The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry announces further West End casting

The hit production of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry has announced further West End casting.

The musical is adapted by Rachel Joyce from her novel of the same name, with music and lyrics by Passenger and direction by Katy Rudd.

The story follows Harold Fry, an ordinary man whose decision to deliver a letter to a long-lost friend by hand turns into an unexpected cross-country journey. Along the way, he encounters strangers, moments of kindness and personal revelations, while his wife Maureen embarks on her own path of change at home. You can read our review of the Chichester run here.

It has also been confirmed that Mark Addy and Jenna Russell will reprise their roles as Harold and Maureen, set to be joined by Noah Mullins as The Balladeer.

Performances begin at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 29 January 2026, running until 18 April, with a press night on 10 February.

The creative team includes designer Samuel Wyer, choreographer Tom Jackson Greaves, arranger, orchestrator and additional music provider Jeremy Holland-Smith, musical supervisor and additional music provider Phil Bateman, lighting designer Paule Constable, sound designers Ian Dickinson and Gareth Tucker for Autograph, video designer Ash J Woodward, casting director Anna Cooper, and musical director Chris Poon.

The adaptation is co-created by Joyce, Peter Darling and Rudd, alongside dramaturg Nick Sidi, associate director Jamie Manton, production consultant Ben Arkell, costume supervisors Lisa Aitken and Laura Rushton, wigs, hair and make-up supervisor Melanie Bouvet and prop supervisor Propworks. Production management is by Ammonite Studios, orchestral management by Andy Barnwell and Rich Weeden for BW Musicians Ltd, and general management by Chris Harper Productions.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is presented in the West End by Chris Harper Productions and Nick Sidi with Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen for Access Entertainment.

Earlier this summer, Passenger and Chichester star Jack Wolfe released a track from the show.