The production will run at the Southwark Playhouse from the 14th November until the 10th January 2026.
The full cast and creative team has been announced for the UK premiere of Ride the Cyclone the Musical, written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell.
Officially opening on the 19th November, it has been announced that Edward Wu (Kim’s Convenience, Riverside Studios) will star as The Amazing Karnak, with Baylie Carson (Mean Girls, SIX, West End) as Ocean, Grace Galloway (Priscilla The Party, Blood Brothers, UK Tour) as Jane Doe, Robyn Gilbertson (making her professional debut) as Constance, Damon Gould (Cabaret, West End; Newsies, Troubadour Theatre) as Noel, Bartek Kraszewski (making his professional debut) as Mischa and Jack Maverick (making his professional debut) as Ricky. The cast is completed by Nathaniel Purnell (Shucked, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; The Time Traveller’s Wife, West End) and Rebecca D’Lacey (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, European Tour).
When a freak roller coaster accident claims the lives of six teens, they find themselves trapped in limbo and offered one last shot at life. One by one, they step into the spotlight to prove why they deserve a second chance at life.
Ride the Cyclone is a genre-defying journey through big dreams, dark secrets, and the search for what makes a life well-lived.
It’s not a game. It’s just a ride.
The musical had its world premiere at the Atomic Vaudeville in British Columbia, Canada in 2008. The American premiere took place at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in September 2015 and went on to open Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in November 2016. Since then it has had runs in Seattle, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Sydney and Buenos Aires.
Ride the Cyclone is directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee with musical direction by Ben McQuigg, set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting design by Tim Deiling, video design by Nina Dunn for PixelLux, sound design by Tom Marshall and casting by Harry Blumenau. Production Management is by Toby P Darvill for Production Solutions Group, with General Management by Jack Maple Productions.
To book tickets visit: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/ride-the-cyclone/