BAT OUT OF HELL returns to West End

JIM STEINMAN’S

BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL

TO RETURN TO LONDON’S WEST END

FOR A LIMITED SEASON AT THE PEACOCK THEATRE

PERFORMANCES FROM 17 FEBRUARY 2023

LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY ANNOUNCED

The producers of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, are delighted to announce the musical’s return to London in 2023. The show, which is currently touring the UK and Ireland, will play a limited season at the Peacock Theatre with performances from 17 February, ending on 1 April 2023.

Bat Out of Hell – The Musical will also have a residency at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino from 27 September 2022.

Casting for both productions to be announced.

Bat Out of Hell – The Musical wowed critics and public alike when it played limited seasons at Manchester Opera House, London Coliseum and London’s Dominion Theatre from 2017 to 2019. The musical also ran successfully in Canada, Germany and at New York’s City Centre in 2019. The current UK and Ireland tour began performances at Manchester Opera House on 11 September 2021 and has been playing to sold out houses and great critical acclaim.

Bat Out of Hell – The Musical won the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards and was nominated for 8 WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical.

Bat Out of Hell became one of the best-selling albums in history, selling over 60 million copies worldwide.  16 years later, Steinman scored again with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, which contained the massive hit I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).

For the stage musical, the legendary and award-winning Jim Steinman incorporated iconic songs from the Bat Out of Hell albums, including You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), Bat Out of Hell, I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) and Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, as well as two previously unreleased songs, What Part of My Body Hurts the Most and Not Allowed to Love.

The electrifying rock songs of Mr Steinman propel an epic story of rebellious youth and passion as Strat, the immortal leader of The Lost, has fallen in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler Falco.

The UK & Ireland Tour of Bat Out of Hell – The Musical has book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib, choreography adapted by Xena Gusthart, with musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, set and costume design by Jon Bausor, original costume designs by Meentje Nielsen, original wig designs by Linda McKnight, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestration by Steve Sidwell, original casting by David Grindrod CDG and UK Tour casting by Anne Vosser.

Bat Out of Hell – The Musical is produced by David SonenbergMichael Cohl & Tony Smith, with executive producer Julian Stoneman.

This tour is dedicated to the memory of Jim Steinman, who sadly passed away on 19 April 2021, and Meat Loaf, who passed away on 20 January 2022.

Website:  www.BatOutOfHellMusical.com

Twitter, Facebook & Instagram:  @BatTheMusical

2022 TOUR LISTINGS INFORMATION

3 – 7 May                                              Sheffield Lyceum Theatre                                                0114 249 6000

                                                              www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk                                           

24 – 28 May                                          Eastbourne Congress Theatre                                        01323 412 000

                                                              www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk                                      

7 – 11 June                                           The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford                                     01274 432000

                                                              www.bradford-theatres.co.uk                                          

14 – 25 June                                         Milton Keynes Theatre                                                      0844 871 7615*

                                                              www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre    

28 June – 2 July                                    Mayflower Theatre Southampton                                     02380 711811

                                                              www.mayflower.org.uk                                                     

5 – 9 July                                               Blackpool Opera House                                                   

                                                              www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk                              

12 – 23 July                                          Theatre Royal Plymouth                                                   01752 267222

                                                              www.theatreroyal.com                                                      

26 July – 6 August                                Newcastle Theatre Royal                                                  0844 811 2121

                                                             www.theatreroyal.co.uk

9 – 20 August                                       Bristol Hippodrome                                                          08448717615*                                                                             

                                                                 www.atgtickets.com/bristol                                               

23 – 27 August                                     Belfast Grand Opera House                                             028 9024 1919                                                                                                                                       

                                                                 www.goh.co.uk

30 August – 10 September                   Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin                                  0818 719 377 (ROI)

                                                             bordgaisenergytheatre.ie                                                 0844 248 5101 (UK NI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

13 – 24 September                                Hull New Theatre                                                           01482300306                                                                             

                                                                  www.hulltheatres.co.uk

27 September – 1 October                    New Theatre, Cardiff                                                      07925 659065

                                                              www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk                                         

4 – 15 October                                      Liverpool Empire                                                            08448717615*                                                                   

                                                              www.atgtickets.com/liverpool                                          

25 October – 5 November                     New Victoria Theatre, Woking                                          08448717615*

                                                               www.atgtickets.com/woking                                            

17 February – 1 April 2023                   Peacock Theatre, London                                                020 7863 8000

                                                              www.sadlerswells.com/your-visit/peacock-theatre

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