Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical
Following record-breaking runs on Broadway, Canada’s Citadel Theatre and the UK’s National Theatre, Hadestown is rumoured to be returning to London’s West End.
Winner of 8 Tony Award, including Best Musical, Rachel Chavkin and Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting journey through the underworld is a musical must see.
Celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin have transformed Mitchell’s acclaimed concept album into a genre-defying new musical that mixes modern American folk music with vintage New Orleans jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.
“Musically it’s a feast — full of folksy melancholy and heartache, yet also packed with gospel, dirty funk and New Orleans jazz” – Evening Standard.
Producers have confirmed that Hadestown is coming to London in 2024. Sign-up to be the first to hear about tickets.
What's the story of Hadestown?
In the warmth of summertime, songwriter Orpheus and his muse Eurydice are living it up and falling in love. But as winter approaches, reality sets in: these young dreamers can’t survive on songs alone.
Tempted by the promise of plenty, Eurydice is lured to the depths of industrial Hadestown. On a quest to save her, Orpheus journeys to the underworld where their trust is put to a final test.
Who is in the cast of Hadestown?
The West End cast of Hadestown is to be announced.
Who are the creative team of Hadestown?
Music, lyrics and book are by Anaïs Mitchell, and the musical is developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin.
The creative team also includes choreography by David Neumann, design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Michael Krass, lighting design by Bradley King, sound design by Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, musical direction and vocal arrangements by Liam Robinson, orchestrations and arrangements by Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, and Ken Cerniglia as dramaturg.
Reviews of Hadestown
★★★★ "A beguiling fable for today" - The Guardian★★★★ "A haunting musical feast. Packed with gospel, dirty funk and New Orleans Jazz" - Evening Standard
★★★★ "A gloriously offbeat staging of Anais Mitchell's acclaimed concept album. Musically thrilling" - TimeOut
★★★★ "A rich, contemporary and ageless reincarnation of an ancient myth" - The Stage
★★★★ "Enjoyable and Engaging" - Financial Times
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