London run ended 22 August 2026. The current UK tour has no London dates.

Heathers is touring the UK and Ireland until May 2027, with prices varying by city. See UK tour dates on ATG Tickets

Heathers The Musical at a glance

Show
Heathers The Musical
Status
Arts at Marble Arch run closed 22 August 2026
Theatre
The Arts at Marble Arch, Marble Arch, London W1H 7DX
Run
9 July – 22 August 2026 (52 performances)
Genre
Musical (dark comedy)
Running time
2 hours 30 minutes, including a 15-minute interval
Age guidance
14+; themes of bullying, teen violence and suicide
Book, music and lyrics
Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe, based on the 1988 film written by Daniel Waters
Director
Andy Fickman
Choreographer
Gary Lloyd
Lead cast
Gerardine Sacdalan (Veronica Sawyer), Louis Hearsey (J.D.)
The Heathers
Liberty Stottor (Chandler), Jessica Ibadin (Duke), Lou Henry (McNamara)
Awards
WhatsOnStage Best New Musical (2019)
Now
UK and Ireland tour to May 2027; no London dates

Looking back: Heathers at the Arts at Marble Arch

4.6
★★★★★

LTH Retrospective Rating

Retrospective by the London Theatre Hub editorial team. Last updated: 23 September 2026.

The Verdict

Heathers The Musical closed at the Arts at Marble Arch on 22 August 2026 after a strictly limited 52-performance season. It was the first musical to play London's newest theatre, a 594-seat modular venue beside Hyde Park that is scheduled to stay on the site until 2028. For Heathers, it was the latest in a long line of London homes: The Other Palace, the Theatre Royal Haymarket and @sohoplace had all hosted it before.

Reviews were broadly warm, mostly three and four stars. West End Wilma gave four stars and called Gerardine Sacdalan's Veronica "a star-making performance"; Theatre and Tonic, also four stars, found the cast "still manages to bring a refreshing energy to the material". London Theatre described it as "darkly comic fun, performed by a talented cast". The reservations were consistent: West End Best Friend (three stars) found the score "sometimes serviceable over being memorable", and several critics complained that traffic noise from outside leaked into the new venue during spoken scenes. Andy Fickman's staging was praised as slick, but the leads' chemistry divided opinion.

What Made It Special

  • Gerardine Sacdalan's Veronica. The &Juliet performer led the company, and her Veronica was the performance reviewers singled out most often.
  • A new generation of Heathers. Liberty Stottor and Lou Henry, both from SIX, with Jessica Ibadin as Heather Duke in her professional debut.
  • Opening a new London theatre. The first musical at the Arts at Marble Arch, a temporary 594-seat venue with a 17-metre-wide stage.
  • A cult score with a devoted following. Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe's songs have built a fanbase that fills every London return, from The Other Palace to @sohoplace.
  • An award-winning original. The London production won the 2019 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical, with Carrie Hope Fletcher winning Best Actress in a Musical.

Everything You Need to Know

What happens in Heathers?

Veronica Sawyer is a smart, sardonic senior at Westerberg High in Ohio, surviving the social food chain alongside her childhood friend Martha. At the top of that food chain sit the Heathers: Heather Chandler, Heather Duke and Heather McNamara, the school's three most powerful and feared girls.

Joining the Heathers

When Veronica's talent for forging handwriting catches their attention, the Heathers take her into the clique. Popularity comes at a price: cruelty to the people she used to stand beside, and a leader in Heather Chandler who can end her social life with a word.

Enter J.D.

Veronica falls for Jason Dean, the mysterious new boy with a long coat and a dark sense of humour. What begins as a romance between two outsiders turns when a prank against Heather Chandler ends in a death, which the pair disguise as a suicide.

How far will she go?

As J.D.'s plans escalate, Veronica realises she is dealing with something far more dangerous than high-school politics. The second act becomes a race to stop him before he turns on the whole school. The musical keeps the film's black comedy but gives its characters, especially Veronica and Martha, more heart than the 1988 original.