Breaking Baz: Emma Thompson’s Child-Minding Witch ‘Nanny McPhee’ Stage Musical Aims For London’s West End In 2026
EXCLUSIVE: The Emma Thompson-penned musical adjustment of dream motion pictureBaby-sitter McPheeabout a witch who has wonderful powers wielded through her walking stick, is being primed to strike London's West End in 2026, Deadline can expose.
Oscar-winner Thompson, songwriter Gary Clark and Working Title's phase department have actually been establishing the production, based upon the 2005 movie directed by Kirk Jones, which starred Thompson in the title function, on and off for over a years.
Olivia Colman played the snaggle-toothed baby-sitter at an early workshop in London of the musical in 2018. This was validated to me at the time by Thompson, who applauded Colman's "terrific" efficiency. Lily James and Rory Kinnear likewise participated in the initial workshop. Sophie...