Elf the Musical’s married couple Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joel Montague star in a festive edition of Mr & Mrs

The West End revival of Elf the Musical is now up and running at the Aldwych Theatre and while the cast were still in rehearsals, we took the opportunity to sit down with two of its stars for a festive game of Mr & Mrs.

Joel Montague (who is now starring as Buddy the Elf) and Carrie Hope Fletcher (appearing as Jovie) officially tied the knot in February 2023; however, this is the first time the pair has worked on a production together.

Watch our “sparklejollytwinklejingley” edition of Mr & Mrs below:

Also in the West End cast are Aled Jones (White Christmas) as Walter Hobbs, Rosanna Hyland (Back to the Future: the Musical) as Emily Hobbs, Martyn Ellis (Wicked) as Santa/Mr Greenway, Lucinda Lawrence (9 to 5) as Deb and Dermot Canavan (Fiddler on the Roof) as Store Manager, alongside Mollie Cleere, Farirayi Garaba, Sophie Pourret, Lucy Rice, Biancha Szynal, Kyle Cox, Zack Guest, Ryan Jupp, Dominic Lamb and Danny Nattrass. The cast is completed by on-stage swing Olivia Bella, with Sophie Camble, Amy Punter, Samuel John Humphreys and Michael Tyler as swings. The role of Michael Hobbs is played by Ayrton English, Max Garlick, Harry Georgiou and Samuel Sturge.

You can check out the cast in rehearsals below:

Adapted from the 2003 New Line Cinema film starring Will Ferrell, Elf features a book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The story follows Buddy, a human raised as an elf at the North Pole, who travels to New York City in search of his birth father.

The production is directed by Philip Wm McKinley, with choreography by Liam Steel, set and costume design by Tim Goodchild, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, and video design by Ian William Galloway. Casting is by Grindrod Burton Casting, with wig design by Sam Cox.

A new set has been designed for the Aldwych Theatre by Goodchild to accommodate the venue’s dimensions. The production is presented by Temple Live Entertainment.

Elf The Musical runs until 3 January 2026, with tickets on sale now.