Following its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, new musical Ballad Lines will return with Carrie Hope Fletcher leading the cast as Sarah. The musical blends Scottish, Irish and Appalachian ballads with a contemporary score and an all-female band.
It has been announced that multi award-winning actor Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Waitress, Les Misérables) will star in the acclaimed new musical Ballad Lines at the Other Palace for a limited 12-week run from 11 April 2027.
The musical transfers to the new venue following the London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant earlier this year.
Of the news, Fletcher said:
“I am so excited to be joining the cast of Ballad Lines. I became entranced by the music over social media when it was at the Southwark Playhouse and I remember thinking “I want to be in a show like that!”.
So getting the opportunity to sing Finn Anderson’s score and tell the story that he and Tania Azevedo have beautifully crafted is really exciting and I just can’t wait to get started!”
Full casting will be announced in the coming months.
About the new musical
Co-created by award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter Finn Anderson and award-winning director Tania Azevedo, the story follows New Yorker Sarah, who has just moved into a new apartment with her girlfriend, when she receives a mysterious box from her late, estranged aunt.
Inside, audio tapes reveal the stories and songs of her ancestors. Thrown back into the lives of these extraordinary women, Sarah must confront her past and transform her future.
The score features original songs and re-imagined traditional Scottish, Irish and Appalachian ballads, with a bold contemporary sound, performed by an all-female band.
A 17-track concept album, recorded by a guest cast, was released on 12 September 2025 and has had more than two million streams.
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