Michael Ball to star in new production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in London

With an original score by Marc Shaiman, with lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and book by David Greig, the musical will be directed by Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster.

Summary

• Michael Ball will star in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the West End
• The show will open at the London Coliseum next summer
• Nikolai Foster will direct

A new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will open at the London Coliseum for a strictly limited run from 4 June 2027 through 18 September 2027.

Olivier Award winner Michael Ball will star in the production. His other theatre credits include his Olivier-winning turns in Sweeney Todd and Hairspray, where he starred as Edna Turnblad in the original West End company, as well as Les Misérables – The Staged Concert, Chess, Mack and Mabel, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Based on the novel by Roald Dahl and the film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory follows Charlie Bucket as he goes on the adventure of a lifetime after finding a golden ticket that gives him access to Wonka's extraordinary chocolate factory.

With an original score by Marc Shaiman, with lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and book by David Greig, the musical will be directed by Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster.

The rest of the creative team includes choreography by Ebony Molina, set design by Leslie Travers, costume design by Katrina Lindsey, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher, video design by George Reeve, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, illusion design by Chris Fisher, puppet design by Rachael Canning, musical supervision by Stephen Brooker, orchestration adaptations by George Dyer, and musical direction by Isaac McCullough.

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Photo credit: Michael Ball. (Photo by Matt Crockett)