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.