Are you ready for 1.21 gigawatts of pure adrenalin? It's time to hop back into our time machines and make our way to the Adelphi Theatre as Back to the Future: The Musical has extended its booking period in the West End to February 2024.
The Olivier Award-winning musical, based on the classic 1980s Hollywood movie of the same name, follows the fortunes of teenager Marty McFly as he accidentally travels back in time to 1955 in a DeLorean time machine. To be able to return to his own time in 1985, Marty must ensure his high school-aged parents fall in love so that he and his siblings can exist.
John Rando directs the musical, which was co-created by the screenwriters of the movie, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale.
Cory English will continue playing the role of madcap inventor, Doctor Emmett Brown, and Ben Joyce will stay on as Marty McFly.
The current cast includes Amber Davies as Lorraine Baines, Harry Jobson as Biff Tannen, Oliver Nicholas as George McFly, Emma Lloyd as Linda McFly, Jordan Benjamin as Goldie Wilson, Sophie Naglik as Jennifer Parker, Gary Trainor as Strickland, and Will Haswell as the alternate Marty McFly and Dave McFly.
Booking & Theatre Info For Back To The Future: The Musical
The Adelphi Theatre is a large West End venue that has a capacity of 1497 seats and three levels of seating. Ticket prices fluctuate throughout all three levels due to various overhangs and obstructions so studying the seating plan in detail before purchase is highly recommended to assist both for budget and customer experience, and value can sometimes be found by exploiting price band cut-off points within the venue. The best seats in the theatre are located towards the centre of the rows within each section.
For the best experience, the centre of the Dress Circle in the first few rows offers some spectacular and panoramic views of the stage, or for a more intimate and close-up experience and to catch detail in the actors' expressions it is beneficial to sit in the centre section of the Stalls.
For those on a budget or just looking for cheap Back To The Future tickets, the front row of the Upper Circle often offers very good value and is regularly discounted however these seats do come with limited legroom but are well worth a look.