Don’t panic! If you’re fans of Douglas Adams’ iconic Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in any or all of its incarantions, then you’re going to want to be in London after November becasue Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, Trillian and Marvin are all heading to the stage!
The show will be co-directed by Simon Evans, who has recently directed Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright for the West End and on tour, and is directing Adrian Lester in a new production of Cyrano de Bergerac at the RSC.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show will take over Studios 2 and 3 at the Riverside Studios in London from 15 November 2025, with tickets on sale from 25 June.
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The show will also be co-directed and choreographed by Lorin Latarro (The Producers, Mrs. Doubtfire), and live experience experts Georgia Clarke-Day (Monopoly Lifesized, The Traitors Live Experience) and David Frias-Robles (Taskmaster: The Live Experience) for Myriad Entertainment.
The creative team also includes Emmy Award-winning stage designer Jason Ardizzone-West (Redwood, Jesus Christ Superstar Live), with further creatives, and casting, to be announced.
The show is based on Douglas Adams’ books and the 2005 Touchstone Pictures film starring Martin Freeman.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy live show has been created by Arvind Ethan David, who runs entertainment company Prodigal, producers of Tony Award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill, Lenny Henry’s The Boy with Wings, and BBC America and Netflix’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
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Arvind Ethan David was mentored by Douglas Adams when he was a student and said in a statement: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is one of the most influential stories ever told. It’s a satire, a comedy, a science-fiction epic, a work of philosophy and so much else. Douglas Adams, who I was honoured to have as a mentor, predicted the world we live in now, with its social media gone mad and extinction level threats. Now with a group of world class storytellers drawn from the best of Broadway, the West End and television, we get to bring HHGG to a new generation of hitchhikers.”
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show, re-immerse yourself in the brilliantly absurdist adventure with Arthur Dent, Trillian, Fenchurch, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android as you embark on an infinitely improbable madcap journey around the galaxy.”
The show is produced under the Mostly Harmless Productions banner, with Broadway and West End producer Tamar Climan, and Prodigal Entertainment. General management is by Smart Entertainment.
You can book tickets here.
Riverside Studios London, 15 November 2025 – 14 February 2026
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