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Starlight Express

Tickets for Starlight Express

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What's Starlight Express about?

The craziest musical in history returns to London for a limited run!

Starlight Express is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics). The show tells the story of Rusty, a young steam locomotive, who falls in love with Pearl, a first-class wagon. To get noticed by Pearl, Rusty takes on the challenge of winning a race against the fastest locomotives!

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Why should you see Starlight Express?

Created in London in 1984, Starlight Express is the ninth longest running show in the British capital with more than 7400 performances. The musical also received two Olivier Award nominations and seven Tony Award nominations.

To create Starlight Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber worked with Trevor Nunn (director) and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics), who was involved with Cats in 1981. Trevor Nunn had the genius idea to make Starlight Express a unique musical: the actors will be on roller skates to perfectly show the speed of the trains, the show's main characters. The collaboration between Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe will continue until 1986 with the musical The Phantom of the Opera.

Nearly 20 million people around the world have seen Starlight Express. The show was performed all over the world (UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Germany) bringing in nearly $1.2 billion in revenue. In Germany, Starlight Express has been performed continually in Bochum since 1988, in a theatre especially designed for the musical.

From the completely crazy original idea and with unique staging, Starlight Express has become a cult musical which is not to be missed!

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Frequently asked questions

Tickets for Starlight Express start at £29.5 per seat, depending on the performance date and seats chosen.

Starlight Express is playing at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. The address is: Fulton Rd, Wembley , HA9 8TS London.

Based on the information we have at the moment, Starlight Express will run until 26/10/2025. There's always a possibility that the production will extend their run.

To get cheap tickets for Starlight Express in London, you can visit the TKTS London last-minute box office for on the day tickets. However, as Starlight Express is one of the most popular shows, it's very likely that TKTS may not have any seats available for this show.

If you want to see a specific show or if you have limited flexiblity in terms of dates, or want to secure a good seat, we recommend booking your tickets online ahead of time. By booking in advance, you'll end up with much better seats and see your favourite shows on a date that suits you.

Depending on the venue, you'll be offered several ways to get your tickets during payment:

  • Collect my tickets at the venue. Please come to the box office counters at the venue 30 minutes before the performance begins with the booking confirmation email. You'll be asked to show ID or the bank card of the person who booked the tickets.
  • Send me my tickets by email. Go directly to the entrance 20 minutes before the start of the performance with your PDF tickets (printed or displayed on mobile).

Every venue has been renovated recently with evey seat giving you a good view of the stage. However, the further you are from the stage, the further you are from the magic. The seats marked by a half-coloured circle indicate less good visibility (these seats are often at the back and so you can't see the whole set). We recommend avoiding them when selecting your seats.

We accept most bank cards via our secure payment system (Visa, Mastercard, American Express).

Ticket prices are set by venues and productions. Even though the majority of musicals are suitable for children, there is no preferential child ticket.

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless in the event of force majeure (the performance is cancelled or interrupted). If this is the case, the venue or event organiser will contact you to begin the refund process.

An advertised actor can be replaced by another actor without any prior warning. Unfortunately, this is not a valid reason for requesting a refund.

Taking photos and videos is generally prohibited in venues.

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