Victoria Wood and Tom MacRae’s FOURTEEN AGAIN to have London premiere at Menier Chocolate Factory

Photo credit: Pamela Raith

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the London premiere of the critically acclaimed production of Fourteen Again, which ran at The Victoria Wood Theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere this spring.

Reuniting Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett, reprising their roles of Lou and Peggy, Jonathan O’Boyle’s production begins performances at the Menier on 21 November, and runs until 27 February 2027. Both actors have worked alongside Victoria Wood – Triplett created the role of Miss Berta in the original West End production of the musical Acorn Antiques: The Musical!; and Jones played Mrs Overall in the first national tour of Acorn Antiques, which Wood directed. Full casting will be announced shortly.

The Victoria Wood Theatre, previously The Old Laundry Theatre, was renamed this year - the 10th anniversary of Wood’s death, by her close friends and collaborators, the husband-and-wife team, producer Charlotte Scott and designer Roger Glossop. To celebrate Wood’s life and work, they commissioned Tom MacRae to work with her songbook to create a brand-new musical, the inaugural production in the newly renamed venue.

Fourteen Again begins at the local Slimming Club, where Peggy is reunited with Lou, her best friend from school who she hasn’t seen since they were teenagers. As kids, no two friends were ever funnier or more fun, but here, now, today they are shadows of their younger selves - and a story unfolds of looking back to the future, full of comedy, love and pain, with Victoria Wood’s amazing songs moving the musical fast forward.

Public booking opens on 9 September, with further info here.