Southwark Playhouse Elephant will host the UK premiere of Ride The Cyclone The Musical, which will open in November this year.
The production will be directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee, with further casting to be announced.
Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime.
Darkly funny, wildly imaginative, and surprisingly heartfelt – Ride the Cyclone is the international musical phenomenon crashing into London. When a freak rollercoaster accident claims the lives of six teens, they find themselves trapped in limbo – and offered one last shot at life. One by one, they step into the spotlight to prove why they deserve a second chance at life.
Ride the Cyclone is a genre-defying journey through big dreams, dark secrets, and the search for what makes a life well-lived.
It’s not a game. It’s just a ride.
Written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, the musical had its world premiere at the Atomic Vaudeville in British Columbia, Canada, in 2008. The US premiere took place at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in September 2015, before it moved Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in November 2016. It has since been performed in Seattle, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Sydney and Buenos Aires.
Ride The Cyclone The Musical is produced by Kevin McCollum, Morris Berchard and Jack Maple. The show is licensed by Broadway Licensing.
The musical will preview at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from Friday, November 14, 2025, running for a limited engagement until Saturday, January 10, 2026, with an official opening night on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Tickets: Ride The Cyclone The Musical