First-look: The Time Traveller’s Wife in the West End – photos and video

Production photos and a new trailer have been released for new West End musical The Time Traveller’s Wife, now playing at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End.

The show stars David Hunter (Waitress, Kinky Boots, Once) as Henry and Joanna Woodward (Pretty Woman The Musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) as Clare, along with Tim Mahendran (& Juliet) as Gomez, Hiba Elchikhe (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie ) as Charisse, Ross Dawes (Disney’s Newsies) as Henry’s Dad, Sorelle Marsh (Mamma Mia!) as Henry’s Mum, Alwyne Taylor (Claus) as the Librarian, Irfan Damani (The SpongeBob Musical) as Clare’s Dad, Alexandra Doar (Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as Clare’s Mum, Alex Lodge (The Osmonds) as Jason/Mark, and Helena Pipe (Blues For An Alabama Sky) as Dr Kendrick.

Also in the cast are Billie Hardy, Daniel George-Wright, Serina Mathew, Nathaniel Purnell and Bobby Windebank. The role of Young Clare and Alba will be shared by Ava Critchell, Lily Hanna, Poppy Pawson and Holly-Jade Roberts.

Based on the best-selling book by Audrey Niffenegger and the movie screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, The Time Traveller’s Wife boasts original musical from multi Grammy Award-winning composers Joss Stone, and Dave Stewart from Eurythmics. The shows’s book is by Lauren Gunderson, with additional songs by Nick Finlow (music) and Kait Kerrigan (lyrics).

The Time Traveller’s Wife is directed by Bill Buckhurst (Sister Act) and designed by Anna Fleischle, with choreography by Shelley Maxwell, lighting design by Rory Beaton and Lucy Carter, illusions by Chris Fisher (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), video design by Andrjez Goulding, sound design by Richard Brooker, musical supervision & arrangement by Nick Finlow, orchestrations by Malcolm Edmonstone, and wigs, hair and make-up design by Susanna Peretz. Casting will be by Grindrod Burton Casting.

The show is a joyous, uplifting celebration of the strange wonder of love, however and whenever we experience it, and weaves a heart-breaking and soaring original musical score with one of the most beloved novels of the last 50 years.

The Time Traveller’s Wife is booking at the Apollo Theatre in London to 30 March 2024.

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