earl of Northumberland), Waylon Jacobs (Jack Wright) and Adam Pearce (Thomas Wintour). Treason the Musical in Concert is part of three concerts presented in August at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. It follows concert stagings of Chess the Musical in Concert on 1 August, and Kinky Boots the Musical in Concert on 8 August.

A brand new series of blockbuster musicals concerts are to be staged at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Mondays this August 2022. Musicals included in the line-up are Tim Rice and ABBA's Chess, Broadway and West End hit Kinky Boots, and Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn's new musical Treason. Headliners to star in the concerts include Carrie Hope Fletcher, Hadley Fraser, Samantha Barks and Cedric Neal. Chess is on Monday 1 August 2022, and stars Samantha Barks (Frozen The Musical, Les Miserables) as Florence and Hadley Fraser (City of Angels, The Phantom Of The Opera) as Anatoly, accompanied by the 50-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra. With music by ABBA legends Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by Sir Tim Rice, the iconic musical Chess returns to the West End for the first time since a limited run at the London Coliseum in 2018. At the height of the Cold War, two chess masters meet in Bangkok to battle for the world championship, but their greatest contest is for the love of one woman. Telling a story of love and political intrigue, and set against the background of the Cold War in the late 1970s/early 1980s, Chess features an incredible score including classics such as “I Know Him So Well” and “One Night in Bangkok”. The Chess creative team is: Director and Choreographer: Nick Winston, Associate Director and Choreographer: Alexandra Sarmiento, Musical Director: Freddie Tapner, Designer: Ruth Sutcliffe, Lighting Designer: Ben Cracknell, Lighting Programmer: Chris Winn, Sound Designer: Tom Marshall and Video Projection Designer: Duncan McLean and Casting: Harry Blumenau. Kinky Boots is on Monday 8 August 2022. Returning to the West End for the first time since 2019, Kinky Boots is the exhilarating true story about a struggling shoe factory that will lift you higher than any platform boots! The concert stars Cedric Neal (Back To The Future, Motown), Matt Willis (Waitress, Wicked), and Courtney Bowman (Six The Musical, Legally Blonde). Winner of six TONY awards and the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2016, Kinky Boots features a joyous score by Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by Harvey Fierstein. Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of the fabulous entertainer Lola, and together they work out what is best for both of them. The Kinky Boots creative team is: Director: Omar F Okai, Musical Director: Freddie Tapner, Designer: Ruth Sutcliffe, Lighting Designer: Ben Cracknell, Lighting Programmer: Chris Winn and Sound Designer: Tom Marshall and Casting: Harry Blumenau. New musical Treason is on Monday 22 August 2022. The concert stars Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella), Bradley Jaden (Les Miserables), Cedric Neal, (Back to the Future), Simon-Anthony Rhoden (Kinky Boots), Les Dennis (Hairspray), Daniel Boys (Avenue Q), Emilie Louise Israel, Rebecca Lachance, Waylon Jacobs and Adam Pearce. Treason is the explosive new musical about the gunpowder plot, set to completely blow you away, featuring stunning music by Ricky Allan and book & lyrics by Ricky Allan & Kieran Lynn. Songs include ‘Take Things Into Our Own Hands’; ‘The Cold Hard Ground’; and ‘The Day Elizabeth Died’ having already taken Spotify by storm. The creative team includes: Director: Hannah Chissick, Choreographer: Taylor Walker, Musical Supervisor: Nick Pinchbeck, Orchestrator: Matthew Malone, Designer: Ruth Sutcliffe, Lighting Designer: Simisola Majekodunmi, Sound Designer: Tom Marshall, Video Designer: Gino Green, Casting: Harry Blumenau and Dramaturgy: Hannah Chissick.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming online concert of new musical Treason. The musical will feature a who's who of London's West End including Lucie Jones (Waitress, Legally Blonde), Cedric Neal (Chess, Motown The Musical, Back To The Future), Oliver Tompsett (& Juliet, Kinky Boots), Bradley Jaden (Les Misérables, Wicked), Rebecca LaChance (School of Rock, Beautiful) and Emmanuel Kojo (Oklahoma!, Show Boat). Also in the cast are Daniel Boys (Falsettos, Nativity Rocks!), Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton, Memphis), Sharon Rose (Hamilton, Caroline Or Change) with Debris Stevenson (1st Luv, Poet in da Corner) as the show's narrator. Top Left-Right: Waylon Jacobs, Sharon Rose, Lucie Jones, Cedric Neal, Rebecca La Change. Bottom Left-Right: Emmanuel Kojo, Debris Stevenson, Oliver Tompsett, Daniel Boys, Bradley Jayden. Written by Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn, the musical is based on the notorious 1605 Gunpowder Plot in which disaffected catholics planned to assassinate the protestant English monarch King James I, by blowing up the Houses of Parliament, and installing his 9-year-old daughter Elizabeth as a Catholic head of state. Due to occur at the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November, the plot was foiled and all the men were hunted down and sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered. Featuring original folk and pop songs including the numbers "Take Things Into Our Own Hands", "The Day Elizabeth Died" and "Blind Faith", the musical tells one of the most intriguing tales in Englands history which reverberates to this day. The thwarting of the Gun Powder plot is still celebrated on 5 November though is more commonly referred to as Bonfire Night. The show has direction by Hannah Chissick, musical supervision by Nick Pinchbeck and orchestration by Matthew Malone. Filmed live from Cadogan Hall, the piece will be streamed from 12 to 14 March 2021. Producers of the highly anticipated show expect to stage a full scale run in late 2021 or early next year. Book tickets to Treason in the West End here.