First look: Elf The Musical returns to London’s West End!

First look clips and photos have been released of Elf The Musical in London’s West End.

Based on the film of the same name, Elf The Musical runs at the Dominion Theatre to 7 January 2023 with tickets on sale now

Simon Lipkin (Nativity!) stars as Buddy with Georgina Castle (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella) playing Jovie.

LtoR Dermot Canavan as Store Manager and Simon Lipkin as Buddy in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
LtoR Dermot Canavan as Store Manager and Simon Lipkin as Buddy in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
Nicholas Pound as Santa in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
Nicholas Pound as Santa in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
The cast of Elf The Musical (5), credit Mark Senior
The cast of Elf The Musical (5), credit Mark Senior
The cast of Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
The cast of Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior

They are joined by Tom Chambers as Walter Hobbs, Rebecca Lock as Emily Hobbs, Kim Ismay as Debs, Nicholas Pound as Santa and Dermot Canavan as Store Manager.

ELF tells the funny and charming tale of Buddy, who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts as a baby and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf! Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities finally cause him to face the truth and realise he’ll never belong in the North Pole.

With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York to find his birth father, discover his true identity and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

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Frankie Treadaway & Simon Lipkin in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
Frankie Treadaway & Simon Lipkin in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
The cast of Elf The Musical (6), credit Mark Senior
The cast of Elf The Musical (6), credit Mark Senior
Nicholas Pound as Santa (Centre) & the cast of Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
Nicholas Pound as Santa (Centre) & the cast of Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
Georgina Castle as Jovie & Simon Lipkin as Buddy in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior
Georgina Castle as Jovie & Simon Lipkin as Buddy in Elf The Musical, credit Mark Senior

Elf The Musical plays at London’s Dominion Theatre for a limited season through to 7 January 2023.

The stage adaptation has a book by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan with songs from Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin.

The production is directed by Philip Wm McKinley, with choreography by Liam Steel, set and costume design by Tim Goodchild, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen and casting by Grindrod Burton Casting.

About the author: Josh Darvill

Josh is Stageberry's editor with over five years of experience writing about theatre in the West End and across the UK. Prior to following his passion for musicals, he worked for more than a decade as a TV journalist.

 

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