Cast announced for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy live show in London

The producers of the new immersive stage version of Douglas Adams’ cult hit The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy have announced casting for the London production.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show will take over Studios 2 and 3 at the Riverside Studios in London from 15 November 2025, and is currently booking to 15 February 2026.

The voice cast for the show, who have pre-recorded their performances, include Tamsin Greig as The Guide, Sanjeev Bhaskar as Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, Lenora Crichlow as Tricia McMillian (Trillian), and Samira Ahmed as the Newsreader.

Live performers in the show include:

Benjamin Durham (101 Dalmatians) and Robert Thompson (Unforgivable) as Arthur Dent
Oliver Britten (The Full Monty) and Matt Colyer (Phantom Peak) as Ford Prefect
Kat Johns-Burke (Twelfth Night) as Fenchurch
Andrew Evans (Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience) as Marvin the Paranoid Android
Lee VG (The Addams Family) as Zaphod Beeblebrox
Richard Costello (Death of England) as Slartibartfast
Angelis Hunt (Tina – The Tina Turner Musical) and Aya Elmansouri (Cinderella) as Humma Kavula
Briony Scarlett (The School for Good and Evil) as Eccentrica Gallumbits
Tom Bowen (Get Up, Stand Up) as Wowbagger Waiter
Alex Anthony Fevrier (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Acolyte / Succubus
Tamara Saffir (Grease) as (Acolyte / Succubus / Magrathean)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show is co-directed by Simon Evans (Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright; Cyrano de Bergerac), live experience experts Georgia Clarke-Day (Monopoly Lifesized, The Traitors Live Experience) and David Frias-Robles (Taskmaster: The Live Experience) for Myriad Entertainment;

The creative team also includes Emmy Award-winning stage designer Jason Ardizzone-West (Redwood, Jesus Christ Superstar Live) and Anjali Mehra providing the choreography.

Created by Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is one of the most beloved and enduring sci-fi comedy franchises of all time. The franchise spans radio, novels, television, stage shows, comic books, a computer game, and a 2005 feature film starring Martin Freeman and Alan Rickman.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show has been created by Arvind Ethan David, who runs entertainment company Prodigal, producers of Tony Award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill, Lenny Henry’s The Boy with Wings, and BBC America and Netflix’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.

Arvind Ethan David was mentored by Douglas Adams when he was a student.

In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show, re-immerse yourself in the brilliantly absurdist adventure with Arthur Dent, Trillian, Fenchurch, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android as you embark on an infinitely improbable madcap journey around the galaxy.”

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show is playing at Riverside Studios from 15 November 2025.

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Main photo: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy live show - Casting. Benjamin Durham & Robert Thompson as Arthur Dent; Oliver Britten & Matt Colyer as Ford Prefect (Photos via agent)