The production will run at The Other Palace from the 6th February until the 5th April.
It has ben announced that musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch will transfer to London’s The Other Palace next year following a Christmas run at The Lowry, running until Sunday 11th January.
This new run of the musical will mark the fourth incarnation following two previous sold-out runs and a successful Christmas season. It will feature a brand-new set and costumes, new jokes, new characters and will play to a new running time of two hours including one interval.
Unfortunate dives into the story of everyone’s favourite Disney diva, as she spills the tea on what really goes on under the sea in this tale of sex, sorcery and suckers!
The musical first premiered with a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in summer 2019, before heading to Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio that Christmas. The show then transferred to Underbelly Earls Court in London and returned for a second sell-out Edinburgh run in 2022. In December 2023 the production returned to London for an 11-week run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant prior to a six-month UK tour in 2024. A Swedish-language production is currently running in Linnköping.
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula features book and lyrics by Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx, with music by award-winning composer Tim Gilvin and direction by Robyn Grant. Set and costume design is by Jasmine Swan, choreography is by Melody Sinclair-Marsh, puppetry and movement direction is by Laura Cubitt. The orchestration, music production, and music supervision by Nikki Davison & Joe Davison for Auburn Jam. Sound design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, lighting design is by Adam King, puppet design is by Mikayla Teodoro & Jasmine Swan, puppet makes is by Mikayla Teodoro, casting direction is by Will Burton CDG, production management by is James Anderton and associate direction by Eliza Beth Stevens. The creative associate is Allie Dart, theatrical magic consultant is Chris Cox, intimacy director is Maisie Carter, costume supervisor is Beth Qualter Buncall and props are by Props by Eve.
To book tickets for the London run visit: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/unfortunate/