The Choir of Man to return to the West End’s Arts Theatre for a further 2025 season

It’s back before it even went away!

Hit, long-running London musical The Choir of Man is returning to the West End in 2025, playing its current home of the Arts Theatre.

The show is closing on 31 December 2024 as redevelopment work was scheduled to start on the Arts Theatre, but the work has now been postponed.

That means The Choir of Man is coming back home for a five month run from 12 March to 31 August 2025.

Casting for the run is to be confirmed.

Set in a pub, the show sees nine guys combine beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs with first-rate tap dancing, for a feel-good, foot-stomping, uplifting celebration of community and friendship.

The show is packed full of hit songs, from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns N Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry.

The current cast of The Choir of Man features Luke Conner Hall (Bat Out of Hell) as ‘Romantic’, Sam Pope (Bat Out of Hell) as ‘Joker’, Rob Godfrey (The Choir of Man) as ‘Beast’, Tyler Orphé-Baker (Disney’s The Lion King) as ‘Pub Bore’, Shane McDaid (Titanic the Musical) as ‘Poet’, Ifan Gwilym-Jones (The Choir of Man) as ‘Maestro’, Kristian Morse (The Corn is Green) as ‘Barman’, George Knapper (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat) as ‘Handyman’ with Bradley Walwyn (The Choir Of Man) as ‘Hardman’ and David Shute (Once: The Musical) and Tom Carter-Miles (Frankenstein Illyria), Seán Keany (Once in Concert), and Paul Deegan (The Choir of Man) as swings.

The on-stage band has Jacob Evans on drums, Jack Hartigan on guitar, Darius Luke Thompson on violin and Sam Tookey on bass.

The Choir of Man is created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, directed by Nic Doodson, with Daniel Harnett as associate director and resident director.

Monologues are written by Ben Norris, with musical supervision, vocal arrangements and orchestrations by Jack Blume. Lee Freeman is resident musical director, and Alistair Higgins is associate musical supervisor. Movement direction and choreography is by Freddie Huddleston, with Adam Hilton as associate choreographer and movement director, scenic design by Oli Townsend, lighting design by Richard Dinnen, costume design and co-scenic design by Verity Sadler, sound design by Sten Severson, with Liam McDermott as associate sound designer, and casting is by Debbie O’Brien.

The show is produced by Immersive Everywhere, Nic Doodson, Andrew Kay, Wendy & Andy Barnes, Gavin Kalin and Hunter Arnold.

Nic Doodson said in a statement on behalf of the producers: “We are absolutely thrilled to be able to go into our fourth year at the Arts Theatre in the heart of the West End. We want to thank our wonderfully loyal and passionate audiences, who have supported us through our journey, by offering free pre-show beers on stage for the first two weeks of performances….”

Louis Hartshorn said on behalf of the Arts Theatre: “We are very excited for the redevelopment of the Arts Theatre and the huge opportunity it presents to future-proof our historic theatre. As we work closely with the building owner to finalise plans, we are thrilled to be able to continue presenting this phenomenal hit show for another season.”

The Choir of Man is playing the Arts Theatre from 12 March to 31 August 2025.

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