The smash-hit revival, which fully immerses audiences of all ages inside a world of speed, song and storytelling, has been playing at the purpose-built auditorium at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre since June 2024.
Jeevan Braich (Rusty) in Starlight Express. Photo by Pamela Raith
The production is now extending for the sixth time, with performances running through to April 2026.
Starlight Express features a cast of 40 who whizz around and above, performing some of musical theatre’s most beloved songs, including "AC/DC", "Make Up My Heart", "Light at the End of the Tunnel" and the iconic "Starlight Express".
The company includes WhatsOnStage Award and The Stage Debut Award-winner Jeevan Braich and Gavin Adams as Rusty, Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy, Olivia Ringrose as Greaseball, Asher Forth as Electra, Sophie Naglik as Pearl, Georgia Pemberton as Dinah, Jaydon Vijn as Hydra and Jamie Addison, Jessie Angell, Ollie Augustin, Evan Taylor Benyacar, Charles Butcher, Cletus Chan, Tamara Verhoven Clyde, Jamie Cruttenden, Kelly Downing, Isaac Edwards, Maddy Erzan-Essien, Sam Gallacher, Lucy Glover, Amiyah Goodall, Scott Hayward, Dante Hutchinson, Iwan James, Lewis Kidd, Hannah Kiss, Nicole Louise-Lewis, Bethany Rose Lythgoe, Temi Olawole, Harrison Peterkin, RED, Ashley Rowe, Sheridan, Dieuwke Tonissen, Nicky Wong Rush, Charlie Russell, Lara Vina Uzcatia and Amber Weston.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express is directed by Luke Sheppard with new choreography by Ashley Nottingham and Arlene Phillips as creative dramaturg.
The musical brings a child’s toy train set to life, transforming it into a dazzling race where steam, diesel, and electric engines battle to prove who is the fastest in the world. At its heart is Rusty, a humble steam train determined to prove his worth against sleek, modern rivals—fueled by hope, heart, and the legendary power of the Starlight Express.
