Douglas Adams' mind-blowingly imaginative comedy (misadventure) heads to London in a brand-new live version that opens in London next month.
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tamsin Greig and Samira Ahmed. Headshots provided by production
Co-Created by Arvind Ethan David, protégé of Douglas Adams, this new immersive experience invites audiences into a brilliantly imaginative universe unfolding across a series of interconnected spaces at the Riverside Studios.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will feature a selection of pre-recorded celebrity voices and live performers for the experience including actor and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar as the voice of Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, the infamous alien bureaucrat with a mission to destroy the Earth. Lenora Crichlow will voice Tricia McMillian, also known as Trillian, while journalist Samira Ahmed will appear as a newsreader reporting on the planet’s impending doom. BAFTA nominee Tamsin Greig will be the voice of The Guide, the ever-present source of wisdom and guidance throughout the story.
They will be joined by a stellar cast of live actors including Benjamin Durham (101 Dalmatians, UK Tour) and Robert Thompson (Unforgivable, ITV) as Arthur Dent, Oliver Britten (Down Cemetery Road, Apple TV+) and Matt Colyer (Phantom Peak) as Ford Prefect, Kat Johns-Burke (Peaky Blinders: The Rise) as Fenchurch, Andrew Evans (The Polar Express) as Marvin the Paranoid Android, Lee VG (Only Fools and Horses: The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket) as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Richard Costello (Death of England, National Theatre) as Slartibartfast, Angelis Hunt (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych) and Aya Elmansouri (Cinderella, Gatehouse) as Humma Kavula, Briony Scarlett as Eccentrica Gallumbits and Tom Bowen as Wowbagger, with Alex Anthony Fevrier(Jesus Christ Superstar, Watermill) and Tamara Saffir (Grease, Secret Cinema).
Performances at the Riverside Studios will begin from 15 November and run through to 15 February 2026.
