Charing Cross Theatre, London
Running time: Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Age Restrictions: Age guidance: 12+
Tickets from £20.50
Valid all performances 18 May - 14 June 2026 excluding 26 May 2026. Book by 14 June 2026.
DARK OF THE MOON is a supernatural tale of witchcraft, small-town prejudices, forbidden romance and the power of faith. This timeless, spellbinding new musical portrays the clash of two dynamically polarized worlds—a charming rural Appalachian town and the mystical world of witches and warlocks from the Smoky Mountains that loom high above. And the show’s unique musical score reflects those conflicting worlds as the humans sing country/bluegrass while the witches sing rock. Two young lovers—a human girl and a sexy warlock—find each other and defy their communities’ entrenched prejudices to build a life together. But, with that, they must face a heartbreaking ultimatum, because although true love can heal a great divide...sometimes it is the cause.
Directed by GEORGIE RANKCOM with a book by Emmy® Award nominee JONATHAN PRINCE (“American Dreams”) and an eclectic score by Grammy® Award-winning and multiplatinum-selling songwriters LINDY ROBBINS (Demi Lovato’s “Skyscraper”), DAVE BASSETT (Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s”) and STEVE ROBSON (Rascal Flatts’ “What Hurts the Most”), DARK OF THE MOON is a story of love and loss. It’s about the romantic but tragic bittersweet choice facing the couple: to live forever without love — or to die, at least having loved and been loved.
Charing Cross Theatre
Charing Cross Theatre
(formerly New Players Theatre), The Arches, Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NG
The Charing Cross Theatre: The Venue
The Charing Cross Theatre is one of the smallest West End theatres with only 275 seats. The theatre was rebuilt in 1989 as part of the Charing Cross re-development to meet the demands of national and international producers wanting a theatre that offered a degree of intimacy and is the equivalent of an Off-Broadway space.
The Charing Cross Theatre: History
Founded in 1936, Charing Cross Theatre (formerly the New Players Theatre) occupied several premises in the West End before locating to its present site under The Arches below Charing Cross Station. The current site was a famous Victorian music hall which went on to produce many musicals, pantomimes and melodramas.
Ideally situated under the arches of Charing Cross Station, London's Charing Cross Theatre (formerly the New Players Theatre) is brimming with history and is proud to be one of London’s last remaining music hall venues. Over 100 years of entertainment lives within these walls creating a beautifully theatrical atmosphere bursting with memories of London’s finest entertainers - and, back in the days, if you were willing to buy a pint and a cigar then your entrance was free! With the smoking ban now in force The Charing Cross Theatre must charge a little more than that, but it remains a competitively priced, central London venue, giving audiences the chance to see, with ease, a range of entertainment.
Charing Cross Theatre strives to continue the historical spirit of the venue by entertaining audiences with many kinds of events from late night cabarets, plays, comedy and musicals to showcases, fashion shows and music gigs.
The Charing Cross Theatre is beautiful and still has the original Victorian bar at the back of the auditorium with the original Victorian glass panelling, creating an atmosphere that is truly one of a kind. The theatre is perfectly complimented with a newly renovated bar and restaurant which is open until 2.30am. The Charing Cross Theatre is a venue which hardly sleeps.
The Cross' small in-house team are filled with passion and love for the venue, making this a home for all that visit and a place they will want to return to.
Travel by train: Charing Cross. Nearest tube: Charing Cross, Embankment
