⭐ THE PIANIST – A NEW MUSICAL – LONDON PREMIERE ANNOUNCED ⭐
The London premiere of the new musical adaptation THE PIANIST has been announced.
Based on Wladyslaw Szpilman’s internationally acclaimed memoir, the inspiration behind Roman Polanski’s Academy Award-winning film, THE PIANIST will have its London premiere at the Park Theatre this October.
Written and directed by Thom Southerland, this landmark new production brings one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable true stories to the stage, featuring Szpilman’s own music with new lyrics and freshly orchestrated by Simon Lee, Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s long time musical director – to the stage for the very first time.
A cast of virtuoso actor-musicians conjures the golden age of Jewish Warsaw in all its warmth and wit: the packed concert halls, the candlelit cafés, the irrepressible spirit of a city that loved music above all else.
Original compositions from the so-called “Polish Gershwin” score his story: popular songs that had Warsaw humming, compositions that made him a star.
At its heart, this is a love letter to culture, to the artists and dreamers who carried it, and to the extraordinary power of creativity to outlast even the most turbulent chapters of history. Szpilman’s music doesn’t merely accompany this story; it breathes life into it, binding past to present and reminding us that some things, once made, can never truly be silenced.
Before its London premiere, the production will play a limited run at Mayflower Studios, Southampton, from 8th – 12th September 2026.
THE PIANIST will play the Park Theatre, London, from 15th October – 28th November 2026, with tickets on sale now.
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THE PIANIST will play Mayflower Studios, Southampton, running from 8th – 12th September 2026.
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