Moulin Rouge! The Musical extends at the Piccadilly Theatre in London to May 2026
What is Moulin Rouge! The Musical about?
Set in Paris, 1899, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the story of a lovesick American writer, Christian, and Satine, the dazzling star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub.
When their lives collide at the Moulin Rouge, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be thwarted by the nightclub’s host and impresario, Harold Zidler, and The Duke of Monroth, the wealthy and entitled patron of the club who thinks he can buy anything he wants, including Satine. Together with his Bohemian friends – the brilliant and starving artist Toulouse-Lautrec, and the greatest tango dancer in all of Paris, Santiago – Christian stages a musical spectacular in an attempt to save the Moulin Rouge and win the heart of Satine.
Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film comes to life onstage, remixed for today in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Moulin Rouge! The Musical invites you to enter a world of passionate romance and eye-popping splendour… a place where Bohemians and aristocrats revel together in electrifying enchantment… a place where all your wildest dreams come true!
From 13 October 2025, Karis Anderson (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical) will play Satine and Alistair Brammer (Miss Saigon) will play Christian, joining Craig Ryder (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Harold Zidler. Richard Lloyd King (The Book of Mormon) joins the cast as Toulouse-Lautrec, alongside Ben Richards (Emmerdale) as The Duke, Ivan De Freitas (& Juliet) as Santiago, Lindsey Tierney (Hamilton) as Nini, Hannah Jay-Allan (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical) and Helen K Wint (Oklahoma!) who alternate the role of Arabia, Matteo Johnson (Bat Out of Hell) as Baby Doll, Athena Collins (SIX The Musical) as La Chocolat, and Angela Marie Hurst (Motown: The Musical) as Alternate Satine.
The full cast is completed by Gabriela Acosta, Erin Bell, Emily Bolland, Taylor Bradshaw, Lucy Campbell, James Davies-Williams, Katie Deacon, Joe Donovan, Myles Hart, Maiya Hikasa, Kalila Khan, Anabelle Laing, Melvin LeBlanc, Hollie Liburd, Mario Nicolaides, Chileshé, Dean Read, Ben Rutter, Gavin Ryan, Hassun Sharif, Elly Shaw, Jamie Shields, Grace Swaby-Moore, Catrin Thomas, Alex Tranter, Matt Trevorrow, Kevin Tristan and Ben Whitnall.
Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film comes to life onstage, remixed for today in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Moulin Rouge! The Musical invites you to enter a world of passionate romance and eye-popping splendour… a place where Bohemians and aristocrats revel together in electrifying enchantment… a place where all your wildest dreams come true!
Information about Moulin Rouge! The Musical
When is Moulin Rouge! The Musical booking to?
23 May 2026
What times does Moulin Rouge! The Musical play?
Monday-Saturday 7.30pm
Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
What is the running time for Moulin Rouge! The Musical?
2 hours and 35 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
What Theatre is Moulin Rouge! The Musical on at?
Piccadilly Theatre
What is the age recommendation for Moulin Rouge! The Musical?
12+
Are there any Access Performances planned for Moulin Rouge! The Musical?
Captioned Performance – Saturday 23 August 2025 at 2.30pm
Audio Described Performance – Saturday 16 August 2025 at 2.30pm
Signed Performance – Saturday 9 August 2025 at 2.30pm
