TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL FILM
OLLY DOBSON AND BEN JOYCE
TO MAKE A SPECIAL RETURN
AS ‘MARTY McFLY’
IN
ON WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2025
AT THE ADELPHI THEATRE
Lead producer Colin Ingram, together with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the creators of the Back To The Future film trilogy, are delighted to announce that BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical’s acclaimed alumni cast Olly Dobson and Ben Joyce will make a special return to the production as ‘Marty McFly’ to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UK film release at the Adelphi Theatre on Wednesday 3 December.
Both Olly Dobson and Ben Joyce will join the current Marty McFly, Caden Brauch, for this very special performance, where all three will play the role throughout the evening.
Olly Dobson said, “Originating the role of Marty is undeniably the highlight of my career. To be stepping back into his shoes for one night only is super exciting. Let’s celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film with this very special performance. Rock n roll slackers.”
Ben Joyce said, “It’s such a thrill to return to this production and I’m so excited to perform alongside both Olly and Caden – it’s not often you get three Marty’s on one stage! 40 years of Back to the Future – what a legacy it has been! I’m so pleased to have been a small part of that here at the Adelphi.”
Olly Dobson is best known for originating the role, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Ben Joyce received a What’s On Stage Award nomination for Best Takeover for his performance in the role.
Olly Dobson’s theatre credits include Mel Miller in A Face In The Crowd at the Young Vic, John in Just For One Day at the Old Vic, originating the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future The Musical both at the Manchester Opera House and the Adelphi Theatre, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award, Bat Out of Hell at the Manchester Opera House, London Coliseum and Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto, Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre and Carrie at the Southwark Playhouse.
Ben Joyce’s theatre credits include Beau in Shucked at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Marty McFly in Back to the Future The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre, for which he was nominated for a 2023 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Takeover, and Frankie Valli in Jersey Boysat Trafalgar Theatre for which he was nominated for a 2022 The Stage Debut Award for Best Performer in a Musical and Best West End Debut. He’s next due to appear as Phillip Carlyle in the world stage premiere of Disney’s The Greatest Showman at the Bristol Hippodrome.
The production currently stars Caden Brauch as Marty McFly, Cory English as Doctor Emmett Brown, Maddie Grace Jepson as Lorraine Baines, Orlando Gibbs as George McFly, C.J. Borger as Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry, Alex Runicles as Biff Tannen, Talia Palamathanan as Jennifer Parker, Lee Ormsby as Alternate Doctor Emmett Brown and Strickland, Gracie Caine as Linda McFly, Liam McHugh as Dave McFly and Ryan Appiah-Sarpong, Amy Barker, Jed Berry, Billie Bowman, Jabari Braham, Charlotte Coggin, Sia Dauda, Lauren Dawes, Alexander Day, Talia Duff, Helen Gulston, Oliver Halford, Thomas Inge, Stephen Lewis-Johnston, Adam Margilewski, Samuel Nicholas, Brian Ó’Muirí, Phoebe Roberts, Issie Wilman and Alexandra Wright.
At select performances Oliver Halford will play the role of Marty McFly. Oliver was discovered as part of the global casting call for the next Marty McFly. This production marks his West End debut.
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical. The musical has been seen by over 2 million people in the UK and has broken box office records at the Adelphi Theatre in London, where it has now entered its 5th year. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the original movie, which was released 3 July 1985 in the US.
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical has tickets available from £19.55, with the overall average ticket price at £56.78. The show is currently booking until Sunday 12 April 2026.
Other productions worldwide include The North American tour which opened in Cleveland, OH, in June 2024 and is currently running in cities across the US and Canada, as well as Japan, Australia, Royal Caribbean Cruises and soon to be Germany. Over 3.8 million people have seen the production worldwide so far. The show also recently announced it will be heading on a UK tour from October 2026.
The Original Cast Recording, released on Sony Music’s Masterworks Broadway label, is now available and has had over 20 million streams. It features the new music by multi-Grammy Award-winners Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard alongside classic songs from the movie including The Power of Love and Johnny B. Goode.
In celebration of 2023’s Back to the Future Day, Sony Masterworks Broadway released a Deluxe Edition of the Original Cast Recording both digitally and as a 2-CD set. Available everywhere now, the Deluxe Edition includes 13 never-before-heard demos, alternate and early versions of many of the show’s major numbers, most performed by Glen Ballard himself.
In July 2023, a brand new behind-the-scenes book documenting the of the show, Creating Back to the Future by Michael Klastorin, was released worldwide, published by abrams&chronicle books.
Based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film, BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical has a book by Bob Gale and new music and lyrics by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning Glen Ballard, with additional songs from the film including The Power of Love and Johnny B. Goode.
Marty McFly is a rock ‘n’ roll teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr Emmett Brown. But before he can return to 1985, Marty must make sure his high school-aged parents fall in love in order to save his own existence.
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical is directed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town), alongside the multi Tony and Olivier Award-winning design team of Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Tim Lutkin (lighting), Hugh Vanstone (lighting consultant), Gareth Owen (sound) and Finn Ross (video), with choreography by Chris Bailey, musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow and Illusions by Chris Fisher. Orchestrations are by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, with dance arrangements by David Chase. Casting is by David Grindrod CDG for Grindrod Burton Casting.
Back to the Future the movie was released in 1985, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Dr Emmett Brown. The film grossed $360.6 million (£279 million) at the box office worldwide and the total box office for all three films in the Back to the Future franchise was $936.6 million (over $1.8 billion in today’s money).
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical is produced by Colin Ingram, Donovan Mannato, Frankel/Viertel/Baruch/Routh Group, Hunter Arnold, Gavin Kalin Productions, Playing Field, Crush Music, CJ ENM, Teresa Tsai, Ivy Herman/Hallee Adelman, Robert L. Hutt, Universal Theatrical Group, Ricardo Marques, Augury, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, in association with Kimberly Magarro, Stage Entertainment, Glass Half Full Productions/ Neil Gooding Productions.
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LISTINGS INFORMATION
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical
Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Covent Garden, London, WC2R 0NS
Currently booking until Sunday 12 April 2026
N.B BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical has partnered with Gala Pro – a revolutionary app for accessibility and translation to enhance accessible experiences at live performances so you can enjoy any performance of Back to the Future with audio description and closed captioning.
Tickets: from £19.55
Please book via the website: BackToTheFutureMusical.com – no booking fees
Booking line: 0203 925 2998