The Other Palace theatre has announced that its current hit show The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is extending its London run.

The show was scheduled to finish on 2 February, but will now extend to 31 August 2025.

The current cast of the show features Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Stranger Things: The First Shadow) as Percy Jackson, alongside Jessica Lee (Miss Saigon, Death Note, Les Miserables) as Annabeth, and Scott Folan (Be More Chill, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) as Grover, alongside Joaquin Pedro Valdes (The Baker’s Wife, Heathers The Musical) as Luke/Ares, Paisley Billings (Six The Musical) as Sally Jackson, Greg Barnett (The Duchess of Malfi) as Mr Brunner/Poseidon/Hades, Joe Allen (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) as Mr D/Gabe, and Samantha Mbolekwa (Dear Evan Hansen) as Clarisse.

The ensemble includes Philip Catchpole (The Book of Mormon), Morgan Gregory (Newsies), Charlotte O’Rourke (Cruel Intentions), and Alex Waxman.

Casting for the show after 2 February 2025 is to be announced.

The Lightning Thief is based on the best-selling Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan, with over 180 million copies sold worldwide, and adaptations including hit films and a Disney+ TV series.

The Lightning Thief has a book by Joe Tracz (Be More Chill), and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki (Monstersongs).

This new production is directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee (Groundhog Day), and the musical director is Ben McQuigg (The Power of Camelot).

The wider creative team includes set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight (My Son’s A Queer But What Can You Do?) lighting design by Charlie Morgan Jones (Derren Brown – Showman), sound design by Dominic Bilkey (The Lehman Trilogy), video design by Duncan McLean (Shrek The Musical), illusions by Richard Pinner (Here You Come Again), fight direction by Lisa Connell (Heathers) and puppet direction by Laura Cubitt (A Monster Calls). The musical supervisor is Jeremy Wootton (Heathers), Assistant Director is Danielle Kassaraté (Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), assistant choreographer is Libby Watts (Wicked) and associate set and costume designer is Christophe Eynde.

The Lightning Thief is about New York City teenager Percy Jackson, who discovers that he is the half-blood son of the Greek god, Poseidon. His life takes a dramatic turn as he is plunged into a world much bigger than he could possibly have imagined.

Jenny Seagrove, Chairperson of Bill Kenwright Ltd, the producers of the show, said in a statement: “It’s been thrilling to bring The Lightning Thief to London and to work with the incredible cast and creative team led by director and choreographer Lizzi Gee. Readers and audiences of all generations have loved the books, films and TV series and now they’ve truly embraced the musical in London. I’m delighted that we are extending the run at The Other Palace through to 31 August.”

Producer Paul Taylor-Mills said: “We are overwhelmed by the phenomenal response to The Lightning Thief. Seeing such passion from audiences of all ages has been truly magical. We’re excited to extend our run and give even more fans the chance to experience this extraordinary mythical adventure live on stage.”

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is playing at The Other Palace theatre to 31 August 2025.

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Main photo: The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical at The Other Palace London. Max Harwood. Photo by Manuel Harlan

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