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Starlight Express.
STARLIGHT EXPRESS EXTENDS
AT TROUBADOUR WEMBLEY PARK
THEATRE
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight
Express has extended at Troubadour
Wembley Park Theatre for the sixth time,
with performances now booking until
April 2026.
Seen by over 30 million people
across the world, Starlight Express is a
true theatrical event, fully immersing
audiences of all ages inside a world of
speed, song and storytelling, as the
incredible cast of 40 whizz around and
above, performing some of musical
theatre’s most beloved songs, including
AC/DC, Make Up My Heart, Light at the
End of the Tunnel and the iconic
Starlight Express.
An official piano/vocal book featuring
17 songs from the spectacular new
London production of Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s Starlight Express has now
been exclusively published by Hal
Leonard. Arranged in piano/vocal format
with melody in the piano part, it includes
new, never before published, songs
I Do and I Am Me as well as fan
favourites like Crazy, Pumping Iron,
and Make Up My Heart.
As a child’s train set magically comes
to life and the engines race to become
the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam
Photos: Pamela Raith
train has little hope of winning until he
is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight
Express’.
The Starlight Auditorium at
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is a
state-of-the-art cultural destination in
Wembley Park, London’s most exciting
new neighbourhood, only 12 minutes
from central London. The venue is a
short 5-minute walk from the tube,
moments away from the iconic Olympic
Way. There are great parking options on
site and the theatre is easily accessible
via the M25 and M1.
www.starlightexpresslondon.com
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED
CHILD
The original two-part, multi-awardwinning London production of Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child is enjoying
a new cast this month. It’s the first Harry
Potter story to be presented on stage
and the eighth story in the Harry Potter
series. Now in its ninth year at the
Palace Theatre, the production has been
seen by over 1.7 million people in the
West End and over 11 million
worldwide. The show also holds a
record 60 major honors, with nine
Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best
New Play and six Tony Awards,
including Best New Play.
19 years after Harry, Ron, and
Hermione saved the wizarding world,
they’re back on a most extraordinary new
adventure – this time, joined by a brave
new generation that has only just arrived
at the legendary Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. Prepare for
spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race
through time, and an epic battle to stop
mysterious forces, all while the future
hangs in the balance.
The new cast comprises Claire Lams
who plays Ginny Potter, alongside David
Ricardo-Pearce as Harry Potter and Ellis
Rae as their son Albus Potter, who both
continue in their roles. Eve de Leon
Allen has their first performance in the
role of Rose Granger-Weasley, daughter
of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger,
played by continuing cast members
Thomas Aldridge and Jade Ogugua
respectively. Steve John Shepherd
remains as Draco Malfoy, alongside
Harry Acklowe as his son Scorpius
Malfoy.
Currently booking to 29 June 2026,
tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed
Child remain priced from £15 per part.
The regular performance schedule is
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday – no
performance; Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday 14.00 Part One & 19.00 Part
Two; Sunday – 13.00 Part One & 18.00
Part Two.
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