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Starlight Express West End

Starlight Express

Opened: June 8, 2024
Closing: February 16, 2025
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS opens summer 2024 in the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.




Audiences will be immersed inside a world of speed, song and storytelling as an incredible cast of 40 whizz around and above, performing some of musical theatre’s most beloved songs, including AC/DC, Make Up My Heart, Light at the End of the Tunnel and the iconic Starlight Express.




As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.




Seen around the world by over 20 million people,

STARLIGHT EXPRESS is an electrifying experience for all ages.




With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, the creative team is helmed by acclaimed director Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, The Little Big Things), set designer Tim Hatley (Back to the Future), video designer Andrzej Goulding (Life of Pi), costume designer Gabriella Slade (Six), lighting designer Howard Hudson (& Juliet), sound designer Gareth Owen (MJ the Musical) with new orchestrations and musical supervision by Matthew Brind.




Featuring thrilling new choreography by Ashley Nottingham (Pacific Overtures) and casting by Pearson Casting CDG, STARLIGHT EXPRESS also sees the return of Arlene Phillips as creative dramaturg.




The Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is a state-of the-art cultural destination only 12 minutes from Baker Street and a short 5-minute walk from the tube. There are great parking options and the theatre is easily accessible via the M25 and M1

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Signed, Audio Described and Captioned:


Sun 6th October, 2024 - 1pm


Wed 9th October, 2024 - 7.30pm



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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Starlight Express

Review: Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
8 / 10

Starlight Express is infamous for its roller-skating cast, and while the skates return, the cast zips through the audience at what feels like a slower pace than before. The Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre has been transformed into a playground for this show. Tim Hatley’s spectacular set design, featuring intricate tracks and immersive elements, honours the original while incorporating modern updates. LED screens and projection mapping enhance the vibrant world of racing trains.

’Starlight Express’ Review: Wobbly Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Roller-Skating Musical Never Hits Stride
8 / 10

Every iteration of the show has subtracted and added numbers to Lloyd Webber’s score. That makes sense since the show was never conceived as seriously thought-through musical drama but more as a succession of songs to create a fun-fest event about trains racing against one another to appeal to theater newcomers. This was event-theater before anyone coined the term.

Video: STARLIGHT EXPRESS Visits Downing Street On Behalf Of Theatre Sector
by Stephi Wild - July 9, 2024


It's curtain up on a new government and yesterday a Starlight Express cast member, in collaboration with Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, rolled down to Westminster to set out the conditions that will enable theatre to thrive.   Check out the video here!

Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals He Wants to Bring STARLIGHT EXPRESS 'Somewhere Up in the North'
by Stephi Wild - July 2, 2024


Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that he hopes to bring his new production of Starlight Express north of London in the future. Learn more here!

Andrew's Lloyd Webber's STARLIGHT EXPRESS Extends to June 2025 at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - July 2, 2024


Andrew Lloyd Webber's STARLIGHT EXPRESS - which opened this weekend at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre to huge critical acclaim across the media - has extended booking through to June 2025.

Review Roundup: Did The Latest Revival of STARLIGHT EXPRESS Impress The Critics?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 1, 2024


Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express has now opened in the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

Review: STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Troubadour Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 1, 2024


Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express is possibly one of the world's most bizarre musicals-yes, even more so than Cats. A child's dream-like world where trains compete for races and for each other, all set on roller skates. And yet, this 1984 musical's latest revival will make a new generation fall in love with this loud, bright and captivating production.

Photos: Get a First Look at STARLIGHT EXPRESS at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2024


Get a first look at Starlight Express in the West End! Learn how to purchase tickets.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Says He's Completed His Next Musical
by Blair Ingenthron - June 9, 2024


In an interview with The Telegraph, Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed that he's finished his next 'big' musical, but did not reveal the title and content.

STARLIGHT EXPRESS Reveals Starlight Auditorium and New Production Details
by Blair Ingenthron - June 8, 2024


Starlight Express has revealed new production details, including a first look at the Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

Full Cast Revealed For the London Return of STARLIGHT EXPRESS
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2024


Rehearsals are underway for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS! The full cast has now been announced for the new production. Learn more about who is starring in the musical here!

Starlight Express FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in Starlight Express and what's the order?
Rolling Stock
Call Me Rusty
A Lotta Locomotion
Pumping Iron
Freight
AC/DC
Hitching and Switching
He Whistled at Me
Race--Heat One
There's Me
The Blues
Belle
Race--Heat Two
Race--Heat Three
Laughing Stock
Starlight Express
The Rap
Uncoupled
C.B.
Race--Uphill Final
Right Place, Right Time
I Am the Starlight
Race--Downhill Final
No Comeback
One Rock 'n' Roll Too Many
Only He
Only You
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Engine of Love
Make Up My Heart
Silver Dollar
Wide Smile, High Style, That's Me
Crazy
Next Time You Fall in Love
He'll Whistle at Me

Starlight Express History

Other Productions of Starlight Express

1984   West End Original London Production
West End
1987   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway
2024   West End
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