Brian Conley to star in Back to the Future at Milton Keynes Theatre
Stage and screen star Brian Conley is to join the UK tour of Back to the FutureThe Musical when the show plays at Milton Keynes Theatre, it has been announced.
The musical will come to MK on Tuesday February 9 2027 and run until Saturday Febraury 27.
Lead producer Colin Ingram, together with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the creators of the Back To The Future film trilogy have announced that Brian\Conley will return to the role of Doc Brown.
He will star alongside Australian talent Axel Duffy as Marty McFly.
Brian said: “There's something incredibly special about taking this production on the road and sharing the magic, and I’m looking forward to bringing it to Milton Keynes Theatre.
“It's always wonderful to perform there. Whether you're seeing Back To The Future The Musical for the first time or returning for another ride, I promise you're in for 1.21 gigawatts of fun. Great Scott! I can't wait to fire up the DeLorean again!”
He has previously starred in the Back to the Future musical during its run in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre, where it is now entering its fifth year. It has broken box office records at the venue and been seen by more than two million people.
Brian’s many other West End credits include Franklin Hart in 9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium, the title role in Jolson at the Victoria Palace, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award, and Bill in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre.
His touring credits include the title role in Barnum and Fagin in Oliver!. Brian’s TV credits include An Audience with Brian Conley, The Grimleys and The Brian Conley Show, as well as appearing a record eight times on The Royal Variety Performance.
Most recently he was on screen as Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton in BBC’s EastEnders.winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning Glen Ballard, with additional songs from the film including The Power of Love and Johnny B. Goode.
Back to the Future The Musical is directed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town), alongside the multi Tony and Olivier Award-winning design team of Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Chris Bailey (choreography), Chris Fisher (Illusions), Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (lighting), Gareth Owen (sound) and Finn Ross (video), with musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow. Orchestrations are by Ethan Poppand Bryan Crook, with dance arrangements by David Chase. Casting is by David Grindrod CDG for Grindrod Burton Casting.
Brian Conley will not be performing on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 February 2027.
Tickets are on sale from 10am on Wed 10 Sep and will be available at ATGTICKETS.COM/MiltonKeynes.