Step inside the tent this Christmas… 🎪
A dazzling troupe of travelling performers invite you to witness the story of Pippin: a young prince lured by the glitz and glamour of war, love, and power, only to learn that behind every spectacle lies a sharper edge.
From Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell), this Tony Award-winning cult classic returns in a spellbinding new Gatehouse production: part fairy tale, part fever dream, and steeped in carnival magic.
🎟 Booking now open upstairsatthegatehouse.com/pippin
“Not to grab the chance, wouldn’t that be dumb? Papa said to grab and the world’s your plum!”
The end of the Road (Show) is nigh! 🦩 You’ve got just ONE MORE WEEK to see our “beautifully executed production” of Sondheim’s Road Show.
Several shows are already sold-out, so BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment! You’re just a few clicks away!
#musicaltheatre #londontheatre #upstairsatthegatehouse #offwestend #sondheim #highgate #highgatevillage #musicals
What does one week in the auditorium at Upstairs at the Gatehouse look like? 🎨 🎭️
From get-in to opening night of WHILE THEY WERE WAITING.
#offwestend #backstage #theatre
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Electric!”
Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst star in WHILE THEY WERE WAITING
⏰ Strictly limited run must end 22 March.
🎟️ Book now: nowshow.ing/waiting
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse
🎭️ Directed by Sydney Stevenson | Produced by Chromolume in association with Nikki Newman Productions
#LondonTheatre #OffWestEnd
Trailer by @woodforge_studios
🎪 PIPPIN CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎪
We are delighted to announce the full cast for PIPPIN, Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s Tony Award-winning musical, coming to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this Christmas in a dazzling new production.
Lewis Edgar (He/Him) as Pippin (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Oliver! and Les Misérables, all West End).
Emily Friberg (She/Her) as Leading Player, returning to the Gatehouse following her standout performance in Road Show.
Clare Brice (She/Her) as Berthe (Wicked: For Good) and White Rabbit in Alice In Wonderland (The Marylebone Theatre).
Helena Caldas (She/Her) as Fastrada (The Phantom of the Opera – In Concert, Campo Pequeno).
Oliver Wood (He/Him) as King Charlemagne (Something Rotten!, Theatre Royal Drury Lane).
Mia Quimpo (She/Her) as Catherine, making her professional debut.
The ensemble includes George Kipa (He/Him) (Aladdin and the Legion of Genies, Millfield Theatre), Imogen Amos (She/Her) (Little Dancer, Theatre Royal Drury Lane), and Daniel North (He/Him), making his professional debut.
🗓️ 11th December 2025 – 11th January 2026
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse
🎟️ upstairsatthegatehouse.com/pippin
The journey begins. Day one of rehearsals for Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler — history, psychology, and Freud’s couch await…
🎟️ bit.ly/freud-play
Video by @woodforge_studios
🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭
We’re thrilled to reveal the phenomenal cast of Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler – a darkly comic new play from BAFTA-winning legends Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran (Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds of a Feather, The New Statesman).
Jonathan Tafler (The Merchant of Venice, The Almeida / RSC; The Crucible, UK Tour; The Mousetrap, St Martins Theatre) as Sigmund Freud
Sam Mac (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Balladeer Stageworks; Tom Brown’s School Days, The Union; Death On The Nile, Fox UK) as Adolf Hitler
Nesba Crenshaw (The Years, The Almeida; Lyonesse, Harold Pinter; 4000 Miles, The Old Vic) as Martha Freud
Ruby Ablett (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Birmingham Rep; Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre / West End; Aladdin, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds) as Anna Freud
Brendan Lyle (Exit Pursued by a Bear, The Globe; A Christmas Carol, Chichester Festival Theatre; Birthcloud, Monaco Film Festival) as Otto Rank
Neil Chinneck (I Was Honey Boo Boo, Lifetime; Call The Midwife, BBC; King Baby, Kit Redstone & Arran Shearing) as Carl Jung
Directed by Isaac Bernier Doyle
Set and Costume Design by Hannah Danson
Lighting Design by Simon Jackson
Stage Mangement - Jack Evans and Mel Fritz-Liu
🗓️ 4–28 September 2025
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate
🎫 upstairsatthegatehouse.com/freudplay
Our latest interview is with the brilliant @isaacbd , Artistic Director at @upstairsatthegatehouse ! Isaac is a font of Sondheim knowledge & wisdom — it was such a treat to talk about the Gatehouse’s upcoming productions of ROAD SHOW and SELDOM SUNG SONDHEIM. 🌴🏖️🚘
Isaac has also created a Sondheim puzzle exclusively for Sondheim Hub readers. 2 free Road Show tickets for whoever successfully completes it first!
Read in full at the link in our bio! Subscribe at that same link for a new Sondheim-related interview & essay every week. 📝
Introducing the cast for Sondheim and Weidman’s Road Show at Upstairs at the Gatehouse this winter!
WILSON MIZNER Reece Richardson (he/him)
Selected credits include: Nick in French Toast (Riverside Studios); Billy in Once (International Tour); Pierrot in Oh! What a Lovely War (Oldham Coliseum); and A Little Night Music (Pitlochry Festival Theatre).
@reece_richardson
ADDISON MIZNER Oliver Sidney (he/him)
Selected credits include: Snoopy in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Upstairs at the Gatehouse and Shanghai Transfer); Understudy Oliver in Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); and Oliver in Oliver! (UK Tour).
PAPA Robert Finlayson (he/him)
Selected credits include: Opening Night (Gielgud Theatre); Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Greece and Korea); Cover Chris in Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's Theatre).
@robert.finlayson.96
MAMA Katherine Strohmaier (she/her)
Selected credits include: Cathy in The Last 5 Years (The State Theater, Olympia); Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (5th Avenue Theater, Seattle); and The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (Mount Baker Theater, Bellingham).
@katie_strohmaier
HOLLIS BESSEMER Rhys Lambert (he/they)
Selected credits include: Dorian in Dorian: The Musical (Southwark Playhouse); and Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).
@rhyslambert_
ENSEMBLE Folarin Akinmade (he/him)
Selected credits include: Gimli in The Lord of The Rings: A Musical Tale (The Watermill Theatre); and Perfect Show For Rachel (Barbican Centre).
A_King_Made
ENSEMBLE Madeleine Morgan (she/her)
Madeleine Morgan has recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and was the 2024 winner of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition.
@madeleinegmorgan
ENSEMBLE Emily Friberg (she/her)
Road Show marks Emily’s musical theatre debut.
🦩 Book now!
🎟️ bit.ly/seeroadshow
📆 12 December - 12 January
tickets on sale now for a CHEAPER, marginally SHORTER, and more CENTRALLY-LOCATED incarnation of this play showing next week!
deconstructing the imperialist legacy of Lawrence of Arabia! set in a museum! written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq!
🎟️ ticket link in bio 🎟️
