Curve to revive Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical

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Curve, Leicester has announced a revival of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as its Christmas production for 2026. 

The Made at Curve production will run in Leicester from 21 November 2026 - 9 January 2027 and will be directed by Nikolai Foster. 

The musical follows the story of Charlie Bucket and the other four children who visit Willy Wonka’s factory and is based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl. The new production will be adapted for the stage by David Grieg and will feature set design by Leslie Travers with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. 

Curve’s chief executive Chris Stafford and artistic director Nikolai Foster said: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has long been a favourite novel for so many of us – possibly the first book to fire our imaginations and introduce us to the beauty of a world filled with pure imagination.

“Christmas is always such a magical time at Curve and with this scrumdiddlyumptious musical, it promises to be another golden year for families and friends of all ages to enjoy the power of live theatre together.

“This delicious musical celebrates the great songs from the Gene Wilder film, alongside sensational new songs from the hit-makers behind Hairspray, Tony Award winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. And with a script by the acclaimed writer David Grieg, it’s a mouth-wateringly scrumptious recipe; we are looking forward to bringing the wonder of Wonka’s wonderful chocolate factory to life, in one of our most ambitious shows to date.”

Accessible performances are scheduled to take place across the run, including British Sign Language-interpreted, captioned, dementia-friendly, audio-described and relaxed performances. Dates include 4 December for BSL, 12 and 17 December for captioned performances, 16 December for a dementia-friendly performance, 19 December and 6 January for audio-described performances with touch tours, and 7 January for a relaxed performance

Tickets will go on general sale from 28 April with more information at curveonline.co.uk 


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