'Fiddler on the Roof' to transfer to the Barbican this summer

The creative team includes director Jordan Fein (Oklahoma), choreographer Julia Cheng (Cabaret), and Tony Award-winning designer Tom Scutt (Cabaret).

The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof will transfer to the Barbican Centre this summer, ahead of a UK and Ireland tour. Performances will begin on 24 May, running until 19 July.

The musical is set in 1905, in the tiny village of Anatevka where Jewish milkman Tevye leads a traditional life with his five daughters. Against the backdrop of a changing world, Tevye tries to find them husbands and hold on to his roots, but will he be able to protect them from outside influences?

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our reviewer said of the Regent's Park production: "Director Jordan Fein raised more than a few eyebrows with his recent, radical interpretation of Oklahoma!, but here stays fairly faithful to the original production. He manages to bolster all the joy, humour and sense of community, then brings us back down to earth as the insidious creep of antisemitism destroys the integral fabric of this society. The contrast is stark and very affecting."

The creative team includes director Jordan Fein (Oklahoma), choreographer Julia Cheng (Cabaret), and Tony Award-winning designer Tom Scutt (Cabaret).

Producer Howard Panter said: “I saw this incredible production last summer and was immediately blown away. I'm delighted – with our partners – to bring this masterpiece to the Barbican and on tour for what will be one of the major cultural highlights of the year. It was completely sold out during its Regent’s Park run, so this new production will give many more people the chance to see musical theatre at its very best.”

Casting is yet to be announced.

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Photo credit: Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. (Photo by Marc Brenner)