This Christmas, you can head back to Transylvania for another monstrously good time as Young Frankenstein makes its way to the Liverpool Playhouse this festive season for a strictly limited five-week run, from 3 December 2025 to 3 January 2026.
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway hit The Producers, Young Frankenstein is a laugh-out-loud musical packed with outrageous humour and theatrical magic. Direct from its regional premiere at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre, Mel Brooks’ legendary comedy comes to life on stage in this hilarious Christmas treat.
Adapted by Mel Brooks from his legendary 1974 film starring Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein tells the story of the grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) who inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.
Nathan Powell, Creative Director of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres said:
“After recent festive hits like Rocky Horror Show, SIX and The Woman in Black, we’re continuing our tradition of offering something a little different to panto – and this one’s got tap-dancing monsters, outrageous jokes, and more eyebrow-raising than you can shake a lab coat at. Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is a big, bonkers, laugh-out-loud musical, that we know Liverpool audiences will love and we’re thrilled to bring it to the Liverpool Playhouse for Christmas. It’s a joy to be working with our friends at Hope Mill Theatre, who have such a fantastic reputation for creating brilliant musicals, in this their 10th anniversary year. Watch this space, as we’ve exciting plans for the future too.”
William Whelton, CEO of Hope Mill Theatre added:
“We are thrilled to be taking Young Frankenstein the Musical to Liverpool Playhouse this Christmas. This production marks the Regional Premiere of this hit musical and what better way to share it regionally than with audiences in Manchester and Liverpool. This transfer also marks another Hope Mill production running out of our home venue over Christmas and what we hope will be the beginnings of a wonderful collaboration with the team at the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres.”
Directed and choreographed by international award-winning director and choreographer Nick Winston, known for Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre, WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical), MAME and Burlesque, Young Frankenstein brings all the style and sparkle of the original film to the stage, with extra theatrical flair for new audiences and long-time fans alike. With showstopping numbers like “The Transylvania Mania”, “He Vas My Boyfriend”, and “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Irving Berlin, this is scientifically proven, unmissable comic entertainment at its best.
Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein has a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, orchestrations by Doug Besterman and Mark Cumberland and original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. This production will have musical direction and co-musical supervision by Francesca Warren, set design by Sophia Pardon, orchestration and co-musical supervision by Charlie Ingles, sound design by Ben Harrison, lighting design by Aaron J Dootson, video and projection design by Matt Powell, costume design by Lorraine Parry, wigs and make-up design by Nicola Thorp, associate choreography by Lauren Kate Hampton and casting by Jim Arnold CDG.
The production is coming to the Liverpool Playhouse for the Christmas run from 3 December to 3 January, with ticket prices ranging from £ 22 to £ 51. Accessible performances and full casting will be announced soon. Tickets are available at https://everymanplayhouse.com/event/young-frankenstein
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