Don Black's From The Heart arrives at the Garrick Theatre

Venue: Garrick Theatre
Booking dates: until Sunday 18 October 2026
Running time: 75 minutes (without interval)
Age requirements: 8+

Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black returns to the West End to celebrate his five-decade career for a strictly limited 15-performance run of Don Black’s From the Heart. The production will feature new songs and a surprise special guest at every performance.

Opening at the Garrick Theatre this week is Don Black’s From The Heart o, returning to the West End following an acclaimed concert performance in 2025. Directed by Nick Winston, this refined production brings Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black’s music to life on the stage in a whole new way.

From The Heart is Black’s personal tribute to the New York cabaret scene that has inspired his career. It brings together new songs, written with composers including Gary Barlow, Natasha Bedingfield, David Arnold, Debbie Wiseman and Mike Batt, alongside some of his best-loved work.

The production plays a strictly limited run until 18 October 2026.

Photos: Don Black’s From The Heart returns to the West End

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The cast of From the Heart

The cast of this special production includes:

Olivier-nominated Frances Mayli McCann (Bonnie & Clyde, The Great Gatsby)
Shona McGarty (2:22 A Ghost Story, EastEnders)
Caroline O’Connor (Chicago, Mack and Mabel)
Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (Guys & Dolls, Hadestown)
Two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, Into the Woods)

Every performance will also feature a surprise special guest, as the evening introduces a medley of Black’s most iconic songs, including ‘Born Free,’ ‘Ben,’ ‘Love Changes Everything,’ ‘To Sir With Love’ and ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye.’