Beth Steel’s acclaimed new play Till the Stars Come Down is transferring from the National Theatre to the West End’s Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End.
Till The Stars Come Down will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from 1 July to 27 September 2025.
The play enjoyed a successful run at the National Theatre last year, garnering strong reviews from the London critics.
The show was staged in-the-round at the National’s Dorfman Theatre, and at the Haymarket on-stage seating will be available throughout the run.
Till the Stars Come Down is written by National Theatre writer-in-residence Beth Steel (The House of Shades), and directed by Bijan Sheibani (A Taste of Honey, Barber Shop Chronicles).
Casting for the production is to be announced.
The production at the National Theatre featured a cast that included Lorraine Ashbourne, Lucy Black, Lisa McGrillis, Sinéad Matthews, Derek Riddell, Ruby Stokes, Alan Williams, Philip Whitchurch, and Marc Wootton, with the children including Maggie Livermore, Cadence Williams and Bodhi Rae Breathnach.
Video: Till The Stars Come Down – West End trailer
Set at a wedding on a hot summer’s day, a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst. As the vodka flows and dances are shared, passions boil over and the limits of love are tested in this portrayal of a larger-than-life family struggling to come to terms with a changing world.
Joining director Bijan Sheibani in the creative team are set and costume designer, Samal Blak; lighting designer, Paule Constable; choreographer and movement director, Aline David; sound designer, Gareth Fry; revival director, Elin Schofield; original casting director, Alistair Coomer CDG; casting director, Juliet Horsely CDG; dialect coach, Charmian Hoare; intimacy director, Asha Jennings-Grant and fight director, Kev McCurdy.
Rufus Norris, outgoing Director and Co-Chief Executive of the National Theatre said in a statement: “I am delighted that Beth Steel’s brilliant debut play at the National Theatre is transferring into the West End. Audiences adored Till the Stars Come Down when it was staged in the Dorfman last year and we are all incredibly proud and pleased that this wonderful production by Bijan Sheibani will get to be shared with many more people. We are deeply appreciative and excited, to be working with our co-producers to make this possible.”
Playwright Beth Steel said: “I couldn’t be more excited for Till the Stars Come Down to move into its new home in the Theatre Royal Haymarket this summer. Having a play staged at the National Theatre in 2024 was a dream come true, to be bringing it to the West End is nothing short of a fever dream! It was a privilege for the play to be nominated for ‘Best New Play’ at last year’s Olivier Awards and I’m just so thrilled that this glorious ensemble of characters gets to connect, with all their life force, to a wider audience. I began the play as writer-in-residence at the National Theatre’s New Work Department, a career changing attachment that gave me the space and support needed to bring it into being and it was an honour to watch Bijan Sheibani and the wider team unleash it! I can’t wait to see them do it again.”
Produced by the National Theatre, and co-produced with Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Fiery Angel, Short Street Productions and Access Entertainment,Till the Stars Come Down is playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from 1 July to 27 September 2025.
Currently playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket is The Score starring Brian Cox, until 26 April 2025; followed by The Deep Blue Sea starring Tamsin Greig from 7 May to 21 June 2025.
More about tickets to Till the Stars Come Down at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London
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