Greetings and salutations!
Following smash hit runs in London’s West End and two record-breaking national tours, the WhatsOnStage ‘BEST NEW MUSICAL’ winner, Heathers the Musical is coming to Cambridge.
This high octane, black comedy, rock musical based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all-time is back with a bang!
Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.
That is until JD, the mysterious teen rebel, teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but its murder being a somebody.
Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s hit musical adaptation has enjoyed successful runs in Los Angeles and New York, and its European premiere became the highest grossing show at The Other Palace, having sold over 20,000 tickets across the run and selling out prior to its opening gala performance.
2024 Production photos by Pamela Raith.
Running Time
Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes inc. interval
General Guidance
This production contains haze, loud noises including gunshots, flashing lights and strobe, strong language and mature themes including murder, suicide, mental health, sexuality, sexual violence and references to eating disorders.
Age Guidance
14+
Tickets
Tuesday, 7.30pm
Wednesday, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Thursday, 7.30pm
Friday, 5pm & 8.30pm
Saturday, 2.30pm & 7.30pm:
£25/£35/£42/£49*
*All ticket prices include a £3 per ticket booking fee
Assisted Performances:
Audio Described performance: Saturday 23 November, 2:30pm
Book nowJenna Innes (Veronica Sawyer)
Jenna proudly hails from Aberdeen and is thrilled to be returning to Heathers the Musical, having played Veronica Sawyer on the recent UK and Ireland tour.
Jenna trained at The Musical Theatre Academy, where she was nominated for Best Actress in a New Musical in the BroadwayWorld Awards for her performance in Animus. After making her West End debut as cover Éponine in the original London production of Les Misérables, Jenna embarked on the UK and international tour where she covered Fantine and Éponine as well as being both fight captain and assistant dance captain.
Other credits include: Some Lovers (The Other Palace); A Spoonful of Sherman (UK tour) and Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen).
Workshops: Lili Von Vondergraff in Plastered (Jerry Zaks/The Other Palace).
Keelan McAuley (Jason 'J.D.' Dean)
Keelan McAuley is an actor from Calgary, Canada who graduated from the Guildford School of Acting (BA hons) at the University of Surrey in 2021.
Theatre credits: Josh in the original cast of Clueless the Musical (Trafalgar Entertainment/ Dodgers); Sonny/Kenickie and cover Danny Zuko in Grease (Royal Caribbean); and Cover Marvin Columbus/Christopher Columbus in Columbus (musical – Royal Caribbean).
Film and television credits include: featured in Wynonna Earp (7/24 Films/IDW Entertainment); David in The Events at Unity Farm (Polyscope Productions Ltd/Titan1Studios) and Miles in Escapism (Prairie Kitten Productions).
Esme Bowdler (Heather Chandler)
Training: Arts Educational Schools, London. Esme graduated in 2021 and was recently a finalist on ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.
Credits whilst training: Rosie in The Wedding Singer (ArtsEd); Aunt Susan/ensemble in Kipps: The New Half a Sixpence Musical (ArtsEd); To Gillie, With Love (The Gillian Lynne Theatre); The Music of the Night (The Royal Albert Hall); Chita Rivera Live in London (Cadogan Hall) and The 2019 Olivier Awards (The Royal Albert Hall).
Film and television includes: ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream. Esme would like to thank all her friends, family and agents for their constant love and support, especially her Mum, Dad, Auntie Karen and Uncle Tony.
Sedona Sky (Heather Duke)
Sedona trained at Arts Educational Schools, London (BA hons in Musical Theatre) and will be graduating in 2024. Credits whilst training include: Mimi Marquez in Rent and ensemble in Sweet Charity. Heathers the Musical marks Sedona’s professional debut.
Daisy Twells (Heather McNamara)
After previously appearing in the 2021 UK & Ireland tour and the Other Palace 2022 production of Heathers the Musical, Daisy is thrilled to be returning cast to Westerberg as Heather McNamara.
Training: Daisy grew up training at her mum’s dance school, Caroline Green Dance & Theatre Arts before training vocationally at The Hammond school for five years. She then went on to receive the Leonie Urdang Scholarship at The Urdang Academy, graduating in 2017 with a level 6 diploma in Dance and Musical Theatre.
Theatre includes: vocalist in Mickey and the Wondrous Book, Let’s Get Wicked (Hong Kong Disneyland); New Wave Girl/dance captain, first cover Heather Chandler and Heather McNamara in Heathers the Musical (Dance Captain, The Other Palace 2022 and UK Tour 2021); Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray (Royal Caribbean); ensemble/first cover Carmen in Fame the Musical (UK tour); Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington (Crossroads Pantomimes); Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Crossroads Pantomimes); Rapunzel in The Forest of Enchantment (Disneyland Paris) and child ensemble in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour).
Lucy Sinclair (Ms. Fleming/Veronica's Mom)
Lucy graduated from the Arts Educational Schools, London in 2004.
Theatre includes: Paula Newman and Marina Isakov in Rehab the Musical (Neon 194 Picadilly); Helen in No Dinner for Sinners (English Theatre Hamburg); Jeannie in Fat Pig (English Theatre Hamburg); June Child in the musical 20th Century Boy (UK tour); Mad, Funny, Just (Aldwych Theatre); Elizabeth in Dirty Dancing (Aldwych Theatre); Meat in We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre); Wendy in Peter Pan (Lyric Theatre); Tammy in Debbie Does Dallas (Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Starlight Express (UK tour); Move Along Sideways with Ron Moody (The Shaw Theatre, London) and Peggy in Godspell (Cannizaro Park Festival).
Film includes: Jalana in Shattered Circle, Ellie James in Wanting, Sarah Mitchell in The Dark and Rachel Davis in Yellow Jacket.
Television includes: Footballers’ Wives (ITV) and Kate Clarke in the latest series of The Bay (ITV).
Amy Miles (Martha Dunnstock)
Training: Urdang Academy.
Credits whilst training: Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Miles Brown and Craig Stein) and Mrs Grace/Kitty Farelly in A Man of No Importance (George Ure).
Amy is making her professional debut in Heathers the Musical.
Iván Fernández González (Kurt Kelly)
Iván is ecstatic about his return to Heathers the Musical, the show that kick-started his acting career back in 2021.
Training: Guildford School of Acting.
Theatre includes: Billy in Bhangra Nation (Birmingham Rep); Dan in Halls the Musical (The Other Palace); played and understudied Simeon in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK and international tour) and dance captain/played and understudied Ram in Heathers the Musical (Theatre Royal Haymarket/The Other Palace).
Recordings include: ‘Marco Polo’, ‘Love Looks Great on You’, ‘Vamos Vente’, ‘Pretty Clothes’ and ‘Bow Wow’ (original music).
Other credits include: Darius in 13 Going on 30 (ROYO workshop); Nick in Anna and the Apocalypse (ATG workshop); Starbucks 2023 autumn campaign (online advert); The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel and West End Does: The Magic of Animation 2 (Cadogan Hall Concerts) and One Young World summit opening ceremony (Royal Albert Hall Concert).
Jason Battersby (Ram Sweeney)
Training: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Theatre includes: Lucas in Bare (London Palladium); David in Just for One Day (Old Vic); Junior in Crazy for You (Gillian Lynne and Chichester Festival); Roger in Lord of the Flies (Leeds Playhouse and UK tour); Peter in Peter Pan (Theatre Royal York) and Lead Shadow in Wendy & Peter Pan (Leeds Playhouse).
Conor McFarlane (Ram's Dad/Big Bud Dean/Coach Ripper)
Conor is an actor and writer from the North West of Ireland, who trained at the Royal Academy of Music.
Recent credits include: Heathers the Musical (2023 UK and Ireland tour); Ruben in Marie Curie (workshop); Once (UK tour); UK premiere of Queen of the Mist (Charing Cross Theatre); Peter Murray/Sergeant Major in Jimmy Ellis: Home Again (Blunt Fringe, Titanic Belfast); Man 1 in The World Goes ’Round (The MAC, Belfast) and Leon Czolgosz in Assassins (Pleasance, London).
Alexander Service (Kurt's Dad/Veronica's Dad/Principal Gowan)
After playing international age grade rugby and successfully becoming a chartered mechanical engineer, Alexander started his acting career later in life than most. Prior to his training at the London School of Musical Theatre, he performed in several musical theatre productions in New Zealand, having originally moved there to play rugby.
Credits include: Heathers the Musical (The Other Palace, London); Little Women (Dugdale Arts Centre, Enfield); West End Jerseys (UK tour); Amazon Web Services (web series/Just Fred); Aida Cara (Aida Entertainment Cruise); Nero (workshop) and In the Colonel’s Lady (recording).
Ben Fenwick (Beleaguered Geek/Swing)
Heathers the Musical is Ben’s professional debut. He is a 2024 graduate of Arts Educational Schools, London.
Theatre whilst training: Roger in Rent and Sweet Charity.
Other work includes: Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and the Olivier Awards 2024 (Royal Albert Hall).
Lewis Asquith (Hipster Dork/Officer/Resident Director/Swing)
Theatre credits include: Hipster Dork/first cover Kurt and Dads in Heathers the Musical (West End and UK tour); Nick Massi/Bob Guadio in Oh What a Night! (UK tour); Guard in Romeo and Juliet (The Royal Albert Hall); Travers in Ghostlight (Above the Stag); James Prince in Soho Cinders (Charing Cross Theatre and Union Theatre); Reuben/Butler in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK and Ireland tour); Dick Whittington in Dick Whittington (Weymouth Pavilion); Alfred/Sam in Romance Romance (Landor Theatre); Charles F Maude in Bye Bye Birdie, Rodney St Clair in Face the Music (Ye Olde Rose and Crown); resident director/understudy in Some Enchanted Evening (UK tour); Rent (Cockpit Theatre); Abanazar in Aladdin (Secombe Theatre); Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q (Brookside Theatre); Enigma (The Royal Albert Hall) and Miranda Sings Live (The Leicester Square Theatre).
Workshop credits include: 13 Going on 30 (Battersea Arts); Candor (The Other Palace); The Mirror Never Lies (RADA Studios) and The Tailor-Made Man (Arts Theatre).
Television/film credits include: AbracadOpera! (Sky/ENO) and Jump (Raki Ralko).
Commercial credits include: Samsung, Ascis, Beavertown, SNACKSY, Starbucks, Dreams, Dormeo and Folio London. Directing credits include: resident director of Heathers the Musical (West End); assistant director of Peter Pan (Hazlitt Theatre); Cinderella (Castle Theatre) and Ghostlight (Union Theatre).
Bradly Doko (Preppy Stud/Officer/Swing)
Training: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Credits include: ensemble in Side Show in Concert (London Palladium) and Cowboy in Annie Get Your Gun in Concert (London Palladium).
Credits whilst training: Bob Enright in 9 to 5 the Musical, Huey Phillips in Loserville and Donkey in Shrek the Musical.
Jasmine Cole (Young Republicanette/Swing)
Training: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Theatre includes: Musical Manifest (The Other Palace Theatre) and For Tonight (Adelphi Theatre).
Credits whilst training: New Employee in 9 to 5 the Musical, Elaine in Loserville and Peter Pan and Young Fiona in Shrek the Musical.
Kelly Sweeney (Stoner chick/Swing)
Kelly is an actress and singer from Liverpool.
Training: She attended Rare Studio in Liverpool for two years, training on an intensive musical theatre course and then in 2017 she was accepted onto the masters course at the Royal Academy of Music studying musical theatre and graduating in 2018.
Theatre includes: Tamara in the UK premiere of Unexpected Joy (Southwark Playhouse); Crissy in the UK and European tour of Hair (various theatres); Anne Boleyn in Six (NCL Breakaway Premier Cruise cast, America, Mexico and Caribbean); principal singer in The Everyman Christmas Cabaret (Everyman Theatre, Liverpool); Princess Fiona in The Secret Society of Leading Ladies (online concert); Sam in Halls the Musical (workshop performance – Turbine Theatre); Fairy Rose in Beauty and the Beast pantomime (Epstein Theatre, Liverpool); Susan ‘Sadie’ Atkins in X: 1969 (Riddles Court, Edinburgh Fringe); Britney in Cinderella pantomime (High Wycombe Swan); Sam in Halls the Musical (developmental run – Turbine Theatre) and Queen Rat in Dick Whittington pantomime (Broadway Barking Theatre, Barking).
Recordings include: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles by Arturo Cardelús, recorded at Abbey Road, London.
Eliza Bowden (New Wave Party Girl/Swing)
Training: Arts Educational Schools, London.
Theatre includes: ensemble, first cover Heather Chandler and Heather McNamara in Heathers the Musical (2023 UK & Ireland Tour) and Frank & Friends (Cadogan Hall).
Credits whilst training include: Sandy Cheeks in The SpongeBob Musical, ensemble in Lysistrata Jones and the Olivier Awards.
May Tether (Drama Club Drama Queen/Swing)
May trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Theatre credits: Dainty June in Gypsy in Concert (The Manchester Opera House); Cinderella in A Very Very Bad
Cinderella (The Other Palace); Florrie/Marion Davies in The Remarkable Tale of Dorothy Mackaill for the John Godber Company (East Riding Theatre); Jessie in Halls (The Turbine Theatre); Drama Club Drama Queen/understudy Veronica Sawyer in Heathers the Musical (The Other Palace and UK tour); ensemble in Taboo: The 20th Anniversary Charity Concert (London Palladium); Lilly/Pip/Elijah in Moby Dick for the The John Godber Company (Stage at The Dock, Hull) and Jill in Jack and the Beanstalk (Theatre @ 41, York).
Screen credits: Drama Club Drama Queen in Heathers the Musical filmed live.
Other credits: West End Live; Roles We’ll Never Play (The Lyric Theatre) and Red Riding Hood in Happily Ever After (workshop).
Madeleine Hargrave (Midwestern Surfer Punk/Dance Captain/Swing)
Training: Arts Education Schools, London.
Theatre includes: Tammy/cover Penny Pingleton in Hairspray (Kilworth House); Val in A Chorus Line (Arts Ed) and ensemble in Catch Me If You Can (Arts Ed).