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Additional date added for TREASON THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

An additional performance date has been added for Treason The Musical in Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 23 August, due to exceptional demand.

Treason is the explosive new musical about the gunpowder plot featuring stunning music by Ricky Allan, and a book and lyrics by Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn.

Treason has already garnered a global audience following its streamed concert from Cadogan Hall in March 2021 and successful release of six tracks on streaming platforms. Songs from Treason The Musical such as ‘Take Things Into Our Own Hands’, ‘The Cold Hard Ground’ and ‘Blind Faith’ have already taken taken Spotify by storm with over 200,000 streams, and the streamed lockdown concert was described as “an exceptional musical in the making” (West End Best Friend).

Confirmed casting includes Carrie Hope Fletcher as Martha Percy, Bradley Jaden as Thomas Percy, Simon-Anthony Rhoden as Robert Catesby, Les Dennis as Robert Cecil, Emilie Louise Israel as Eleanor Brooksby, Rebecca Lachance as Anne Vaux, Daniel Boys as King James, Cedric Neal as Earl of Northumberland, Waylon Jacobs as Jack Wright and Adam Pearce as Thomas Wintour.

Treason’s creative team includes director Hannah Chissick, choreographer Taylor Walker, musical supervisor Nick Pinchbeck, orchestrator Matthew Malone, designer Ruth Sutcliffe, lighting designer Simisola Majekodunmi, sound designer Tom Marshall, and video designer Gino Green.

Treason the Musical in Concert is part of three concerts presented in August at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. It follows concert stagings of Chess the Musical in Concert on 1 August, and Kinky Boots the Musical in Concert on 8 August.

For more information and to book for Treason, please click here.