Ride

It’s 1895 and Annie Londonderry (Liv Andrusier) has returned victorious to America, hailed as the first woman ever to cycle around the world. She’s pioneering, she’s plucky, and with the help of secretary Martha Smith (Yuki Sutton), she’s pitching her story to the men who run the newspapers.

From the infamous wager that set her journey in motion, to her freewheeling adventures with captains, cowboys, and customs officials, Annie just knows her tales will spin readers into a frenzy.

But as she approaches rough terrain, and unexpected paths throw her off balance, can Annie regain her footing, or will she confront the past she left behind?

This award-winning new musical by Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams (The Limit, The Suicide Shop, Part A) charts one woman’s radical act and explores the lies we tell to escape ourselves. With direction by Sarah Meadows (One Jewish Boy, Old Vic 12, Bricks), design by Amy Jane Cook (The Funeral Director), movement direction by Natasha Harrison (The Bolds), musical direction by Sam Young (The Man in the Ceiling), orchestration by Macy Schmidt (The Broadway Sinfonietta), lighting design by Jamie Platt, sound design by Andy Johnson, and assistant direction by Olivia Munk (Bloody Mary: LIVE!), RIDE gears up for its first full production for a limited run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre from August 2022.