BBC star and Hunger Games actress to lead new musical visiting Wakefield's Theatre Royal next month

‘How Soon is Now?’ will visit Wakefield’s esteemed Theatre Royal for two performances on Monday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 13.

Written by by acclaimed playwright Siân Owen, the new show follows three girls in a Manchester nightclub in 1997.

Bethan McLean (The One That Got Away, BBC) plays Jean, a Welsh outsider, who meets life and soul of the party Angie, played by Kaitlyn Akinpelumi (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and the warm and compassionate Polly, played by newcomer Laura Robinson.

Set to a live soundtrack of iconic 90s indie anthems, the story follows the three girls as they navigate the excitement, anxieties, and changes of a new millennium and a changing Britain.

Writer, Sian said: "I want audiences to feel like they've walked into the middle of a nightclub where a story is unfolding around them full of laughter, heartbreak, music and magic.

"But above all I hope people leave feeling lighter than when they arrived. It’s really a love song to music, friendship, courage and remembering that together we can all find glimmers of hope."

Tickets are available via: https://www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk/events/how-soon-is-now-2026