Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth in October 2027

9th November 2026

Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals is delighted to confirm that the critically acclaimed new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS will arrive at Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) in 2027 with performances from 27 October – 06 November, as part of its highly anticipated world tour.

The beloved musical made a triumphant return to London when the new production opened to widespread critical acclaim at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in June 2024. It went on to win multiple awards, including an Olivier Award and a record-breaking seven WhatsOnStage Awards, and became London’s longest running revival of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in 20 years.

This thrilling new production has been redesigned for theatres across the UK and beyond, bringing all the spectacle and high-speed energy of the London production to your doorstep.

Seen by over 30 million people across the world, STARLIGHT EXPRESS is an electrifying experience for all ages. Feel the rush as an incredible cast whizzes by 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.

As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.

Casting is still to be announced for the world tour of STARLIGHT EXPRESS, which has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. This new production is directed by Luke Sheppard, with set designs by Tim Hatley, costume designs by Gabriella Slade, lighting designs by Howard Hudson, sound designs by Gareth Owen, video designs by Andrzej Goulding, wig designs by Campbell Young, and make-up designs by Jackie Saundercock. New orchestrations by Matthew Brind with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and music supervision by Matthew Brind and David Andrew Wilson. Choreography is by Ashley Nottingham and Arlene Phillips is creative dramaturg for the production.

STARLIGHT EXPRESS will play at TRP 27 October – 06 November 2027. Tickets go on sale soon at https://theatreroyal.com/whats-on/