Back to the Future sets new 2025–26 West End cast

Great Scott! The time-travelling DeLorean is gearing up for another spin through the Adelphi Theatre, with Back to the Future the Musical confirming its full principal and ensemble line-up for the 2025–26 season.

Fresh faces in Hill Valley

• Marty McFly: Caden Brauch (with Oliver Halford as alternate)

• Doc Emmett Brown: Brian Conley from 13 August 2025; Cory English returns to the role on 5 November 2025. Lee Ormsby will cover as alternate Doc.

• Lorraine Baines: Maddie Grace Jepson (from 13 August) with Sarah Goggin also playing the role.

• George McFly: Orlando Gibbs

• Biff Tannen: Alex Runicles

• Jennifer Parker: Talia Palamathanan

• Goldie Wilson / Marvin Berry: CJ Borger

• Dave McFly: Liam McHugh

• Linda McFly: Gracie Caine

• Strickland: Lee Ormsby

• Clocktower Woman: Billie Bowman

The ensemble will feature Ryan Appiah-Sarpong, Jed Berry, Jabari Braham, Charlotte Coggin, Sia Dauda, Lauren Dawes, Alexander Day, Talia Duff, Helen Gulston, Thomas Inge and Stephen Lewis-Johnston, with swings Adam Margilewski, Anna Murray, Samuel Nicholas, Brian Ó Muirí, Phoebe Roberts, Issie Wilman and Alexandra Wright.

Milestones and momentum

The musical, adapted from Robert Zemeckis’s 1985 blockbuster, first opened in London on 13 September 2021. Its new casting coincides with the film’s 40th-anniversary celebrations next summer. After a successful Broadway engagement (June 2023 – January 2025) and a North American tour running through August 2025, the West End production continues to anchor the global brand, now booking until 3 January 2026.

Creative team and score

Back to the Future the Musical boasts a book by screenwriter Bob Gale and a score blending original numbers from composer Alan Silvestri and lyricist Glen Ballard with iconic songs from the film. Audiences can expect the familiar flux-capacitor thrills as teenager Marty must repair history, and his parents’ romance, after crashing 30 years into the past in Doc Brown’s DeLorean.

With box-office demand showing no sign of slowing, the fresh cast promises to keep Hill Valley’s clock tower chiming well into 2026.