Peaky Blinders The Rise: London theatre show plot, cast and how to get tickets

The television series of Peaky Blinders may have come to an end after the last episode of series 6 aired last month, but there are plenty of plans in place to keep maintain the show’s legacy.

The show’s creator Steven Knight has noted his desire to transfer the Peaky Blinders’ tale onto the big screen and confirmed a film will follow the final series.

The Shelbys are also set to make their stage debut as part of the upcoming dance adaptation, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby. This production will be a collaboration with Rambert dance company and will feature a cast of 20 and a live band playing specially commissioned music.

But there’s also a brand new Peaky Blinders immersive theatre show called The Rise, which will be available to see in London very soon at the Camden Garrison. It pledges to put the audience at the heart of one of the world’s most popular TV series and it’s presented in collaboration with Steven Knight.

Here’s everything we know so far about the production.

What’s the show about?

You wouldn’t necessarily expect to see the hard men of Birmingham converted into theatre, but the gangsters’ story is now being brought to life on the stage.

Peaky Blinders: The Rise, is the first official fully immersive 360-degree theatre show set in the world of the Birmingham gangsters.

360 theatre is created with a camera system that simultaneously records all the scenes in 360 degree.

The show will follow the rise in fortune of Tommy Shelby and his family as the unfolding narrative and live actors place the audience right at the heart of the Shelby Company, featuring iconic locations, from the betting shop in Small Heath and The Garrison through to the bakery on the banks of Regent’s Canal.

Tommy personally invites you to a family meeting at the Shelby’s Camden warehouse, where he has a plan that could prove lucrative for everyone.

The show is a collaboration with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and Caryn Mandabach Productions.

As the story unfolds you will experience live sets, unmissable character interactions, and even competitive game.

Who has written the play and who’s in it?

The creative director and director of the theatre show is Tom Maller, who has worked on Doctor Who: Time Fracture and Arcane, Casino Royale, Romeo + Juliet and Blade Runner: Final Cut with Secret Cinema.

The production designer is Rebecca Brower (Doctor Who: Time Fracture, Secret Cinema Presents Arcane, Bat Out Of Hell).

The show will star:

Phil Aizlewood (Speaking in Tongues, One Nine Two Seven, How To Solve A Problem Like Murder) as Walter McDonald

Roxana Bartle (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sophia)as Grace Burgess/Zilpha Lee

Isaac Beechey (The Laramie Project) as John Shelby

Sam Blythe (Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere and Secret Cinema’s Stranger Things, Casino Royale, 28 Days Later and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back) as Alfie Solomons

Angus Brown (Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere and Secret Cinema’s Casino Royale) as Charles Sabini

James Bryant (Doctor Who: Time Fracture and The Wolf of Wall Street for Immersive Everywhere) as an American Businessman

Craig Hamilton (Doctor Who: Time Fracture and The Great Gatsby for Immersive Everywhere and Secret Cinema’s Casino Royale) as Tommy Shelby

Kat Johns-Burke (There May Be A Castle, Sleepover) as Pearl St. Clair

Daniel Mackenzie-Carter making his professional debut as Michael Gray

Kieran Mortell (Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere, Madagascar! The Musical, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery) as Arthur Shelby

Reece Richardson (Human, 1984) as Georgie Sewell

Elliot Rodriguez (Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere, The Gruffalo) as Isiah Jesus

Megan Shandley (Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere) as Lizzie Stark

Emma Stansfield (Coronation Street, The Salisbury Poisonings, Eastenders) as Polly Gray

Lucinda Turner (The Great Gatsby for Immersive Everywhere, Persuasion and Class Mates) as Ada Thorne

Hannah Victoria (Princess and the Pea, Madagascar! The Musical) as Maggie Hill

Daisy Winter-Taylor (Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere, Runway) as Phyllis Robbins

Where will the show take place and can I get tickets?

The show will open at The Vanguard Theatre in Camden on June 24.

You can get tickets on on the Immersive Peaky Blinders website, here.

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