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Starlight Express

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley

Get your skates on London!

Suitable for 3-100 years

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Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Costume Design, 2025!

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is now playing in the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.
Audiences are immersed inside a world of speed, song and storytelling as an incredible cast of 40 whizz around and above, performing some of musical theatre’s most beloved songs, including AC/DC, Make Up My Heart, Light at the End of the Tunnel and the iconic Starlight Express.

As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.

Seen around the world by over 20 million people, Starlight Express is an electrifying experience for all ages.

With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, the creative team is helmed by acclaimed director Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, The Little Big Things), set designer Tim Hatley (Back to the Future), video designer Andrzej Goulding (Life of Pi), costume designer Gabriella Slade (Six), lighting designer Howard Hudson (& Juliet), sound designer Gareth Owen (MJ the Musical) with new orchestrations and musical supervision by Matthew Brind.

Featuring thrilling new choreography by Ashley Nottingham (Pacific Overtures) and casting by Pearson Casting CDG, STARLIGHT EXPRESS also sees the return of Arlene Phillips as creative dramaturg.

Need to Know

Run time

2hr 30min. Incl. 15min interval.

Age

All Ages. All children under 16 must have a valid ticket and be accompanied by an adult. Children under 3 will not be admitted.

Important information

Starlight Express features roller-skating on tracks close to the audience, pyrotechnics, flashing and strobe lighting effects, haze, simulated sparks, flame & smoke effects, and some loud sound effects.

1st Class Carriage Seats:

Please note you are seated in a section close to the racing track. Entry to and from seats will be limited and restricted at times.

Trackside Seats:

Please note you are seated in a section close to the racing track. Entry to and from seats will be limited and restricted at times.

Platform Seats:

Please note these seats are close to the racing track. Entry to and from seats will be limited and restricted at times.The Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is a state-of the-art cultural destination only 12 minutes from Baker Street and a short 5-minute walk from the tube. There are great parking options and the theatre is easily accessible via the M25 and M1.

From 24th October 2025, Starlight London Ltd will donate £2 from the sale of each ticket for the performances of Starlight Express at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre between 5th – 16th November (inclusive) to BBC Children in Need (registered charity no. 802052 in England and Wales and SC039557 in Scotland).

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Address and Contact Info

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
3 Fulton Road
London
HA9 0SP

Nearest Station: Wembley Park Station
Nearest Park: Elvin Gardens
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