British Musical CABLE STREET plans London return

Emmie Newitt 9 April, 2024, 11:05

The show heads back to the stage following a sell-out run over February/March 2024 - before it even opened!

cable street southwark Cable Street Musical artwork.

CABLE STREET is the new British musical with an urgent story for today's audiences and it's heading to the Southwark Playhouse Elephant for a thrilling 42 performances from 6 September.

The cast will be announced in due course.

What is CABLE STREET about?

Taking place in the heart of London's East End back in 1936, racial tensions were running high in the area. Sammy, Mairead and Ron passionately live their lives in the multi-cultural melting pot that is Cable Street. Desperate to carve out their own futures when Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists (or Blackshirts) begin to march on the East End.

The musical presents an electrifying reimagining of one of London's most momentous days, The Battle of Cable Street. CABLE STREET celebrates a community that came together with a call for action.

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Hailed by critics as "An absolute belter of a show!" (WhatsOnStage) and a "Dazzling musical portrait of a community against Fascism" (The Guardian) - you want to miss the show this time around!

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