This will be the first time the production has been revived in the UK since its 1989 premiere.
A new production of The Baker's Wife is heading to The Menier Chocolate Factory, running from 6 July to 14 September 2024.
Featuring a score by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) and a book by Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof), The Baker's Wife is set in a provincial French village, where the arrival of a new Baker and his younger wife turns it upside down. It is based on the 1938 French film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono.
The creative team includes Gordan Greenberg (The Heart of Rock and Roll, Broadway), choreography by Matt Cole (Newsies), designs by Paul Farnsworth, lighting by Paul Anderson, musical supervision and orchestrations by Stuart Morley and musical direction by Dustin Conrad.
Casting will be announced in due course.
