Announced on stage at West End Live that Gerardine Sacdalan will be playing the role of Veronica Sawyer in London and on the UK & Ireland tour of Heathers the Musical. Gerardine wowed audiences as Juliet in the UK tour of @Juliet with her performance earning a nomination for Best Professional Debut at last year’s WhatsonStage Awards.
She joins the previously announced Louis Hearsey (I Was a Teenage She-Devil) who will be playing Jason ‘J.D’ Dean, Liberty Stottor (Six the Musical) as the incomparable Heather Chandler, with Jessica Ibadin, making her professional debut, as Heather Duke and Lou Henry (Six the Musical) as Heather McNamara.
Also on the register are Veronica Carabai (Black Power Desk) as Ms. Fleming/ Veronica’s Mom, Sophie Manners (professional debut) as Martha Dunnstock, Markus Södergren (Here and Now – The Steps Musical)as Kurt Kelly, Beau Jackson (professional debut) as Ram Sweeney, John Gurdían (West End debut) as Ram’s Dad/Big Bud Dean/Coach Ripper, Reuben Browne (School of Rock) as Kurt’s Dad/Veronica’s Dad/Principal Gowan, with Christian De-Gallerie (Midnight) as Preppy Stud/Officer, Ellouise Delooze (The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical) as New Wave Party Girl, Caitlin Garcia (West End debut) as Drama Club Drama Queen, Alexander Howarth (West End debut) as Hipster Dork, Charlotte O’Rourke(Cruel Intentions The Musical) as Midwestern Surfer Punk, Thomas Oxley (Bonnie & Clyde) as Beleaguered Geek, Tola Sokoya (professional debut) as Young Republicanette and Carys Taylor (professional debut) as Stoner Chick.
Following record breaking seasons in London, New York and Melbourne, Heathers the Musical returns to London for 52 performances only this summer. Heathers will be the opening show at the Arts at Marble Arch, London’s newest theatre situated next to one of the capital’s most iconic landmarks, Marble Arch. The 594 seat semi-permanent theatre is the Arts Theatre’s temporary home while their current building undergoes a transformational upgrade. Heathers is at the Arts at Marble Arch from 9 July – 22 August.
After its summer in the capital, audiences up and down the UK and Ireland will be able to join the Heathers as they head off on their Autumn 2026 and Spring 2027 tour. Westerberg High will open its doors at Windsor’s Theatre Royal on 26 August
2026 before travelling to Leeds, Nottingham, Coventry, Darlington, Poole, Leicester, Peterborough, Sheffield, Blackpool, Cheltenham, Chichester, Dublin and Oxford in 2026.
Then in Spring 2027 class will resume in Hull, Liverpool, York, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Bradford, Chelmsford and Torquay, with further dates to be announced.
Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.
But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.
That is, until J.D., the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody…
Based on the iconic 1989 cult film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers first premiered in Los Angeles in 2013 to sold-out audiences before transferring to New York’s New World Stages in 2014. The show was reimagined for its 2018 London debut, featuring new songs and updated script.
With three smash-hit West End runs and three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours under its belt, Heathers has become a fan-favourite. It won the 2019 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical and was filmed for streaming on The Roku Channel in 2022.
Heathers the Musical is also making its way across Australia and New Zealand this year, with stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Canberra, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
The current New York production at New World Stages opened in June 2025 to the largest advance in the venue’s history. Originally planned to run until 28 September 2025, the show has been extended to 6 September 2026 due to overwhelming demand. Looking ahead, Heathers the Musical will embark on a year-long tour across North America from Spring 2027.
Heathers the Musical is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Dan Samson, musical supervision by Jeremy Wootton and Will Joy and is produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills.
LISTINGS
BILL KENWRIGHT LTD & PAUL TAYLOR-MILLS PRESENT
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
Book, Music and Lyrics Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe
Based on the film by Daniel Waters
Directed by Andy Fickman
Choreographer and Associate Director Gary Lloyd
Design by David Shields
Lighting Design by Ben Cracknell
Sound Design by Dan Samson
Music Supervisors Jeremy Wootton and Will Joy
www.heathersthemusical.com
LONDON
09 July – 22 August 2026
The Arts at Marble Arch
Performance schedule:
W/C 6 July: Thursday and Friday 7.30pm
Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm
W/C 13 and 20 July: Monday – Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 4.30pm and 8pm
Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm
From 27 July: Monday – Saturday 7.30pm
Wednesday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm
Press performance: Monday 13 July
Ticket Prices: From £25
Address: Marble Arch, London W1H 7DX
AUTUMN 2026 TOUR DATES
Windsor Theatre Royal
Wed 26 – Sat 29 August
Leeds Grand Theatre
Tue 1 – Sat 5 September
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Tue 8 – Sat 12 September
Coventry Belgrade Theatre
Tue 15 – Sat 19 September
Darlington Hippodrome
Tue 22 – Sat 26 September
Poole Lighthouse
Tue 29 September – Sat 3 October
Leicester Curve Theatre
Tue 6 – Sat 10 October
Peterborough New Theatre
Tue 13 – Sat 17 October
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
Tue 20 – Sat 24 October
Blackpool Grand Theatre
Tue 27 – Sat 31 October
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
Tue 3 – Sat 7 November
Chichester Festival Theatre
Tue 10 – Sat 14 November
On sale 12 September
Dublin Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Tue 17 – Sat 21 November
Oxford New Theatre
Tue 24 – Sat 28 November
SPRING 2027 TOUR DATES
Hull New Theatre
Tue 16 – Sat 20 February
Liverpool Empire
Tue 23 – Sat 27 February
York Grand Opera House
Tue 9 – Sat 13 March
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
Tue 16 – Sat 20 March
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Tue 23 – Sat 27 March
Glasgow King’s Theatre
Tue 30 March – Sat 3 April
Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre
Tue 6 – Sat 10 April
Bradford Alhambra Theatre
Tue 13 – Sat 17 April
On sale 20 July
Chelmsford Theatre
Tue 20 – Sat 24 April
Torquay Princess Theatre
Tue 27 April – Sat 1 May
Age Recommendation: 14+ years