WIP performance announced for new musical BABYFACE - THE FIERCE WRESTLING MUSICAL

A work-in-progress performance of BABYFACE – THE FIERCE WRESTLING MUSICAL, written by Seiriol Davies, will be presented at Storyhouse Chester on 11 February, it has been announced.

With an 11-strong cast comprising musical theatre performers and professional wrestlers, this one-off performance, presented as part of Storyhouse Queer Festival, will be the very first time audiences can buy tickets to see this show.

BABYFACE is the rags-to-spandex story of best friends Gruff and Rezi, two tender queer souls from Rhyl, climbing the ranks of an industry where selling your persona is everything. Gruff wants to be a poet but his Nanna Dela needs money to keep the local bailiffs at bay; so Gruff must follow the path of his late grandad, the legendary wrestler Rhyl Dryll. Rezi wants to be the first ever female wrestling world champion. But can their friendship survive this crazy, sweaty, hyper-charged world? Will they turn into villains, or will they be… Babyfaces?

Fusing musical theatre and pro-wrestling (yes, with ACTUAL wrestling in an ACTUAL ring!) it’s a laugh-out-loud thrill ride that asks: in a polarised world, what happens when your need for community conflicts with your urge to WIN?

BABYFACE has been in development for three years and was presented in May 2025 in Birmingham as part of BEAM2025, a national showcase of new musicals. Producer Jafar Iqbal has now partnered with leading West End production company PW Productions.

The producers said: “We could not be more excited to bring this fabulous fever dream of a show to audiences in Chester. We look forward to welcoming them and sharing this show at a crucial stage in its development.”

Seiriol Davies said: “This will be a work-in-progress performance of a sizeable chunk of the show. Audiences have the chance to be in at the ground floor of this explosive new musical, seeing it in its rawest, earliest form. There may be casualties! (for insurance purposes we must stress: there will be very few casualties). Get the chance to say you were there at the start! For me it’s terrifying… and electrifying!!”

Tickets for BABYFACE go on general sale from 11am tomorrow (28 November), with further info here.