The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry transfers to the West End, enjoying on the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 29 January – 18 April 2026
The tune accompanies Harold as he decides to set off on his pilgrimage. It is an awakening, a joyful realisation of life and spring and new beginnings. A remembering of the sweetness that has at all times been proper outdoors his entrance door.
The joyous and life-affirming new musical had its World Premiere on the Chichester Festival Theatre this Spring, the place it offered out the whole season and opened to 5-star evaluations and standing ovations.
What is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry about?
The musical tells the transferring story of Harold Fry. Grey, drained and lonely, he receives a letter from an previous good friend and heads out to publish his reply and retains strolling. From South Devon to Berwick upon Tweed, he leaves his bewildered spouse Maureen behind.
Because Harold is making an attempt to make up for misplaced time, confront the ghosts in his previous, and – maybe – preserve somebody alive.
As phrase spreads of his unlikely pilgrimage, a complete firm of misplaced souls be a part of him on his quest. And the horizons for each Harold and Maureen open wider than they might ever have imagined.
The manufacturing starred Mark Addy as Harold, Jenna Russell as Maureen and Jack Wolfe as The Balladeer. It relies on the best-selling novel by Rachel Joyce and directed by Katy Rudd.
Who is Passenger?
Passenger is a multi-award-winning and multi-platinum-selling artist, who has lately celebrated a decade because the launch of his seminal album All The Little Lights that includes the worldwide hit single Let Her Go, which soared to #1 in 19 nations and stands out because the second most Shazamed tune of all time, with billions of streams worldwide.
As an unbiased artist Passenger has launched 15 studio albums to this point, securing his first ever UK #1 album with Young As The Morning Old As the Sea and has been a agency advocate for releasing music direct to his devoted fanbase. Throughout the years he has used quite a lot of these albums to generate important donations to Unicef, Shelter and The Trussell Trust.
Over the years he has delivered show-stopping performances, from busking on road corners to headlining stadiums, successful a worldwide fanbase. He has lately returned to the UK after one other world tour, together with notable reveals corresponding to Red Rocks in Colorado, The Beacon Theatre in NYC in addition to two offered out Sydney Opera House gigs.
Further data on inventive crew and casting to be introduced at a later date.