On your marks, get set, bake. Preheat the ovens for the hottest new British musical in town.
If you’re a fan of the reality television series, then you’ll already be familiar with the musical's storyline. Follow eight bakers from all walks of life — carers, sixth form students, dinner ladies, policemen, and vegans — as they compete for the ultimate title of Star Baker. Expect soggy bottoms, strudel slapping, and sabotage in this quintessentially British treat.
Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary adapt the Bake Off television show into The Great British Bake Off Musical in London. They've previously restyled British literary characters for the stage, notably The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾. Now, they've transformed a popular British institution into the sweetest show in town.
Although all the characters are fictional, they’re inspired by famous faces from the Bake Off show: judge Phil Holyhurst is influenced by Paul Hollywood, and Judge Pam Lee wears similar outlandish jewellery to Prue Leith.
Leith praised the musical during its Cheltenham premiere, saying: "It is an uplifting, funny, heartfelt story, which will have you singing and dancing out of the theatre with a huge smile. A theatrical sweet treat. Just what we need right now.”
The four-time Olivier Award-nominated actress Haydn Gwynne plays Pam. She’s no stranger to portraying famous people; notably Camilla, the queen consort, in The Windsors. John Owen Jones continues as Phil from the world premiere production in Cheltenham.
The Great British Bake Off television show sees members of the public compete to be crowned the UK’s best amateur baker. The television series began on the BBC in 2010, with judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. Bake Off winners include John Whaite, Nadiya Hussain, Candice Brown, and the 2021 winner Giuseppe Dell’Anno.
2 hours 25 minutes
25th February, 2023
13th May, 2023
All ages. Everyone, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.
By: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary
Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
Cast list: Haydn Gwynne, John Owen Jones, Aharon Rayner, Catriana Sandison, Charlotte Wakefield, Claire Moore, Damian Humbley, Georgie Westall, Grace Mouat, Jamil Abbasi, Jay Saighal, Michael Cahill, Scott Paige, Stuart Hickey, and Zoe Birkett, Aanya Shah, Amelie Rouse, Maisy Mein
Choreography: Georgina Lamb
Set: Alice Power
Costume: Alice Power
Lighting: Ben Cracknell
Sound: Ben Harrison
Cake design: Alice Power
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Car park: St Martin's Lane Hotel (1min)
Directions from tube: (2mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin’s Lane, where you head right until you reach the theatre.
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Access Performances
Audio Described: Thursday 16th March, 7:00pm
Captioned Performance: Wednesday 22nd March, 7:30pm
BSL Performance: Wednesday 29th March, 7:30pm
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