Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will return to Manchester for a two week run at Manchester Opera House in September 2020.
The musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meatloaf’s greatest hits, will return to tour the UK following an Australian tour. The Manchester dates will open the UK tour.
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical won the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards and was nominated for eight WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical.
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For the stage musical, the legendary and award-winning Jim Steinman has incorporated iconic songs from the Bat Out Of Hell albums, including You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, Bat Out Of Hell, I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) and Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad, as well as two previously unreleased songs, What Part of My Body Hurts the Most and Not Allowed to Love.
In Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, the electrifying rock songs of Mr Steinman propel an epic story of rebellious youth and passion as Strat, the immortal leader of The Lost, has fallen in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler Falco.
The production features book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib and musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed. Set and costume design come from Jon Bausor with original costume designs by Meentje Nielsen, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestration by Steve Sidwell and casting by Anne Vosser.
The UK tour of Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical is produced by David Sonenberg, Michael Cohl & Tony Smith, with executive producer Julian Stoneman.
When does Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical run at Manchester Opera House?
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical runs at Manchester Opera House from 10 – 26 September 2020. Tickets go on sale on 9 December.
Image from the original West End run of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical courtesy Specular.