Here’s the first look at Elf the Musical, with Joel Montague, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Aled Jones taking the stage at Aldwych Theatre.
Montague, Fletcher and Jones star as Buddy, Jovie and Walter Hobbs in this production based on the 2003 of the same name – the funny and charming tale of Buddy, who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag as a baby and was raised as an elf. Way too tall and not so great at his job, Buddy is the North Pole’s biggest misfit… and knows he’ll never belong.
When Santa tells him the truth, Buddy heads to New York City to find his birth father (who turns out to be quite high on the naughty list). After causing some merry mayhem in Manhattan, Buddy finally discovers the gift of family and falls in love. And when Santa’s sleigh crashes in Central Park, it’s Buddy who finds a way to save Christmas forever.
Joining them are Rosanna Hyland as Emily Hobbs, Martyn Ellis as Santa/Mr Greenway, Lucinda Lawrence as Deb and Dermot Canavan as Store Manager with Mollie Cleere, Farirayi Garaba, Sophie Pourret, Lucy Rice, Biancha Szynal, Kyle Cox, Zack Guest, Ryan Jupp, Dominic Lamb, Danny Nattrass.
The cast is completed by Olivia Bella as on stage Swing, Sophie Camble as Swing, Amy Punter as Swing, Samuel John Humphreys as Swing and Michael Tyler as Swing.
The role of Michael Hobbs is played by Ayrton English, Max Garlick, Harry Georgiou and Samuel Sturge.
Elf the Musical features a book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin and musical supervision/additional arrangements and orchestrations by Alan Williams. It is produced by Temple Live Entertainment.
Elf the Musical is running until January 3, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Joel Montague as Buddy,Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jovie (centre) with cast in Elf the Musical. Credit Matt Crockett (image supplied)