Layton Williams - Cabaret!

Winner of Best Takeover Performance (Aimee Lou Wood) and Best West End Show at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2024

The Kit Kat Club has taken over the Playhouse Theatre while it has been standing empty, making way for the electrifying musical, CABARET. The marginalised have staked a claim, the artists have taken over, filled their container and found their community.

The role of Sally Bowles is played by Cara Delevingne and the role of The Emcee is played by Luke Treadaway, with Michael Ahomka-Lindsay in the role of Clifford Bradshaw, Beverley Klein as Fraulein Schneider and Teddy Kempner as Herr Schultz. From 3rd June 2024, Rhea Norwood (Netflix’s Heartstopper) will play Sally Bowles and Layton Williams (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) will play the role of Emcee, with Sally Ann Triplett as Fraulein Schneider and Fenton Gray as Herr Schultz.

One of the most successful musicals of all time, CABARET features the songs Wilkommen, Don’t Tell Mama, Mein Herr, Maybe This Time, Money and the title number. It has music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, a book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood.

Here we sing, we dance, we love, we live, we drink, we forget. Come hear the music play.

What is Cabaret the Musical about?

It’s 1930s Berlin. It’s 2020s London. It’s Then, it’s Now. Who knows how long it will reside here? For now, we’re enjoying the party. The party at the end of the world.

Set in 1930s Berlin, Cabaret the Musical tells the story of a racy, underground nightclub, the Kit Kat Club. It’s told through the lives of enigmatic Cabaret performers, The Emcee and Sally Bowles, played by Fra Fee and Amy Lennox.

Before the show, guests are invited to enjoy the club with drinks, dining and pre-show entertainment all on offer. When booking, guests will receive a ‘club entry time’ and, for the richest experience and to immerse themselves fully in the club, we encourage people to arrive early.