Forget everything you know about romance - again
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[*50 First Dates: The Musical*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/50-first-dates-the-musical-tickets) is set to make its world premiere at the [Other Palace](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/other-palace-london). The iconic 2004 rom-com joins [Clueless](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/clueless-tickets), [The Devil Wears Prada](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/the-devil-wears-prada-tickets), [Mean Girls](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/mean-girls-tickets), and [Burlesque](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/burlesque-musical-tickets) in bringing our childhood faves to the stage.
Directed and choreographed by multi-Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw ([*Mean Girls*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/mean-girls-tickets), [*The Book of Mormon*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/the-book-of-mormon-tickets)), the musical reimagines the unforgettable (and yet, somehow forgettable) love story between Henry Roth and Lucy Whitmore.
Stepping into the roles are WhatsOnStage 2025 award-winner **Georgina Castle** (who currently plays apex predator Regina George in *Mean Girls*) and **Josh St. Clair** (*Ghost the Musical*) as the man who falls for her - every single day. Literally. Lucy, an artist with short-term memory loss, wakes up each morning with no recollection of Henry. He, meanwhile, keeps showing up with new charm, a fresh smile, and presumably a lot of patience.
Nicholaw, clearly still in love with the original film (he’s watched it. A LOT), knew this quirky romance was destined for the stage. According to him, the movie ‘really sings’ - and now it actually does, with a fresh soundtrack and more emotional beats than your favourite rom-com playlist.
Whether you’re a hopeless romantic, a musical theatre buff, or just someone who likes the idea of a daily do-over (who doesn’t wish they could erase that one awkward date?), this show promises heart, hilarity, and just the right amount of déjà vu.
So mark your calendar - and if you forget, don’t worry. You’ll want to see 50 First Dates: The Musical again and again anyway.
50 First Dates: The Musical plays at the Other Palace from 14 September - 16 November 2025.