The first rehearsal pictures from Fourteen Again are out, showing Ria Jones, Neil Morrissey and Sally Ann Triplett at work on the Victoria Wood musical before previews begin at the Menier Chocolate Factory on Saturday 21 November.
The Menier Chocolate Factory has shared a first look inside the rehearsal room for Fourteen Again, ten days before the musical starts previews in Southwark. The photos catch the three leads mid-scene, working around a café table with a potted cactus and a pink bed.
Sally Ann Triplett is Peggy, recently divorced and unsure what comes next. A chance reunion with Lou, her best friend from school, played by Ria Jones, sends her thinking back to their teenage years, and then, literally, back into them: Peggy wakes up aged 14 and has to work out which old mistakes to put right. Neil Morrissey plays Duncan. Morrissey's casting was announced in October.
The songs are by Victoria Wood, and Tom MacRae wrote the book and additional lyrics. Jonathan O'Boyle directs. The show had its world premiere at the Victoria Wood Theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere before this London run.
In the creative team, Nigel Lilley is musical supervisor, arranger and co-orchestrator, with Archie McMorran as musical director and co-orchestrator. Sammy Murray choreographs and is associate director. Design is by Roger Glossop (set), Caroline Hughes (costumes), Jason Taylor (lighting), Sam Glossop (sound) and Leo Flint (video). Matt Gillett is assistant director and choreographer, and covers Duncan; Jayne Ashley covers Peggy and Lou.
Worth knowing before booking: every preview is priced at £35, while main-run seats range from £35 to £55. The show runs about two hours including a 20-minute interval, and the Menier recommends it for ages 14 and up. More background is in our guide to Fourteen Again.
Fourteen Again opens officially at the Menier Chocolate Factory on Wednesday 2 December 2026 and is booking until Saturday 27 February 2027, with no performances on 24, 25 and 26 December or on 1 January.
