Nanny McPhee Musical Opens West End Run

The Nanny McPhee musical will make its world premiere at London's Aldwych Theatre on 6 November 2027, bringing Emma Thompson's stage adaptation to the West End with a new production based on the films and Nurse Matilda character.

According to Whatsonstage.com, the production will begin performances on 6 November 2027, while tickets will go on sale at 12pm on 14 October 2026. The musical marks the first stage adaptation of the magical story.

The show is based on the Nanny McPhee films and the Nurse Matilda character created by Christianna Brand and Edward Ardizzone. According to Theatre Weekly, Thompson wrote the book and original lyrics with Gary Clark, who composed the music.

The story follows Nanny McPhee as she arrives at the Brown family home and faces unruly children, a desperate father, an uncontrollable donkey and a baby. Her unusual methods and magic are used to restore order.

Universal Pictures, Working Title Films and Three Strange Angels previously brought the story to cinemas in 2005. According to multiple theatre reports, Thompson wrote and starred in that film and returned for the 2010 sequel Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.

The stage production will be directed by Katy Rudd, with set and costume design by Rob Howell and musical staging and choreography by Ellen Kane. The creative team was announced across reports from Whatsonstage.com and BroadwayWorld.

The production team also includes Simon Hale for orchestrations and arrangements, Nigel Lilley for music supervision and arrangements, Howard Hudson for lighting, Ian Dickinson for sound design, Chris Fisher for illusions, Samuel Wyer for puppetry and Andrzej Goulding for projections.

Casting for the musical has not yet been announced. According to Fairypowered Productions, the production is presented by Universal Theatrical Group and Working Title Films in association with Studiocanal on Stage and MGM on Stage.

The producers for Working Title Films are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lindsay Doran, Emma Thompson, Paul Warwick Griffin, Gareth Hewitt Williams and Rebecca Quigley, according to the production announcement.