Titanique at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End — (C) Mark Senior

New York’s Titanique brings queer joy to London – featuring more West End stars than you can shake a lifejacket at!

Titanique is playing at the Criterion Theatre.

Who’s in the cast of Titanique?

Darren Bennett (Don in Singin’ in the Rain, Teen Angel in Grease West End) as Victor Garber / Luigi, Lauren Drew (Catherine of Aragon in SIX UK Tour, Brook Wyndham in Legally Blonde Regents Park) as Céline, Jordan Luke Gage (Clyde in Bonnie & Clyde, Romeo in & Juliet West End) as Cal, Stephen Guarino (Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, Netflix’s Eastsiders, Titanique LA and Green Room 42) as Ruth, Rob Houchen (Marius in Les Misérables West End, Eugene in Eugenius! Off-West End) as Jack, Kat Ronney (Rose in Hex, Laertes in Hamlet National Theatre) as Rose, Charlotte Wakefield (Wendla Bergman in Spring Awakening, Gemma in The Great British Bake Off Musical West End) as Molly Brown and Layton Williams (The Emcee in Cabaret, Jamie in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie West End, Strictly Come Dancing Finalist) as the Iceberg.

Completing the company are Freddie King (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Union Theatre), Adrianne Langley (Sixties Girls, Dusseldorf), Madison Swan (The Book of Mormon, West End), Rodney Vubya (The Book of Mormon, Original West End Production) and Kristina Walz (Titanique, Daryl Roth Theatre).

Who is the Creative team

Co-written by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli, Titanique celebrated its Off-Broadway premiere in June 2022 at Asylum Theater, starring the musical’s co-authors Mindelle and Rousouli as Céline Dion and Jack Dawson. After several sold-out extensions, the musical transferred to the Daryl Roth Theatre in November 2022.

The set is designed by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn & Grace Laubacher, costumes are designed by Alejo Vietti, the lighting designer is Paige Seber, the sound designer is Lawrence Schober, the casting director is Pearson Casting CDG, musical supervision, orchestration & arrangements are by Nicholas J Connell, choreography is by Ellenore Scott and Titanique is directed by the co-author Tye Blue (RuPaul’s Drag Race).

What’s the show about?

Want to find out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night?

Just leave it to Céline Dion to enchant the audience with her totally wild take, recharting the course of Titanic’s beloved moments and characters with her iconic song catalogue.

Sailing on fierce powerhouse voices in show-stopping performances of such hits as My Heart Will Go On, All by Myself and To Love you More – backed by a full live band – Titanique is a one-of-a-kind theatrical voyage bursting with nostalgia, heart and campy chaos.

What did I think of Titanique?

★★★★

I loved it! The most uplifting celebration of queer joy in the West End right now. A parody musical about the sinking of the Titanic, as told by Celine Dion, featuring some of her biggest hits (and drag queens) – I defy anyone to not have the best night out as this show.

The casting for this show is insane – featuring more West End stars than you can shake a life jacket at.

Lauren Drew is hilariously perfect as our storyteller, Céline Dion. Jordan Luke Gage looks like he is living his best life as Cal, Rob Houchen smoulders his way through sensationally as Jack and Charlotte Wakefield is iconic as the unsinkable Molly Brown. When the cast was first announced and I saw Layton Williams would be playing ‘The Iceberg’ – I knew we would be in for a treat and he did not disappoint (Iceberg Casting from 30 March to be announced).

It’s a bit long at 100 minutes with no interval and there is a good ten minutes that could easily be cut, or why not have two acts? It’s a fun, party show and it seems odd to not want to give audience members the chance to go back to the bar.

Titanique is hilariously camp in every way. Near, far, wherever you are – get yourself a ticket onboard, where the only danger you’ll be in is the risk of dying from laughing.