A silhouetted figure stands center stage beneath intense blue beams, framed by the theatre’s ornate proscenium.

The Arts at Marble Arch, London2026

The Choir of Man

The Production

The Olivier Award-nominated The Choir of Man returns to London at The Arts at Marble Arch, transforming the stage into a pub where nine performers sing, play and dance live. The production features pop and rock hits from Queen, Adele, Paul Simon, Luther Vandross, Sia, Avicii and others.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nic Doodson
Associate Director: Daniel Harnett
Musical Director: Ehsaan Shivarani
Choreographer: Freddie Huddleston
Movement Director: Freddie Huddleston
Lighting Design: Richard Dinnen
Set Design: Oli Townsend; Verity Sadler (Co-Scenic Designer)
Costume Design: Verity Sadler
Sound Design: Liam McDermott

Three singers stand at microphones laughing together in warm side light against a dark stage.

The full theatre interior frames the blue-lit stage from high in the auditorium, showing balconies, stalls and the performance area.

The ensemble performs across the stage beneath vivid blue beams, with musicians and piano arranged around the central playing space.

A singer at a microphone gestures mid-song while a guitarist’s body and instrument frame the foreground.

A solitary performer is seen from behind beside a piano with a pint glass, looking into a cone of overhead light.

A singer stands at a microphone beside a drum kit, isolated by warm bulbs and dark negative space.

The full ensemble and band occupy the circular stage under crisp white beams and warm side lighting.

A singer smiles and points upward at a microphone, caught in blue light with warm bulbs behind him.

Musicians sit in the foreground facing the central performers, creating a backstage-style view into the lit playing space.

Several performers raise drinks into a shaft of stage light, seen from behind against a darkened set.

Dark silhouettes and bright blue beams form a graphic wide view of the cast spread around the circular stage.

Three singers perform tightly grouped at microphones, lit by warm bulbs against a dark stage.

The circular stage sits empty under bright white overhead lights, with microphones, stools, drum kit and piano set in place.

The cast and band gather around the circular stage in warm amber light, with haze visible above the piano.

A drummer gestures across the kit in saturated blue stage light, with a microphone hanging above.

Blue beams fan across the stage inside the ornate theatre, with the performers arranged in a line at center.

The ensemble raises arms across the circular stage in a celebratory moment, with piano and drums in the foreground.

Three singers stand at front microphones, one pointing upward, while the band is partly visible around them.

Performers and musicians fill the stage in a low, dynamic view lit by warm backlight and overhead theatre lamps.

A performer stands with arms raised at the center of a warm-lit ensemble scene on the circular stage.

A high view looks down on the circular stage as singers and musicians perform around piano and drum kit.

The company performs in a blue-lit ensemble number, with raised arms, band instruments and piano surrounding the stage.

A singer with a red-topped microphone performs beside a classical bust in a mirrored pub interior.

A performer smiles in a mirrored pub room while another person raises a small device near a red-topped microphone.

An empty pub rehearsal setup shows a drum kit, microphones, cables and red banquette seating.

Two singers perform side by side in a bright pub interior, with a red-topped microphone in front of them.

A bearded guitarist plays and sings into a microphone in the pub, surrounded by warm wood and mirrors.

A smiling performer leans forward with a pint glass beneath a row of beer taps in the pub.

A person wearing a The Choir of Man shirt faces a bearded guitarist singing in a pub setting.

A small group sings in the pub, with a guitarist to one side and a red-topped microphone at center.

A pint of dark beer dominates the foreground on a pub table, with performers blurred in the room beyond.

A performer sits at a small pub table with fruit and a microphone nearby, looking pensively to the side.

A singer laughs beside a microphone in a shallow-focus pub portrait.

Close-up legs and black shoes step on a small wooden platform beside microphones and a pub piano.

A singer stands by a red-topped microphone beside a classical bust, lit by the pub’s polished wood and mirrors.

A bearded guitarist performs energetically on a red pub banquette, legs braced wide with the guitar angled forward.

Four performers sing together in a pub doorway, their faces animated under mixed warm and cool light.

A trumpet player performs in a dark pub corner, the brass bell catching the light.

A guitarist sings in front of the pub bar while other performers sit behind him with drinks and a violin.

A sound operator works at a mixing desk in the pub, with another person seated at a laptop behind him.

A bearded performer leans over a bar beside a pint of Guinness, looking upward in moody pub light.

Performers laugh and share a drink near a microphone in the pub, creating a relaxed social moment.

A group of performers crowd together in the pub and raise drinks toward the camera.

Three men sit at the bar in conversation, surrounded by taps, bottles and chalkboard pub signs.

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