Initial casting for the first ever UK tour of the multi award-winning BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical has been announced.
Stage and screen star Roger Bart is returning as Doc Brown, having originated the role on stage in the West End, on Broadway and internationally and Australian rising star Axel Duffy as Marty McFly.
Roger Bart is scheduled to open the tour at the Bristol Hippodrome (8 October – 21 November 2026) as well as playing the Edinburgh Playhouse (2 December 2026 – 2 January 2027).
Brian Conley will join the UK tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical when the show plays Milton Keynes Theatre (9 – 27 February 2027 – not 13 and 14), returning to the role of Doc Brown, a role he previously played to great acclaim in the West End.
Further casting for the role of Doc Brown, and the remaining company, is to be announced.
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BRIAN CONLEY
Brian Conley is no stranger to the role, having starred as Doc Brown in BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre. His many other West End credits include Franklin Hart in 9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium, the title role in Jolson at the Victoria Palace, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award, and Bill in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre. His touring credits include the title role in Barnum and Fagin in Oliver!. Brian’s TV credits include An Audience with Brian Conley, The Grimleys and The Brian Conley Show, as well as appearing a record eight times on The Royal Variety Performance. Most recently he was on screen as Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton in BBC’s EastEnders.
ROGER BART
Roger Bart originated the role of Doc Brown in the Manchester, West End, Broadway and Sydney runs of BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical, gaining a Tony Award nomination for his time on Broadway. His other stage credits include originating the role of Carmen Ghia in Mel Brooks’ Broadway musical The Producers, for which he received Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations, and recreated the role in the film adaptation of the musical, Snoopy in the revival of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, for which he won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award, originating the title role in the musical of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, Disaster!, The Frogs, Triumph Of Love, King David, and Big River. Roger also created the role of Hades in the NYSF/Public Theater production of Hercules, revisiting the piece that he first brought to life as the singing voice of ‘Young Hercules’ in the animated film’s Academy Award-nominated song ‘Go the Distance.’ His extensive television credits include Good Trouble, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Graves, Grace and Frankie, and Episodes. Other popular television appearances include Revenge, Desperate Housewives and 30 Rock. His film credits include The Stepford Wives, Man With The Bag, Ghost Light, Speech & Debate, and Jay Roach’s adaptation of Trumbo, as well as Last Vegas, Law Abiding Citizen, Harold & Kumar 2, American Gangster and Office Romance.
AXEL DUFFY
Axel Duffy originated the role of Marty McFly in the Australian production of BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical, alongside Roger Bart. His further theatre credits include Will Parker in Oklahoma, for which he won Performing Arts WA Awards for Best Male Performer and Best Newcomer, Karl in the Australian company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the Australian National Tour of Grease The Musical, One Day In September, Irene, Neylon and Peele’s The Beep Test and multiple international tours with The Tap Pack.
