Secret Cinema and TodayTix have announced the lead cast for Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Immersive Adventure in London. Olivier Award winner George Maguire will play Captain Jack Sparrow, according to Theatre Weekly. The production has also been extended by six weeks because of demand.
Phil Daniels plays Captain Barbossa, Lily Blunsom plays Elizabeth Swann, Harrison Wilde plays Will Turner and Gleanne Purcell-Brown plays Anamaria. Further casting is still to come.
Previews begin February 16, 2027, and the show officially opens March 10 at Secret Cinema’s new venue on Greenwich Peninsula, near The O2. Olivier Award winner Matt Costain directs. Rather than screening a full film, the production mixes live theater with selected moments from The Curse of the Black Pearl. WhatsOnStage says it is the first time the franchise has been adapted into a fully immersive theatrical experience.
The creative team includes Jason Sherwood as production designer, Kait Kerrigan as theatrical adaptor and Alan Williams on music. Disney Theatrical Group licensed the production. It is a stage experience, not a new film, and the franchise’s film future is unconfirmed.
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