Strap in for the smash hit Back to the Future The Musical, landing at Sunderland Empire as part of its first ever UK tour with rising Australian star Axel Duffy returning as Marty McFly. Winner of Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards, WhatsOnStage Awards and Broadway World Awards, this “perfect musical escapism” (Metro) is ready to take you on an electrifying journey through time.
Based on the iconic 1985 movie and brought to the stage by the film’s original creators Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, this multi-award-winning production is dazzling critics and thrilling audiences across the globe – and now it’s Sunderland’s turn to experience the ride of a lifetime.
When teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric Doc Brown, he disrupts the space-time continuum and must race against the clock to put things right – and get back to the future.
Don’t miss this “high-voltage comedy” (Metro) and “feelgood triumph” (Telegraph), directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando and featuring a show-stopping DeLorean that “defies the laws of theatre” (Guardian).
Back to the Future the Musical features original music by multi-Grammy winners Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror), alongside hit songs from the movie including The Power of Love, Johnny B. Goode, Earth Angel and Back in Time.
The company are Blake Jordan as Dave McFly, Katrina Stenning as Linda McFly, Rhys Owen as Strickland,Tash Bacarese-Hamilton as Jennifer Parker, Toby Shellard as Biff Tannen, Brandon Lee Sears as Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry,Danielle Rose as Lorraine Baines, and James Oliver, who will play George McFly.
The cast also includes Chloe Bell, Nicole Carlisle, Tilly Ducker, Rebecca French, Tia Gyngell, Kai Harris, Katie Hutton, Keir Hylands, Arthur Janes, Stephen Lewis-Johnston, Zachary Miller, George Olney, Trézel Sergeant and Lashane Williams.
Back to the Future the Musical is playing at the Sunderland Empire from Tuesday 13th April to Saturday 8th May 2027. Tickets are available from atgtickets.com/shows/back-to-the-future-the-musical/sunderland-empire/
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