First look: Bonnie and Clyde musical in London’s West End

A first look at Bonnie & Clyde The Musical in London’s West End has been revealed.

Fresh from two sell-out concert performances, a full production of Bonnie & Clyde The Musical opened at Arts Theatre on 9 April 2022.

Leading the cast of the show in the title roles will be Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage.

They join Natalie McQueen as Blanche Barrow and George Maguire as Buck Barrow.

BONNIE AND CLYDE. George Maguire Buck Barrow and Jordan Luke Gage Clyde Barrow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. George Maguire Buck Barrow and Jordan Luke Gage Clyde Barrow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Natalie McQueen Blanche Barrow and George Maguire Buck Barrow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Natalie McQueen Blanche Barrow and George Maguire Buck Barrow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Jordan Luke Gage Clyde Barrow and George Maguire Buck Barow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Jordan Luke Gage Clyde Barrow and George Maguire Buck Barow. Photo Richard Davenport

The full company includes Cleve September as Ted and Ako Mitchell as Preacher, Pippa Winslow as Cumie Barrow/Governor Miriam Ferguson/Eleanore, Gracie Lai as Emma Parker/Stella, Alistair So as Sheriff Schmid, Alexander Evans as Henry Barrow/Deputy Johnson, Ross Dawes as Captain Frank Hamer, Barney Wilkinson as Bud/Archie and swings Charlie McCullagh and Annie Guy.

Nick Winston directs the new production which has set and costume design by Philip Whitcomb and musical supervision from Katy Richardson

BONNIE AND CLYDE. Ako Mitchell Preacher and Company. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Ako Mitchell Preacher and Company. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Frances Mayli McCann Bonnie Parker. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Frances Mayli McCann Bonnie Parker. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Jordan Luke Gage Clyde Barrow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Jordan Luke Gage Clyde Barrow. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Frances Mayli McCann Bonnie Parker. Photo Richard Davenport
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Frances Mayli McCann Bonnie Parker. Photo Richard Davenport

Bonnie & Clyde The Musical has a book by Ivan Menchell, a Tony Award nominated score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Don Black.

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At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes and the Texas law enforcement’s worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless, and alluring, Bonnie & Clyde is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country. The show features the songs “Raise A Little Hell”, “This World Will Remember Me” and “Made In America”.

When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame, combined with a desperate need to lift themselves out of the endless banality and poverty of West Dallas, set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behaviour turns the young lovers’ thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo’s fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.

Bonnie & Clyde The Musical will play at London’s Arts Theatre from 9 April currently booking through to 10 July 2022.

About the author: Josh Darvill

Josh is Stageberry's editor with over five years of experience writing about theatre in the West End and across the UK. Prior to following his passion for musicals, he worked for more than a decade as a TV journalist.