The Pianist
Park Theatre
- Opens: Thursday, 15 October 2026 -
Booking until: Saturday, 28 November 2026
The Pianist description
Based on the best-selling novel by Wladyslaw Szpilman, The Pianist is a harrowing true story.
Welcome to the world stage premiere of The Pianist, beautifully adapted and directed by Thom Southerland, (Aladdin, Allegro, Angela's Ashes the Musical) with gorgeous music by the author himself, nicknamed the 'Polish Gershwin'.
The writer's original music forms the score for this true-life story, the tunes that were sung in Warsaw during World War Two and shot him to fame. Orchestrations by Simon Lee, Andrew Lloyd-Webber's musical director, add an extra dimension to the story, as does a cast of talented actor-musicians. Whisking you away to the music-loving golden age of Jewish Warsaw, this gorgeous love letter to a lost culture and the people who created it will move you deeply.
Described as profound, life-affirming and unmissable, the show is produced by Michael Wolk. He is by all accounts thrilled to see this powerful blend of spellbinding tunes and captivating memoir take to the stage. It delivers so much more than a theatre version of the book. Szpilman's score reveals his heart and soul, adding extra dimensions to the magic.
In 2003 Roman Polanski's movie adaptation of the story was nominated for seven Academy Awards. It won three. With Simon Lee as Musical Supervisor and Arranger, plus a plot permitted by Special Production Arrangement with Andreas Szpilman, you're in for a treat.
The Pianist tickets deliver you to a place and time where survival was never guaranteed, and you could lose your life at any moment. Don't miss this epic tale of human resilience set to an absolutely stunning score.
