Initial casting has been announced for the new stage musical based on hit book and TV drama One Day.
One Day The Musical will premiere at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, running from 26 February to 5 April 2026.
West End stars Jamie Muscato (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!) and Sharon Rose (Sylvia, Hamilton) are set to play Dexter and Emma in the show. Further casting is to be announced.
One Day The Musical is based on the best-selling novel by David Nicholls, and will be directed by Max Webster (Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, Life of Pi).
One Day has previously also been turned into a smash-hit Netflix TV drama starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall, and a 2011 movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess.
The novel is adapted for the stage by David Greig (The Baddies, Local Hero, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart), and features songs by Abner and Amanda Ramirez of Johnnyswim, with additional lyrics by Freya Catrin Smith (Ride A New Musical).
The show is a celebration of love, fate, and the moments that define us forever, with a soaring original score, and the warmth, wit, and raw emotion of the novel that touched millions.
In the story, Emma and Dexter first meet on the night of their graduation from Edinburgh University, 15th July 1988 – St. Swithin’s Day. Over the next twenty years we return to them on the same day each year, and through joy and heartbreak, missed opportunities and second chances, they navigate love, ambition, and the unpredictable twists of life.
Joining Max Webster in the creative team for the show is choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, set and costume design by Rae Smith, lighting design by Bruno Poet, sound design by Simon Baker, music supervision and arrangements by Nigel Lilley, orchestrations by Simon Hale and casting by Stuart Burt.
One Day The Musical is produced by the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and Melting Pot (The Battle), and opens in Edinburgh as part of The Royal Lyceum’s 60th anniversary season.
Max Webster’s current directing projects include Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, which is transferring from the RSC to Hampstead Theatre starring Simon Russell Beale. Webster recently directed The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre, which is transferring to the Noel Coward Theatre in September, starring Olly Alexander.
Other David Nicholls books recently adapted for the stage include Starter for Ten The Musical, which is returning to the Bristol Hippodrome this year starring Mel Giedroyc.
Ambika Mod, who played Emma in the hit Netflix TV adaptation of One Day, is coming to the London stage in two productions this year: Every Brilliant Thing at @SohoPlace Theatre from 2 September 2025, and Porn Play at the Royal Court Theatre from 6 November 2025.
One Day The Musical dates and tickets
One Day The Musical is running at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh from 26 February to 5 April 2026.
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