Booking to 12 August 2023
★★★★ “Perfectly pitched staging of the heartbreaking love story” – The Guardian
★★★★ “This is a gem of a show” – Evening Standard
★★★★ “Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist are splendid” – i News
★★★★ “This show has that elusive, indefinable thing, dramatic truth” – The Sunday Times
★★★★ “Beautiful, compelling and infinitely sad” – Daily Express
Annie Proulx’s acclaimed novel Brokeback Mountain is brought to life on stage this May @sohoplace in London.
The play stars Tony and BAFTA Award nominated Mike Faist (Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, West Side Story film) as Jack and Academy Award nominated Lucas Hedges (Manchester By The Sea, Boy Erased) as Ennis.
A play with music, this world premiere production is from debut playwright Ashley Robinson, with songs written by The Feeling’s Dan Gillespie Sells. Directed by Jonathan Butterell, Brokeback Mountain sees him reunite with Gillespie Sells following their smash hit production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
Dan Gillespie-Sells beautiful Country and Western songs weave heartbreakingly through this intense tale of an unresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences.
This is a play with original music by Dan Gillespie Sells, performed by the extraordinary singer Eddi Reader (Fairground Attraction) who plays the Balladeer, joined by her onstage Country and Western band: Sean Green (piano/MD), Meelie Traill (upright bass), Julian Jackson (chromatic harmonica), BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar).
Brokeback Mountain is running at @sohoplace theatre in London until 12 August 2023.
What's the story of Brokeback Mountain?
Wyoming 1963: a wild landscape where people live in extreme rural poverty in tight, insular and conservative communities. When Ennis and Jack take jobs on the isolated Brokeback Mountain, all their certainties of life change forever as they flounder in unexpected emotional waters of increasing depth.
Who is in the cast of Brokeback Mountain?
The cast will feature Tony and BAFTA Award nominated Mike Faist (Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, West Side Story film) as Jack and Academy Award nominated Lucas Hedges (Manchester By The Sea, Boy Erased) as Ennis. And Dan Gillespie Sells’ original songs sung by Eddi Reader (Fairground Attraction) who plays the Balladeer (guitar/vocals).
Eddi Reader is joined by her onstage Country and Western band: Sean Green (piano/MD), Meelie Traill (upright bass), Julian Jackson (chromatic harmonica), BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar).
Who are the creative team of Brokeback Mountain?
Directed by Jonathan Butterell with set and costumes by Tom Pye, lighting by David Finn and sound by Christopher Shutt.
Adapted from Annie Proulx’s novel Brokeback Mountain by Ashley Robinson with music by Dan Gillespie Sells.
Show Information
Matinees: Thursday, Saturday
Performance information is for guidance only. Check booking calendar for details.
Show Photos
Cast Highlights
Venue Information
@sohoplace Theatre, 4 Soho Place, London, W1D 3BGNearest Tube or Train: Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square
Nearest Buses: 1, N1, N171, 14, 176, 8, 98
Ticket Information
Official London Theatre tickets for Brokeback Mountain at the @sohoplace Theatre, London
Book tickets to Brokeback Mountain at the @sohoplace Theatre with WestendTheatre.com. You will be purchasing official London theatre tickets from an authorised retailer and member of the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers.
Brokeback Mountain booking calendar and seating plan→
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