Overview
- Producers officially announced on Thursday that the new Nanny McPhee musical will have its world premiere in London in summer 2027.
- Emma Thompson has written the show’s book and co-written original lyrics with composer Gary Clark, and Katy Rudd is set to direct.
- The creative team includes Rob Howell on sets and costumes, Ellen Kane on choreography, Simon Hale on orchestrations, and specialists in illusions, puppetry and projections.
- Working Title Films and Universal Theatrical Group are presenting the production and it is produced for Working Title by Thompson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and others.
- The stage show draws on Thompson’s 2005 and 2010 films and the Nurse Matilda books, the producers have not yet named a theatre, performance dates or cast and are directing the public to nannymcpheethemusical.com for updates.