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?
Joining the ship of dreams from Tuesday 10 June are Luke Bayer (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, RENT) as Jack, Richard Carson (Les Misérables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as Cal, Hiba Elchikhe (The Time Travellers Wife, Aladdin) as Rose, Carl Mullaney (La Cage Aux Folles, Les Misérables) as Ruth, Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Robin Hood – Palladium Pantomime, The Drifters Girl) as The Iceberg and Caitlin Tipping (SIX, Frozen the Musical) as offstage Understudy.
They join original West End cast members Darren Bennett as Victor Garber / Luigi, Lauren Drew as Céline Dion, Charlotte Wakefield as Molly Brown, Adrianne Langley, Madison Swan and Rodney Vubya as on-stage background vocalists, as well as offstage understudy Freddie King.
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.
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.
Tickets to TITANIQUE
Additional information
Booking until
4 January 2026
Show Times
Tues-Sun at 7/7.30pm
Sat-Sun at 3pm
Running Time
100 minutes no interval
Theatre
Criterion Theatre
Age Recommendation
12+
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