Preview: Heathers the Musical at Newcastle Theatre Royal

Greetings And Salutations - Heathers Returns To Newcastle

Heathers the Musical

Newcastle Theatre Royal

Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 September 2024

Following a smash hit West End run in 2018, two national tours and record-breaking performances at London’s The Other Palace, the WhatsOnStage ‘Best New Musical’ winner, Heathers the Musical is returning to Newcastle Theatre Royal.

 

Produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills, this high octane, black comedy, rock musical is based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all-time which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater.

 

At Westerberg High, popularity is so very a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That is until JD turns up, the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody. 

 

Heathers the Musical visited Newcastle Theatre Royal in 2021 and wowed audiences with its edgy humor, unforgettable performances, and captivating storyline. The dark comedy with it’s powerful musical numbers is returning to the region with a bang in 2024!

Heathers the Musical (2024)
Photo: Pamela Raith Photography 

The award-winning writing team, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s hit musical adaptation has enjoyed successful runs in Los Angeles and New York, and its European premiere saw it become the highest grossing show at The Other Palace. Heathers the Musical had similar success transferring to the Theatre Royal Haymarket and the show then broke records again back at its original home, The Other Palace, as the longest running show in the venue’s history. 

 

The musical is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound by Dan Samson.

Tickets:

Heathers the Musical plays Newcastle Theatre Royal, Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 Sep 2024. Tickets can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 0191 232 7010.