Feel the thrill of Starlight Express in Milton Keynes
Musical phenomenon has been seen by more than 30 million people across the world
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is charging into Milton Keynes next year – and tickets are now on sale.
The beloved musical made a triumphant return to London when the new production opened to widespread critical acclaim in 2024. It went on to win multiple awards, including an Olivier Award and a record-breaking seven WhatsOnStage Awards, and became London’s longest running revival of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in 20 years.
The production has been redesigned for theatres across the UK and beyond, bringing all the spectacle and high-speed energy of the London production to venues across the country – including Milton Keynes Theatre.
The show tells how, as a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.
Seen by more than 30 million people across the world, Starlight Express is known for the way the cast whizzes by the audience while performing songs including AC/DC, Make Up My Heart, Light at the End of the Tunnel and Starlight Express.
Producer Michael Harrison said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be launching this major new tour of Starlight Express. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary score, combined with the show’s unique sense of spectacle, exhilaration and heart, continues to captivate audiences across generations. This exciting new production builds on everything people love about the show, featuring a dynamic new set design by Tim Hatley. It’s going to be an unmissable theatrical event, pulling into a station near you.”
Starlight Express has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. This new production is directed by Luke Sheppard, with set designs by Tim Hatley, costume designs by Gabriella Slade, lighting designs by Howard Hudson, sound designs by Gareth Owen, new orchestrations by Matthew Brind with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and music supervision by Matthew Brind and David Andrew Wilson. Choreography is by Ashley Nottingham and Arlene Phillips is creative dramaturg for the production.
The show will run at Milton Keynes Theatre from Wednesday October 13 to Saturday October 23, 2027. Visit atgtickets.com/MiltonKeynes to book.