One of the hottest tickets in London theatre is getting a new home, as Pride The Musical announces a transfer to the Bridge Theatre following its sold-out run at the National Theatre.
Copyright: Production Photos from National Theatre by Manuel Harlan
If you tried and failed to get a ticket for Pride at the National Theatre, there’s some rather good news. The new British musical will transfer to London’s Bridge Theatre from 12 November 2026, giving considerably more people the chance to see the stage adaptation of the much-loved 2014 film. Judging by the response to the show so far, those tickets could prove rather popular.
Pride began its journey at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre before moving to the National Theatre’s intimate Dorfman Theatre, where its current run is completely sold out.
Now it’s heading across the Thames for the next chapter of its story.
Pride The Musical heads to the Bridge Theatre
The Bridge Theatre production will begin performances on 12 November 2026, with the season currently scheduled to run until at least 8 May 2027.
It’s quite the journey for a new British musical that only made its first appearances on stage earlier this year. The show enjoyed a hugely successful season at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff before transferring to the National Theatre, where it has become one of the year’s most talked-about new musicals.
Its National Theatre run continues until 12 September 2026 but with performances sold out, the Bridge Theatre transfer will be welcome news for anyone who missed out. And there’s something rather fitting about a musical built around people coming together now getting the opportunity to reach a much bigger audience.
From the big screen to a new British musical
Based on the award-winning 2014 film, Pride takes inspiration from the remarkable true story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM).
Set during the miners’ strike of 1984, it follows a group of lesbian and gay activists who decide to raise money to support striking miners. When their attempts to donate are met with resistance, they eventually connect with a mining community in South Wales. On paper, the two groups might appear to have little in common.
What follows is a story about discovering that they have considerably more in common than anyone expected it is about friendship, solidarity, prejudice and what can happen when people choose to stand alongside one another.
The team behind Pride reunites
There is an important connection between the film and musical. Stephen Beresford, who wrote the original screenplay, returns to write the book and lyrics for the stage production, while the film’s director Matthew Warchus once again directs.
Warchus is, of course, no stranger to turning British stories into major theatrical events, with Matilda The Musical among his best-known stage credits. The original score comes from Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, drawing on everything from pop, rock and disco to protest songs and Welsh choral music.
Who is in the Pride Musical cast at the Bridge Theatre?
A number of familiar faces from the production have already been confirmed for the Bridge Theatre transfer.
Samuel Barnett will play Jonathan, alongside Matthew Durkan as Mike, Gillian Elisa as Gwen, Chris Jenkins as Gethin and Darren Lawrence as Cliff. They’ll be joined by Kirsty Malpass as Hefina, Sarah Pugh as Siân, Caroline Sheen as Maureen and Courtney Stapleton as Steph.
Also announced are Matthew Woodyatt as Dai and Madeleine Morgan in the ensemble.
Further casting is still to be announced.
From Cardiff to the National Theatre and now to the Bridge
Perhaps the most exciting thing about the transfer is seeing a new British musical being given room to grow. Pride didn’t arrive with an enormous commercial West End production behind it. Instead, it began at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, particularly appropriate for a story with South Wales at its heart before heading to the National Theatre.
Now, following sold-out performances and a hugely enthusiastic response from audiences, it’s moving into the 900-seat Bridge Theatre in London’s West End. That’s quite an impressive trajectory in a matter of months.
It will also be the first production at the Bridge Theatre under Trafalgar Entertainment, following the company’s acquisition of the London Theatre Company.
A story that still has plenty to say
There is obviously a healthy dose of nostalgia surrounding Pride. The music, clothes and politics firmly place us in 1984, while anyone who loved the film already knows just how funny, moving and joyous this story can be. The reason Pride continues to connect isn’t simply nostalgia.
At its heart, it’s about people from very different backgrounds discovering common ground. It’s about what becomes possible when people who might never ordinarily have met decide that somebody else’s fight matters to them too.
More than forty years after the real events that inspired it, that doesn’t feel like a particularly outdated message.
When does Pride open at the Bridge Theatre?
Pride The Musical begins performances at the Bridge Theatre on Thursday 12 November 2026 and is currently booking until Saturday 8 May 2027.
General ticket sales are due to open on 2 September 2026.
After breaking box-office records in Cardiff and selling out its National Theatre season, the move gives Pride the chance to reach its biggest audience yet.
For anyone currently staring mournfully at that SOLD OUT notice at the National Theatre, consider this your second chance.
And something tells us Pride‘s journey might not be finished just yet. Watch this space.
