Carrie Hope Fletcher will star in the acclaimed new musical Ballad Lines, co-created by award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter Finn Anderson and award-winning director Tania Azevedo.
The production will run for 12 weeks only at The Other Palace from 11 April – 4 July.
Following the London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant earlier this year, this fresh and powerful musical blends Scottish, Irish and Appalachian ballads with a bold contemporary score performed by an all-female band.
REVIEW: BALLAD LINES (Southwark Playhouse, Elephant, February 2026) ★★★★
Shining a light on identity, belonging and heritage, the journey of Ballad Lines began in 2018, commissioned jointly by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project. An earlier iteration of the musical received its world premiere in 2023 at Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling under its former title A Mothers Song. Full casting will be announced in the coming months.
When New Yorker Sarah (Carrie Hope Fletcher) moves into a new apartment with her girlfriend, she receives a mysterious box from her late, estranged Aunt. Inside, audio tapes reveal the heart-wrenching stories and powerful songs of her ancestors. Thrown back into the lives of these extraordinary women, Sarah finds herself on a journey that will force her to confront her past and transform her future. Ballad Lines is a life-affirming musical for anyone who has ever questioned where they come from – and what they choose to pass on.
The Ballad Lines creative team includes music direction by Shonagh Murray, choreography by Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, set and costume design by Diego Pitarch, lighting design by Simon Wilkinson, Eliza Beth Stevens is the Associate Director, Titch Gosling is the Production Manager, RJG Productions is the General Manager and Jane Deitch is the Casting Director.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Ballad Lines
The Other Palace
12 Palace St, London, SW1E 5JA
First performance: Sunday 11 April 2027
Press performance: Friday 16 April 2027
Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes including interval
Tickets from: balladlines.com
Carrie Hope Fletcher
Theatre: Jenna in Waitress (UK Tour); Jovie in Elf (West End), Calamity Jane in Calamity Jane (UK Tour), Elizabeth in The Crown Jewels (West End/UK Tour), Grusha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle (RoseTheatre), Cinderella in Cinderella (West End), Fantine in Les Misérables: The Concert (West End), Veronica Sawyer in Heathers (West End/The Other Palace), Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (UK Tour), Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty (Marlowe Theatre), Brenda in The Christmasaurus Live (Eventim Apollo), Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour), Beth in Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds (Arena Tour) and Eponine in Les Misérables (West End). She is also a four-time WhatsOnStage Award winner, recognised with Best Actress in a Musical for her performances in Cinderella, Heathers and The Addams Family, as well as Best Takeover in a Role for Les Misérables.
Concerts: Carrie has headlined threee successful solo tours, The Ghost Light Tour (2026), Love Letters (2024) and An Open Book (2023) showcasing her as a leading voice on stage in her own right. Alongside this, she has appeared in a wide range of celebrated concerts, from Once in Concert at the London Palladium and Witches of Eastwick at the Sondheim Theatre to collaborations with renowned composers such as Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lippa.
Music: Her debut solo album When the Curtain Falls reached the UK Top 20 and hit number two in the iTunes Soundtrack Charts. She has also been recognised in the music world as a GRAMMY nominee for Cinderella (Original Cast Album) and Les Misérables: The Staged Concert.
Books: Carrie is an accomplished author across fiction, non-fiction and children’s literature. She made her debut with All I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing Up Gracefully and has since written a number of novels including On the Other Side, All That She Can See, When the Curtain Falls, In the Time We Lost and With This Kiss. She introduced her storytelling to younger readers with Into the Spotlight and, most recently, The Double Trouble Society.
Social Media: Alongside her stage and writing career, Carrie has built a strong online presence engaging large audiences on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, where her content regularly reaches millions. She was also recognised in the Sunday Times Influencer List as one of the UK’s top 100 influencers.
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