
The Shawshank Redemption 2025 – 2026 Tour
THE ACCLAIMED STAGE PRODUCTION OF THE HIT MOVIE RETURNS
Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated in the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone.
Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things start to take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched…
Based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella, this thrilling stage production examines friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility. The 1994 feature film was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
JOE McFADDEN’s numerous television credits include PC Joe Mason in Heartbeat, Raf in Holby City and, of course, the 2017 winner of Strictly Come Dancing. Theatre credits include 2:22 A Ghost Story, The Rocky Horror Show and Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d. BEN ONWUKWE boasts a 30 year stage career including leading roles with the RSC and the Royal Court, and eleven years on TV as Recall McKenzie in London’s Burning. BILL WARD is best known for his long-running performances as Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street and James Barton in Emmerdale but most recently has been baring all as Gerald in the UK tour of The Full Monty.
Cast & Creative
CAST
JOE McFADDEN
ANDY DUFRESNE
BEN ONWUKWE
ELLIS ‘RED’ REDDING
BILL WARD
WARDEN STAMMAS
GRAHAM ELWELL
HADLEY
ASHLEY D GAYLE
ROOSTER
JEFFREY HARMER
ENTWISTLE
KYLE HARRISON-POPE
TOMMY WILLIAMS
KENNETH JAY
BROOKSIE
SEAN KINGSLEY
BOGS DIAMOND
FERNANDO MARIANO
RICO
AEIN NASSERI
NELSON
OWEN OLDROYD
DAWKINS
CREATIVE
Adapted for the stage by
Owen O’Neill & Dave Johns
Based on the short novel ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’ by
Stephen King
Directed by
David Esbjornson
Associate Director
Tim Welton
Set and Costume Design
Gary McCann
Lighting Design
Chris Davey
Sound Design
Andy Graham
Reviews
‘Electrifying – it truly is a must-see show’ – The Observer
★ ★ ★ ★
The Herald
★ ★ ★ ★
The Scotsman
★ ★ ★ ★
The Chronicle
Media
Photography by Jack Merriman featuring the 2022-2023 touring cast of The Shawshank Redemption.
Book Tickets
3 – 6 Sep
WINDSOR Theatre Royal Windsor
9 – 13 Sep
DARLINGTON Darlington Hippodrome
16 – 20 Sep
TRURO Hall for Cornwall
23 – 27 Sep
BLACKPOOL Grand Theatre
30 Sep – 4 Oct
BELFAST Grand Opera House
7 – 11 Oct
MANCHESTER HOME
13 – 18 Oct
LICHFIELD Garrick Theatre
21 – 25 Oct
HULL New Theatre
4 – 8 Nov
NEW BRIGHTON Floral Pavilion
2026 tour dates
14 – 17 Jan
CARDIFF Wales Millennium Centre
20 – 24 Jan
EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre
27 – 31 Jan
POOLE Lighthouse Theatre
2 – 7 Feb
BATH Theatre Royal
24 – 28 Feb
PETERBOROUGH New Theatre
17 – 21 Mar
BILLINGHAM Forum Theatre
19 – 23 May
LEEDS Grand Theatre
Further tour dates to be announced.