Producers have announced the cast for the brand new production of Little Shop of Horrors, which will open at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre from 25 September to 29 November 2026 before transferring to the Liverpool Playhouse for an extended Christmas season from 3 December 2026 to 9 January 2027.
The musical comedy will be directed and choreographed by Tony and Olivier Award nominated Carrie‑Anne Ingrouille, who leads a major new staging of the beloved Alan Menken and Howard Ashman classic.
The creative team includes award winning set and costume designer Morgan Large, musical supervisor and arranger Paul Schofield, lighting designer Rory Beaton, sound designer Kelsh Buckman‑Drage and casting director Rob Kelly. Full casting will be announced in 2025.
Nathan Powell, Creative Director of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, ‘We’re really looking forward to welcoming this cult classic musical to the Playhouse next Christmas. Little Shop of Horrors is wonderfully odd, full of cracking tunes, and offers a brilliantly different take on festive entertainment. After bringing The Rocky Horror Show to the Playhouse in 2024 and preparing to present Young Frankenstein this Christmas, Little Shop of Horrors will be another chance to enjoy a gloriously offbeat holiday season with plenty of laughs and, yes, a rather hungry plant.’
Producer Thomas Hopkins added, ‘I am truly honored to be entrusted with the opportunity to produce the first major sit down production, not in one city but two, of Little Shop of Horrors since its celebrated West End run in 2007. With Carrie‑Anne and such an exceptional creative team, it’s a dream collaboration. When the team at the Liverpool Playhouse invited us to follow our already announced ten week run at Hope Mill, we couldn’t be more grateful. This production promises to be one of the most exciting and faithful interpretations of Little Shop of Horrors the UK has seen in many, many years.’
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