Romantics Anonymous musical to return in 2027 as Emma Rice Company lays out new plans

The Emma Rice Company has announced the full cast for the return of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, alongside additional international and London dates for Tristan and Yseult and plans to revive Romantics Anonymous in Bath in 2027.

Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, with music by Ian Ross, A Child’s Christmas in Wales will run at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, from 9 to 24 December, with an opening performance on 16 December. The production was originally staged at The Lucky Chance in Frome in 2025.

Katy Owen, Tom Fox, Robyn Sinclair and Ian Ross return to the performing company, joined by Dan Parr.

Further dates have also been added to the tour of Tristan and Yseult, which is currently playing in the UK before transferring to St Ann’s Warehouse in New York later this month.

The production will return to the UK in January, with dates at Oxford Playhouse (26 to 30 January 2027), the Arts Theatre in Cambridge (2 to 6 February), Nottingham Playhouse (9 to 13 February), Theatre Royal Plymouth (4 to 7 March), and playing at Hong Kong Arts Festival from 24 to 27 February 2027. New London performances have been added at Alexandra Palace Theatre from 11 to 27 March, with further performances at York Theatre Royal from 6 to 17 April.

The company has also announced plans to revive hit musical Romantics Anonymous as part of its three-year partnership with Theatre Royal Bath, titled the Director’s Cut. The production will be staged in Bath in 2027, with dates and casting to be announced.

Rice said: “It’s a genuine thrill to bring our magical show A Child’s Christmas in Wales to the Ustinov Theatre in Bath. The fuzzy, soulful, poetic joy of our sellout run at The Lucky Chance in 2025 has stayed with us, and we can’t wait to put our winter woollies back on and share the wonder with our Bath audience. This gem of a show really is what Christmas is about; memories, melancholy, mischief and community.”

She added: “Rediscovering shows has been a big part of our 2026 and our partnership with Bath has helped us revive and refresh both Malory Towers and Tristan and Yseult – all to the delight of some very happy audiences! Next up is our stunningly beautiful musical Romantics Anonymous. Rarely have I made a show as beloved as this one: it worked a gentle magic on all who created and saw it. Like Angélique creating her exquisite chocolates, fairy dust seems to float around this precious production and I, for one, cannot wait to experience its delicious delights again.”