THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE to open in the West End with Samantha Womack as The White Witch

Photo credit: Seamus Ryan

The smash-hit production of C.S. Lewis’ classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will make its West End premiere this summer at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, starring Samantha Womack (Eastenders, The Girl on the Train) as the White Witch.

The show has been seen and enjoyed by a quarter of a million people on its nineteen-week tour which ended triumphantly this month in Bristol where it was described as ‘a must-see production - an exceptional re-imagining of a treasured story to bewitch and beguile the whole family.’

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will begin performances on 18 July and play a strictly limited season until 8 January 2023.

Full casting will be announced soon.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is directed by Michael Fentiman, based on the original production by Sally Cookson.

The production has set and costume design by Tom Paris, composition by Benji Bower and Barnaby Race, choreography by Shannelle ‘Tali’ Fergus, lighting by Jack Knowles, sound by Ian Dickinson and Gareth Tucker for Autograph, puppetry direction Toby Olié, puppetry design by Max Humphries, illusions by Chris Fisher, and musical direction by Toby Higgins.

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