Following a major revival at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre, cult musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors will transfer to the Liverpool Playhouse for a special Christmas season.
The production will run from 3 December 2026 to 9 January 2027, with a Press Night on Friday 4 December 2026.
This new staging, directed and choreographed by Tony and Olivier Award-nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, promises to bring Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s beloved musical to life with killer tunes, outrageous comedy, and one very hungry plant.
The Manchester run at Hope Mill Theatre, from 25 September to 29 November 2026, and the Liverpool transfer together mark the longest sit-down UK production of Little Shop of Horrors since its 2007 West End run.
Joining Ingrouille on the creative team are award-winning set and costume designer Morgan Large (Sister Act, This Bitter Earth, Newsies), musical supervisor and arranger Paul Schofield (Hair, BatBoy), lighting designer Rory Beaton (Burlesque The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, For Black Boys…), sound designer Kelsh Buckman-Drage (associate on Evita, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!), and casting director Rob Kelly (Hadestown, This Bitter Earth, Geek Girl).
Further creative team and casting will be announced in 2026.
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.”
Little Shop of Horrors features music by Alan Menken, with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman. It is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
