★★★★★ DAILY EXPRESS
★★★★★ ‘LOUD, EXHILARATING AND BLOWS YOUR SOCKS OFF’ - THE INDEPENDENT
GUARANTEED TO TAP INTO EVERY PLAYGOER’S INNER ROCK GOD - THE NEW YORK TIMES
The producers of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, are delighted to announce this musical rock spectacular will play two special one off shows at Spark Arena on Sunday 22nd January 2023.
Direct from an international tour of Europe, Bat Out of Hell has wowed critics and public alike when it played seasons at Manchester Opera House, London Coliseum and London’s Dominion Theatre. The musical also ran successfully in Canada, Germany and at New York’s City Centre and continues to have a residency at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
Bat Out of Hell won the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards and was nominated for 8 WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical. It was announced in October 2022 that Bat Out of Hell was the UK’s biggest debut album and one of the best-selling albums in history, selling over 60 million copies worldwide. 16 years after the release of the original album Steinman scored again with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, which contained the massive hit I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).
In this stage musical, the legendary and award-winning Jim Steinman has incorporated iconic songs from the Bat Out of Hell albums, including You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), Bat Out of Hell, I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) and Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, as well as two previously unreleased songs, What Part of My Body Hurts the Most and Not Allowed to Love.
Across two spectacular, high energy acts, the show tells the story of the Lost Boys and Girls who flee into the tunnels below the city from its ruler Falco. When his teenage daughter Raven locks eyes with fearless leader of the Lost, the immortal Strat, the immensity of their love-at-first-sight-obsessions threaten to destroy both of their families.
The International Tour of Bat Out of Hell has book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib, with musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, choreography adapted by Xena Gusthart, set and costume design by Jon Bausor, original costume designs by Meentje Nielsen, original wig designs by Linda McKnight, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestrations by Steve Sidwell, original casting by David Grindrod CDG and International Tour casting by Anne Vosser.
Bat Out of Hell is produced by David Sonenberg, Michael Cohl & Tony Smith, with executive producer Julian Stoneman.
Presale tickets are on sale from Thursday 3rd November at 12pm with general tickets on sale from Friday 4th November at 9am at TEGDainty.com.
This tour is dedicated to the memory of Jim Steinman, who sadly passed away on 19 April 2021, and Meat Loaf, who passed away on 20 January 2022.