The smash-hit Broadway and West End musical Hadestown, weaving the mythic love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, on its UK and Ireland tour.
Hadestown comes to Norwich Theatre Royal from Tuesday 11 May to Saturday 15 May 2027, as part of its first-ever UK and Ireland tour, which got underway back in February. It's a Broadway and West End musical by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, who started it as an indie theatre project and an album before bringing it to the stage with director Rachel Chavkin. The show picked up eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album; the original cast recording has been streamed nearly a billion times and is certified Gold by the RIAA.
On stage, it weaves together two mythic love stories: Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone. The Guardian described it as 'big, beautiful and emotionally blasting'. It's been seen by over six million people, and while this tour is its first run around the UK and Ireland, the West End production is still going at the Lyric Theatre, more than eight years after its sold-out National Theatre engagement in 2018.
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There are seven performances over the five days, so you've got a fair few options to choose from. The run opens on Tuesday 11 May at 7:30pm, followed by a double on Wednesday 12 May with a 2:30pm matinee and a 7:30pm evening show. Thursday 13 May is 7:30pm, and that's the audio-described performance. Friday 14 May also has two, 2:30pm and 7:30pm, and Saturday 15 May finishes with a 2:30pm matinee and a 7:30pm evening show, the latter being captioned. Tickets start from £26.50, and the show runs around two and a half hours including the interval. It's recommended for ages eight and over.
