Merrily We Roll Along announcement

How did you get to be here? What was the moment?

Merrily We Roll Along answers those questions in reverse, moving backwards in time from 1976 to the hopeful beginnings of 1957, tracing the fractured relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his lifelong friends, Mary and Charley and the choices that shaped their lives.

As the years unwind, a heartbreaking but hope-filled story is brought to life through an unforgettable Sondheim score, including Old Friends, Not a Day Goes By and Now You Know.

Following its recent Tony Award-winning Broadway revival and with Richard Linklater’s groundbreaking film adaptation currently in production, this acclaimed musical now comes to Bristol Old Vic for one week only. With a cast of 20 and a live on-stage band of 12 musicians, this promises to be a spectacular staging of a Sondheim classic and BSA’s most ambitious production to date.

Director - Stuart Wood

Musical Director - Jon Beales

Designer - Angelica Rush

Choreographer - Rachael Nanyonjo

Associate Choreographer - Michelle Gaskell

Lighting Designer - Ryan Joseph Stafford

Sound Designer - Charlie Smith

Vocal Coach - Clara Marullo

Costume Supervisor - Ilona Karas

Production Manager - Gemma Brooks

Associate Director - Matthew Price

DATES: 12 – 17 JULY 2027 (PREVIEW 12 JULY, OPENING/PRESS NIGHT 13

JULY)

PERFORMANES: 2.30pm and 7.30pm

RUNNING TIME: 2 hours 30 minutes (incl. interval)

AGE RECOMMENDATION: 14+

VENUE: Bristol Old Vic – Main House 

CONTENT WARNING: Contains depictions of drug misuse.