The Time Traveller’s Wife West End musical to close early
The Time Traveller’s Wife West End musical to close early
New West End musical The Time Traveller's Wife has posted early closing notices at the Apollo Theatre in London.
New West End musical The Time Traveller's Wife has posted early closing notices at the Apollo Theatre in London.
The show was originally booking to 30 March 2024, but will now close on 24 February 2024.
Anyone who has purchased tickets after 24 February will be contacted by their ticketing provider.
Based on the best-selling book by Audrey Niffenegger and the movie screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, The Time Traveller’s Wife boasts original musical from multi Grammy Award-winning composers Joss Stone, and Dave Stewart from Eurythmics. The shows’s book is by Lauren Gunderson, with additional songs by Nick Finlow (music) and Kait Kerrigan (lyrics).
Reviews for The Time Traveller’s Wife were mainly positive, if not glowing. Last Sunday, 7 January, the show celebrated 100 performances in the West End.
Having seen the show last year, I have to say I'm not surprised that it's closing. I'm not familiar with Joss Stone or Nick Finlow, but Dave Stewart, Lauren Gunderson and Kait Kerrigan have all done better work. There were some nicely executed stage effects but, with very few exceptions there, the show lacked dramatic or musical propulsive force. The cast didn't have much to work with, and only one or two rose above the material they were given.