Bond composer David Arnold, Anton Du Beke and Rob Brydon have been announced as the surprise guests due to make an appearance in Don Black’s From The Heart in it’s final week. The show celebrates the songwriting career of Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black and plays at the Garrick Theatre until 18 October 2026.
From The Heart has announced new guest appearances as the production enters its final week in the West End. A different special guest joins the company at every performance, so no two evenings are quite the same.
Directed by Nick Winston, this celebratory production brings together some of Black’s best-loved songs for film, television and theatre, from ‘Born Free’ and ‘Love Changes Everything’ to ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’ and ‘To Sir, with Love.’ A special salute to Black’s James Bond themes is also included, with hits like ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and ‘Thunderball.’
Among the surprise guests set to join the production in it’s final week are James Bond composer David Arnold, entertainer Anton Du Beke and comedian and actor Rob Brydon.
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A different guest every night
A different special guest is slated to join the company at each performance. The first week saw sseveral special guests join the company onstage including:
- Michael Ball, who originated the role of Alex Dillingham in Aspects of Love in 1989. He performed ‘Love Changes Everything.’
- Marti Webb, who originated the role in Don Black and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday in 1979, sang ‘Tell Me on a Sunday.’
- Bonnie Langford also joined Don Black on stage
The guests appear alongside Shona McGarty (EastEnders), Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe, internationally celebrated star Caroline O’Connor, two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier and Olivier Award-nominated Frances Mayli McCann.
Plan Your Visit
- Venue: Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Road, London
- Booking dates: Final week, until Sunday 18 October 2026
- Running time: 75 minutes
- Age requirement: 8+
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