"Death Note will be a new musical adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's hugely successful '00s manga series about a gifted student named Light Yagami who - for Reasons - is given an enchanted notebook that will kill anyone whose name is written in it within 40 seconds. Now convinced he is basically a god, Yagami reshapes the world as he sets about eliminating its criminals."
"This adaptation by Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy and Ivan Menchell has in fact been kicking around in various Asian productions for the last 10 years, with a concert version of it staged over here a few years back. Now, though, it gets by far its biggest Western production to date as it moves into the Barbican for six weeks in a new version directed by Stephen Whitson."
The Barbican Centre is staging two major musicals in summer 2026, continuing its post-pandemic tradition. The first production is Cole Porter's High Society, following the success of Anything Goes. The second is Death Note, a new musical adaptation of the acclaimed manga series about a student who gains a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it. The protagonist, Light Yagami, uses this power to eliminate criminals while authorities enlist master detective L to investigate. This adaptation, created by Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Ivan Menchell, has circulated through Asian productions for a decade. Directed by Stephen Whitson with design by Jon Bausor, this represents the adaptation's most significant Western staging. Tickets become available March 4.
Read at Time Out London
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]