A new show about Bletchley code breaker and father of modern computers Alan Turing is coming to London’s Riverside Studios in January 2024.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography was a sold-out hit at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, and is directed by Jane Miles, with music by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, and a book by Joan Greening.
The musical stars Joe Bishop as Alan Turing and Zara Cooke in multiple roles including Joan Clarke.
The show promises to be a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing, the genius whose code breaking brain saved approximately fourteen million lives in World War 2.
The creative team also includes lighting design by Rob Dyer.
Composer Joel Goodman said in a statement: “I am delighted to be bringing Alan Turing A Musical Biography to London, and very much looking forward to our run at Riverside Studios. Alan Turing was one of the greatest British unsung heroes of World War Two, and we wanted to show the full breadth of his journey – from the loss of his closest friend at school, to his time at Bletchley Park, a romance with a fellow worker, and the growing awareness of his homosexuality, plus the crucial moment he realises he knows how to beat the German’s Enigma Machine. He was a brilliant and funny man, left in despair by his treatment after the war – we hope we do his story justice on stage.”
In 2009, the UK government issued a posthumous apology to Turing, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown saying that Alan Turing, who took his own life 55 years ago after being sentenced to chemical castration for being gay, “deserved so much better”.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography will play in London from 8 to 27 January 2024.
Book tickets to Alan Turing – A Musical Biography at Riverside Studios in London
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