Get ready to rock as Heathers the Musical blasts into Oxford as part of its electrifying 2024 UK tour!
Winner of the WhatsOnStage award for Best New Musical, this smash hit adaptation of the 1988 film has enjoyed West End seasons and record-breaking runs at London’s The Other Palace, takes to the Oxford Playhouse stage from Tuesday October 22nd until Saturday 26th October.
Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That is until JD, the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody.
The 2024 class of Westerberg includes Jenna Innes (Les Misérables), who returns to the cast in beautiful blue as Veronica Sawyer, having wowed audiences nationally last year. She will be joined by Keelan McAuley (Clueless; Grease) taking on the mysterious, Jason “J.D” Dean.
As the trio of ‘Heathers’, ITV’s I Have a Dream finalist Esme Bowdler joins the cast as the formidable Heather Chandler, Sedona Sky makes her professional debut as Heather Duke and Daisy Twells returns to the company as Heather McNamara.
The award-winning writing team, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy have uniquely realised a musical adaptation of one of the greatest cult teen films of all time that featured Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in starring roles. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the explosive world of Heathers, Oxford audiences will surely be thrilled as the cast takes the Main Stage with a bang!
Also joining the cast is Eliza Bowden as New Wave Party Girl. Bowden, who made her West End debut in the @sohoplace production earlier this year, was born and raised in Oxford, attending school in the county until Sixth Form.
The musical, produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills, is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound by Dan Samson.
Tickets for Heathers the Musical at Oxford Playhouse start from £14 and are available at the Box Office on 01865 305305 or to book online at www.oxfordplayhouse.com
The show is recommended for audiences age 14 and above, due to its mature themes including strong language and content related to murder, suicide, and mental health issues, among others.
Heathers the Musical 2024 UK Tour Dates
| City | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor | Theatre Royal | 24 – 27 July 2024 |
| Bath | Theatre Royal | 30 July – 3 August 2024 |
| Portsmouth | King’s Theatre | 6 – 10 August 2024 |
| Cardiff | Wales Millennium Centre | 13 – 17 August 2024 |
| Newcastle | Theatre Royal | 3 – 7 September 2024 |
| Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes Theatre | 10 – 14 September 2024 |
| Chester | Storyhouse | 17 – 21 September 2024 |
| Sheffield | Lyceum Theatre | 1 – 5 October 2024 |
| Stockton | Globe Theatre | 15 – 19 October 2024 |
| Oxford | Oxford Playhouse | 22 – 26 October 2024 |
| Blackpool | Grand Theatre | 29 October – 2 November 2024 |
| Torquay | Princess Theatre | 5 – 9 November 2024 |
| Cambridge | Arts Theatre | 19 – 23 November 2024 |
Principal Cast Members
- Jenna Innes as Veronica Sawyer
- Keelan McAuley as JD
- Esme Bowdler as Heather Chandler
- Sedona Sky as Heather Duke
- Daisy Twells as Heather McNamara
- Amy Miles as Martha Dunnstock
- Lucy Sinclair as Ms. Fleming/Veronica’s Mom
- Iván Fernández González as Kurt Kelly
- Jason Battersby as Ram Sweeney
- Alexander Service as Kurt’s Dad/Veronica’s Dad/Principal
- Conor McFarlane as Ram’s Dad/Big-Bud/Coach
- Ben Fenwick as Beleaguered Geek
- Madeleine Hargrave as Midwestern Surfer Punk
- Eliza Bowden as New Wave Party Girl
- May Tether as Drama Club Drama Queen
- Jasmine Cole as Young Republicanette
- Kelly Sweeney as Stoner Chick
- Lewis Asquith as Hipster Dork
- Bradly Doko as Preppy Stud
