The Great British Bake Off musical plot and all about new show in West End

The Great British Bake Off musical has arrived in the West End – here’s all you need to know.

Made in association with the producers of the iconic TV show, The Great British Bake Off musical premiered in 2022 in Cheltenham and is now running in London’s Noël Coward Theatre.

The new musical has original songs by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole) with direction by Rachel Kavanaugh.

What is the plot of The Great British Bake Off The Musical?

The musical is a tongue-in-cheek homage to the TV show, following a fictional series of the programme both ‘on’ and ‘off’ camera.

In the musical, the show is hosted by Kim and Jim with judges Pam Lee and Phil Hollinghurst. There are eight contestants – Russell, Ben, Babs, Izzy, Hassan, Derrick (Dezza), Francesca and Gemma, a last-minute back up contender who joins after another pulls out.

The stage production follows the series from opening episode, with technical and showstopper challenges just like the TV show. The score sees songs that explore both goings on in the tent and the backstories of each of the contestants and the judges.

Along the way contestants are eliminated, ice cream is stolen and a secret romance is exposed all before a winner is crowned.

Meet the cast!

The current Bake Off cast features Haydn Gwynne and John Owen Jones as judges Pam and Phil with Zoe Birkett and Scott Paige as presenters Kim and Jim.

The contestants are played by Grace Mouat, Claire Moore, Catriana Sandison, Charlotte Wakefield, Damian Humbley, Jay Saighal, Michael Cahill and Aharon Rayner.

Completing the adult cast are ensemble members and understudies Jamil Abbasi, Louis Gaudencio, Stuart Hickey, Gabriella Stylianou, Georgie Westall and Annette Yeo. The child role of Lily is shared by Maisy Meinby, Amelie Rouse and Aanya Shah.

The production has design by Alice Power, choreography by Georgina Lamb, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Ben Harrison, orchestrations by Tom Curran, musical supervisor Mark Collins, assistant musical director Chris Poon and casting director Jim Arnold CDG.