Hadestown
Lyric Theatre
4.7/5 based on 97 reviews (read reviews)- Booking until: Saturday, 27 September 2025
- Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Hadestown description
Hadestown returns to London five years after its sold-out run at the National Theatre in 2018 with a run at the Lyric Theatre in early 2024. A smash hit on Broadway, Hadestown is both a Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical that originated from an indie theatre project and acclaimed album by Anaïs Mitchell. The cast album is still one of the most streamed of all time with over 340 million streams to date.
Directed by Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown begins its run at the Lyric Theatre in February 2024.
What's the plot of Hadestown?
Hadestown reveals a fresh new version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice is a young girl who's starving, desperate for food. She starts work in a hellish new version of the Greek underworld to get away from her poverty-stricken life. But the underworld isn't what she expected, and when her equally poverty-stricken boyfriend Orpheus comes to rescue her, things get tricky. According to Forbes, this is 'An epic celebration of music, togetherness and hope'. The New York Times calls it 'Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets.' Not to be missed!
The cast and creative team for the West End premiere of Hadestown
The West End cast will include Dónal Finn (The Wheel of Time, Amazon, Grace Hodgett Young (Sunset Boulevard, West End) as Eurydice, Grammy® Award-winner Zachary James (The Addams Family, Broadway) as Hades, Melanie La Barrie (& Juliet, West End) as Hermes and Gloria Onitiri (Hadestown, National Theatre) as Persephone.
Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne, and Allie Daniel will play the Fates and Lauren Azania, Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, Beth Hinton-Lever, Waylon Jacobs, and Christopher Short will play the Workers, with Lucinda Buckley, Ryesha Higgs, Miriam Nyarko, and Simon Oskarsson as Swings.
The Hadestown creative team features Cheography from Obie Award® winner and Chita Rivera Award® winner David Neumann, Tony Award® winner Rachel Hauck for Set Designer, four-time Tony® Award nominee Michael Krass for Costume Design, Lighting Design from two-time Tony Award® winner Bradley King, Sound Design from Tony® Award winners Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Music Supervision and Vocal Arrangements from Liam Robinson, Tony® Award winners Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose for Arrangements and Orchestrations, and Ken Cerniglia for Dramaturgy. Casting for the London production is by Jacob Sparrow.
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Playing at Lyric Theatre
Age restrictions
Ages 8+.
Important information
This production contains strobe-like effects throughout.