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Back to the Future The Musical has announced that it is closing at the West End’s Adelphi Theatre in London.

Back to the Future will have its last performance at the Adelphi Theatre on 12 April 2026.

Based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film, Back to the Future The Musical has a book by Bob Gale and new music and lyrics by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning Glen Ballard, with additional songs from the film including The Power of Love and Johnny B. Goode.

Back to the Future in London stars Caden Brauch as Marty McFly, with Cory English as Doctor Emmett Brown, Maddie Grace Jepson as Lorraine Baines, Orlando Gibbs as George McFly, C.J. Borger as Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry, Alex Runicles as Biff Tannen, Talia Palamathanan as Jennifer Parker, Lee Ormsby as Alternate Doctor Emmett Brown and Strickland, Gracie Caine as Linda McFly, and Liam McHugh as Dave McFly. At select performances Oliver Halford plays the role of Marty McFly.

The ensemble features Ryan Appiah-Sarpong, Amy Barker, Jed Berry, Billie Bowman, Jabari Braham, Charlotte Coggin, Sia Dauda, Lauren Dawes, Alexander Day, Talia Duff, Helen Gulston, Oliver Halford, Thomas Inge, Stephen Lewis-Johnston, Adam Margilewski, Samuel Nicholas, Brian Ó’Muirí, Phoebe Roberts, Issie Wilman and Alexandra Wright.

The show is directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town), with a wider creative team that includes Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Tim Lutkin (lighting), Hugh Vanstone (lighting consultant), Gareth Owen (sound) and Finn Ross (video), Chris Bailey (choreography), Nick Finlow (musical supervision and arrangements), Chris Fisher (illusions), Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook (orchestrations), David Chase (dance arrangements), and David Grindrod CDG for Grindrod Burton (casting).

Back to the Future The Musical won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical. In August the show celebrated its 2 millionth visitor at the Adelphi Theatre in London, where it has now entered its 5th year. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the original movie, which was released 3 July 1985 in the US.

Last week the show announced that former Marty McFly’s Olly Dobson and Ben Joyce will join Caden Brauch for a special performance of Back to the Future on Wednesday 3 December 2025 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie.

Also last week, Back to the Future announced that a planned Australian tour of the show was to be cancelled. The musical is currently playing at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney, until 25 January 2026.

In better news, back in September the show announced it would be heading out on a Back to the Future UK tour in 2026.

Back to the Future is now playing at the Adelphi Theatre in London until 12 April 2026.

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Main photo: Back to the Future in London - Caden Brauch and cast. Photo by Matt Crockett

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