Video + Photo Flash: First Look at Michael Crawford, Gemma Sutton, Stuart Ward & More in THE GO-BETWEEN

Tonight is the night in London as Michael Crawford officially opens in the West End this evening in a new musical, based on the famed novel The Go-Between.

Alongside the multi Olivier and Tony-award winning star, for whom this marks his return to London's West End, are Issy Van Randwyck, Stuart Ward, and Gemma Sutton. Also in the company are Julian Forsyth, Stephen Carlile, Silas Wyatt-Barke, Jenni Bowden, John Addison, Luka Green, William Thompson, Johnny Evans Hutchison, Archie Stevens, Matty Norgren and Samuel Menhinick. The production's understudies include Jane Quinn, Jessica Duncan, Robert Traynor and Michael Colbourne.

THE GO-BETWEEN's composer/lyricist is Richard Taylor, who most recently composed Flowers For Mrs Harris, the world premiere of which is to be given at Sheffield Crucible Theatre. The production is directed by Roger Haines (The Girls, by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth) having been adapted by David Wood (Olivier Award-winning Goodnight Mister Tom), who is also the co-lyricist.

For tickets and more information about this strictly limited run through 20 October 2016, click here.