Leicester will be alive with the sound of music this Christmas as Curve theatre announces a brand-new Made at Curve production of classic musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
Running from Saturday 22 November 2025 to Sunday 11 January 2026, this Made at Curve production will be directed by Nikolai Foster, whose recent credits include Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY, as well as tours of A CHORUS LINE and KINKY BOOTS. Further casting and creative team members will be announced in due course.
With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, THE SOUND OF MUSIC first opened on Broadway in 1959. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the multi-award-winning 1965 film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which remains one of the most commercially successful film musicals of all time.
Speaking about the announcement, Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said:
“The life and experiences of Maria and the von Trapp family feel as fresh today as they must have done when Rodgers and Hammerstein’s perfect musical first leapt onto the stage 60 years ago. THE SOUND OF MUSIC really is one of the greats and we are beyond excited to produce the show at Curve for Christmas 2025.
“Through music, celebrating creativity and her courageous spirit, Maria inspires the von Trapp family, transforming their home into a place filled with love, adventure and a feeling anything is possible.
“There aren’t many hills around Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, but the streets of our city really will be alive with the sound of music this Christmas, as families and friends come together to share this magical brand new Made at Curve production of this incredible musical.”
The Made at Curve production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be complemented by wraparound learning and engagement activity delivered by Curve’s Creative Programmes team, including a free digital Education Pack and bespoke workshops for school groups, as well as a Theatre Day on Thursday 4 December, where audience members of all ages will be able to learn more about the creation of the production and behind the scenes insights from the show’s team.
A variety of accessible performances are also available across the run, including British Sign Language interpreted (Friday 5 December, 7:15pm), Captioned (Saturday 13 December, 7:15pm and 18 December, 2pm), Dementia Friendly (Tuesday 16 December, 2pm), Audio Described and Touch Tours (Saturday 20 December, 2pm and Tuesday 6 January, 7:15pm) and Relaxed (Thursday 8 January, 2pm).
Maria, a free-spirited novice nun, is sent to look after the rowdy von Trapp children. Defying Captain von Trapp’s strict orders, Maria captures the children’s hearts using creativity and music to educate, inspire and bring order into their lives. Soon the entire family is under the spell of Maria’s unquenchable zest for life and even the Captain’s steely heart begins to soften, as they fall in love. But when Captain von Trapp is commanded to report for duty in the German navy, their Austrian idyl is shattered, as they must flee the Nazis and embark on the most important and dangerous journey of their lives.
This heart-warming tale of family, romance and rebellion features a timeless score including “Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and of course, its soaring title number, “The Sound of Music.”
The Made at Curve production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC will run Saturday 22 November 2025 to Sunday 11 January 2026.
Initial casting for its Made at Curve Christmas production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, with triumphant returns for MY FAIR LADY leading performers Molly Lynch and David Seadon-Young.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (MY FAIR LADY, KINKY BOOTS, A CHORUS LINE), will run at the theatre from Saturday 22 November 2025 to Sunday 11 January 2026.
Molly Lynch’s performance as Eliza Doolittle in the Made at Curve production of MY FAIR LADY was heralded by critics and audiences alike, with The Daily Telegraph declaring ‘A star is born’. Lynch will lead this production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC as the free-spirited novice nun Maria.
David Seadon-Young’s performance as Professor Henry Higgins in MY FAIR LADY was described as ‘sublime’ by The Times, he will join THE SOUND OF MUSIC as the draconian Captain Georg von Trapp.
Alongside Director Nikolai Foster, Curve’s production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be brought together by a creative team including Musical Supervisor and Orchestrations Adapter George Dyer (KINKY BOOTS, UK, Ireland and European tour), Choreographer Ebony Molina (Associate Choreographer of Curve’s THE WIZARD OF OZ, Choreographer of JUST FOR ONE DAY, Old Vic), Set and Costume Designer Michael Taylor (MY FAIR LADY, Curve), Lighting Designer Mark Henderson (MY FAIR LADY, Curve) , Sound Designer Nick Lodge (SPEND SPEND SPEND, Manchester Royal Exchange), Props Supervisor Ryan O’Connor (MY FAIR LADY, Curve), Associate Director Ollie Khurshid (KINKY BOOTS, UK, Ireland and European tour) and Casting Director Olivia Laydon for Jill Green Casting (A CHORUS LINE, Curve, UK tour and Japan).
Further casting and creative team members will be announced in due course.
Speaking about the announcement, Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Nikolai Foster said:
“Molly Lynch and David Seadon-Young created pure theatrical magic when they breathed new life into MY FAIR LADY at Curve last year. These were virtuosic performances, filled with beauty, courage and originality, that none of us who had the privilege of seeing, will ever forget. It’s an honour to see these magnificent, once in a generation talents returning to Leicester, where they promise to give everything to these magnificent characters and this important landmark of musical theatre.”
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