FIRST LOOK AT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE JOY-FILLED NEW MUSICAL: PRIDE
Ahead of its world premiere, producers P&P Productions, with the National Theatre, release the first look at new musical Pride. Reuniting director Matthew Warchus (Matilda The Musical) and writer Stephen Beresford (The Last of the Haussmans), director and writer of the award-winning film on which it is based, Pride tells an incredible true story set during the 1984 miners’ strike, when a group of friends formed Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) before helping a small village in south Wales.
The Cast of Pride at the National Theatre. Photographer Manuel Harlan. The National Theatre.
After receiving an overwhelming response from audiences during a sold-out preview run at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre, Pride receives its world premiere at the Dorfman theatre where it will run until 12 September 2026.
Full casting includes Samuel Barnett as Jonathan, Lewis Cornay as Bromley, Matthew Durkan as Mike, Gillian Elisa as Gwen, Robin Hayward as Martin, Chris Jenkins as Gethin, Darren Lawrence as Cliff, Jhon Lumsden as Mark, Kirsty Malpass as Hefina, Sarah Pugh as Siân, Jordan Shaw as Reggie, Courtney Stapleton as Steph, Caroline Sheen as Maureen, Mared Williams as Margaret and Matthew Woodyatt as Dai.
They are joined by an ensemble that includes Daniel Forrester, Alyn Hawke, Madeleine Morgan, Catherine Morris, Helen Siveter and Graham Vick.
Funny, fierce and filed with joy, Pride is set to an original score by Christopher Nightingale (A Christmas Carol), Josh Cohen (Sylvia) and DJ Walde (Sylvia), with songs inspired by protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.
The Cast of Pride at the National Theatre. Photographer Manuel Harlan. The National Theatre.
Summer 1984. The country is in turmoil. With Thatcher battling to dismantle the coal industry, and a lethal pandemic on the rise, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton founds an unlikely new alliance with the pit communities of South Wales: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.
Funny, fierce and filled with joy, what follows is the incredible true story of two disparate communities joining forces – and making history.
Pride is in the Dorfman theatre from until 12 September 2026, with a press performance on Thursday 25 June 2026, at 7pm.
Pride is presented by P&P Productions with the National Theatre in association with Pathé, Calamity Films and David Binder Productions.
For more information visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk.