Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

A stage presentation of Jeff Wayne's musical version of H.G. Wells's science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, staged at the Eventim Apollo in London.

Jeff Wayne's musical version reworks H.G. Wells's 1898 novel about a Martian invasion of Earth as a sung and narrated score. The material was first released as an album in 1978, and this production brings that story to the stage through its music.

The show is a musical, so audiences can expect a combination of song, spoken narration and staged drama, with the invasion of England told from start to finish. It suits those who already know the score as well as newcomers to Wells's story.

The Eventim Apollo, a London venue in Hammersmith, hosts the production. Its programme follows the original musical's narrative, with the Martian attack and its consequences at the centre of the story.