Following a extremely acclaimed tour throughout the UK and Eire, the Nationwide Theatre’s smash-hit manufacturing of The Ocean on the Finish of the Lane will return to London’s West Finish for a strictly restricted 7-week run this autumn. Primarily based on a best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman, tailored by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, this thrilling journey of fantasy, fable and friendship, will play on the Noël Coward Theatre from 11 October till 25 November 2023.

Assisted Performances:

BSL Interpreted Efficiency
Thursday 19 October at 2:30pm

Audio Described Efficiency
Saturday 21 October at 2:30pm

Captioned Efficiency
Thursday 16 November at 7:30pm

This primary main stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work blends magic with reminiscence in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood as soon as forgotten and the darkness that lurks on the very fringe of it. Presently on tour, visiting 29 cities and cities throughout the UK and Eire, the total forged will switch with the present into London’s West Finish.

This yr marks 10 years since Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel, The Ocean on the Finish of the Lane, was first printed. The novel received E book of the Yr at 2013 Nationwide E book Awards and has bought over 1.5 million copies worldwide.

The Ocean on the Finish of the Lane manufacturing acquired its world premiere on the Nationwide Theatre in 2019. It made its West Finish debut on the Duke of York’s Theatre in 2021.

The 17-strong ensemble forged are: Charlie Brooks (Ursula), Daniel Cornish (alternate Boy), Trevor Fox (Dad), Emma-Jane Goodwin (understudy), Paolo Guidi (ensemble), Millie Hikasa (Lettie Hempstock), Lewis Howard (understudy), Kemi-Bo Jacobs (Ginnie Hempstock), Jasmeen James (understudy), Ronnie Lee (ensemble), Aimee McGoldrick (ensemble), Laurie Ogden (Sis), Keir Ogilvy (Boy), Domonic Ramsden (ensemble), Joe Rawlinson-Hunt (understudy), Risha Silvera (understudy) and Finty Williams (Outdated Mrs Hempstock).

Neil Gaiman is thought for his graphic novels, together with The Sandman sequence (a serious new Netflix sequence which in its first 10 days was watched for over 198 million hours by audiences world wide); his novels for adults and youngsters together with Stardust, Coraline, and The Graveyard E book; and a number of movie and tv initiatives together with Good Omens (season 2 is because of seem on Amazon Prime from 28 July) and Anansi Boys.

The Ocean on the Finish of the Lane is at the moment on a 39-week UK and Eire Tour till 7 October earlier than it transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre.

Nottingham Theatre Royal 6 – 17 June

New Theatre Oxford* 20 – 24 June

Milton Keynes Theatre 27 June – 1 July

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 4 – 8 July

Newcastle Theatre Royal 11 – 22 July

Marlowe Theatre Canterbury 25 – 29 July

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend 8 – 12 August

Bristol Hippodrome 15 – 19 August

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen 22 – 26 August

King’s Theatre, Glasgow* 29 August – 2 September

Norwich Theatre Royal 5 – 9 September

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent 12 – 16 September

Corridor for Cornwall, Truro 19 – 23 September

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre 26 – 30 September

The Lowry, Salford 4 – 7 October

Noël Coward Theatre 11 October – 25 November

*Charlie Brooks is at the moment not scheduled to carry out at these venues.