School Of Rock

A wannabe rock star introduces a class of straight A pupils to the joy of music

With a cast of highly talented youngsters who act, sing, dance and play their own instruments, School of Rock the Musical follows the adventures of Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a supply teacher at a prestigious prep school.

There he turns a class of pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?

Based on the famous Jack Black movie School of Rock, the new musical features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glenn Slater, plus all the original songs.

The creative team includes director Laurence Connor, who has directed Les Miserables (Broadway), Miss Saigon (London), Jesus Christ Superstar (UK and Australian Arena Tour and released for DVD), the entirely new stage production of The Phantom of the Opera (US and UK), Oliver! (UK Tour) and the critically acclaimed Miss Saigon (UK Tour and Worldwide) for which Connor was the recipient of multiple awards.

The book is by Emmy-award winner Julian Fellowes, creator/writer of Downton Abbey, and numerous stage projects including Mary Poppins, Half A Sixpence and The Wind in the Willows.