'Mean Girls' to close in the West End this summer

Mean Girls follows the story of teenager Cady Heron, who is initiated into the world of high school cliques and toxic female friendships when she moves to the US from Africa.

Tina Fey's musical Mean Girls will finish its run at the Savoy Theatre in the West End on 8 June, ahead of a UK tour in 2026. The show opened at the venue in June 2024.

Seen by over 350,000 people in the West End, the musical follows the story of teenager Cady Heron, who is initiated into the world of high school cliques and toxic female friendships when she moves to Illinois in the US from Africa.

The cast includes Charlie Burn (Cady Heron), Georgina Castle (Regina George), Elèna Gyasi (Gretchen Wieners), Grace Mouat (Karen Smith), Daniel Bravo (Aaron Samuels), Elena Skye (Janis Sarkisian), and Tom Xander (Damian Hubbard), who has been Olivier-nominated for his role. Further principal cast includes Lucca Chadwick-Patel (Kevin Ganatra), Ako Mitchell (Mr Duvall), and Zoë Rainey (Ms Heron, Ms Norbury and Mrs George).

They are joined by Tia Antoine-Charles, Georgia Arron, Liam Buckland, Shonah Buwu, Baylie Carson, Freddie Clements, Siobhan Diffin, Clíona Flynn, Fergie Fraser, Angus Good, Jenny Huxley-Golden, Holly Liburd, Corey Mitchell, Mervin Noronha, Aharon Rayner, Trézel Sergeant, Josh Singleton, Annie Southall, Lillia Squires, Tommy Wade-Smith and Holly Willock.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said: "A terrific UK cast put their stamp on these familiar characters. Charlie Burn is adorable during Cady’s hapless flirting, but hints at her upcoming transition to the dark side with her open admiration of Regina’s sheer power. Elena Skye is explosive in Janis’s big numbers, and Tom Xander is a constant comic scene-stealer. The magnificent Georgina Castle makes Regina a loftily removed ice queen who occasionally meddles with mere mortals’ lives out of boredom more than malevolence."

The creative team includes book writer Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, set designer Scott Pask, costume designer Katrina Lindsay, lighting designer Kenneth Posner, sound designer Brian Ronan, video designers Finn Ross and Adam Young, and musical supervisor Mary-Mitchell Campbell.

Mean Girls will continue its run until 8 June.

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Photo credit: Mean Girls in the West End. (Photo courtesy of production)