Amadeus Tickets

Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells return to the West End as Salieri and Mozart in Peter Shaffer's scintillating, riveting retelling of this iconic musical rivalry, where established court composer Antonio Salieri finds himself driven wild with jealousy by the younger prodigy Mozart. A star-studded cast, an award-winning director, and a breath-taking soundtrack come together to bring to life a powerful and thrilling story.

Why you should see Amadeus

• It has a star-studded cast, with the great Michael Sheen playing Salieri opposite the equally talented Callum Scott Howells as Mozart, reuniting the two actors for the first time since BBC drama The Way.
• Lovers of classical music will delight in seeing icons like Mozart and Salieri come to life onstage, and hearing some of their most unforgettable compositions live again in the play's breath-taking soundtrack.
• Amadeus has a truly thrilling story, retelling one of the most notorious rivalries in musical history, painting a portrait of jealousy, ambition, and betrayal that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout.

What is Amadeus about?

Peter Shaffer's award-winning masterpiece recounts the rivalry between embittered court composer Antonio Salieri and musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Vienna, 1820, the wildly successful Salieri meets the prodigy Mozart: vulgar, childish, and brilliant, with a gift so extraordinary that it can only be divine. Faced with a genius he can't rival and driven wild with jealousy, Salieri begins a dangerous obsession that threatens to consume both men, launching a calculated campaign to destroy the rival he both worships and despises. Fuelled by some of the greatest music ever written, Amadeus is an electrifying story of ambition, faith, and the unbearable cost of greatness - where talent battles genius, devotion turns to betrayal, and man dares to challenge God.

Amadeus is directed by Jeremy Herrin, who recently directed Guess How Much I Love You and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. Salieri is played by multi-award winning actor and director Michael Sheen (The Passion, Nye, Our Town), who returns to the West End for the first time since 2006's Frost/Nixon, while BAFTA Cymru winner Callum Scott Howells (It's a Sin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club) plays Mozart. It marks the first time two Welsh actors have taken on the iconic roles in the same production. Scintillating, scandalous, and thrilling, Amadeus is an unflinching look at one of the biggest musical rivalries of all time, and a riveting exploration of jealousy and devotion to one's art.

Book now and witness two stunning stage and screen stars bring two of history's greatest composers to life in a thrilling, passionate production.