Edward Wu, Baylie Carson and Grace Galloway will head the cast of Ride The Cyclone The Musical, which will have its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant this November.
Kim’s Convenience actor Wu plays The Amazing Karnak, with Carson as Ocean, Galloway as Jane Doe, Robyn Gilbertson as Constance, Damon Gould as Noel, Bartek Kraszewski as Mischa and Jack Maverick as Ricky.
Nathaniel Purnell and Rebecca D’Lacey complete the cast.
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, Ride The Cyclone The Musical will be directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee with musical direction by Ben McQuigg, set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting design by Tim Deiling, video design by Nina Dunn for PixelLux, sound design by Tom Marshall and casting by Harry Blumenau. Production management is by Toby P Darvill for Production Solutions Group, with general management by Jack Maple Productions.
It is produced by Kevin McCollum, Morris Berchard and Jack Maple. The show is licensed by Broadway Licensing.
Ride The Cyclone The Musical had its world premiere at the Atomic Vaudeville in British Columbia, Canada in 2008. The American premiere took place at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in September 2015 and went on to open Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in November 2016. Since then it has had runs in Seattle, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Sydney and Buenos Aires.
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. The show broke Southwark Playhouse records for most tickets sold within 24 hours of going on sale, leading to the addition of five extra performances.
Tickets here.
Top image: Ride the Cyclone full cast (image supplied)