"The first time around, Andrew Lloyd Webber's train-tastic musical opus Starlight Express ran for a walloping 18 years, one of the most successful theatre productions in West End history. The second time around, its first major revival has lasted under two years: it's just been announced that Luke Sheppard's 2024 production will be heading to the great train shed in the sky (it's actually going on tour) in early May."
"That's not bad, though: two years is still bloody good, especially considering it was staged miles away from the West End at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Starlight Express got largely great reviews, and just because a show has done one 18-year-run it doesn't follow that it'll have a second - a lot has changed since Webber's zeitgeist-chomping '80s heyday."
Luke Sheppard's 2024 revival of Starlight Express will end its Troubadour Wembley Park run and begin a tour, with the final local performance on Sunday May 3. The original Starlight Express previously ran for 18 years in the West End. This revival lasted under two years but received largely positive reviews despite being staged outside the West End. The family-friendly musical about a group of racing trains will play through the upcoming half-term and Easter holidays before closing. The Troubadour venues have hosted varied programming, and recent long runs suggest a shift toward West End–style extended engagements.
Read at Time Out London
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