Eddie Redmayne feeling ‘such pride' as Cabaret marks 1,500th show in London
Eddie Redmayne attends the 76th British Academy Film Awards (Ian West/PA)
'I think our director's version of it is a celebration of the individual, and watching how the show shifts and changes as each actor brings their own entirety of themselves to it has been a real wonder and nothing makes me happier when I'm in London and I see a Cabaret poster go by on a bus, and I know that it's continuing to thrill each season, and kind of reflect what's going on in the world.'
The show, which features music from composer John Kander, is set in Berlin during the jazz age as the Nazis rise to power.
Set in the seedy Kit Kat Club, which acts as a safe space for outsiders, the story explores themes of sexuality and fascism.
Redmayne told PA: 'Each time Cabaret has ever been put on, it's felt resonant, and it just, sadly, feels more and more resonant daily, and as John (Kander) says, he hopes one day it won't.
'But, in the meantime, sort of reflecting learning from our history is pretty important, but doing so in this joyful, bacchanalian, sort of, celebration of the individual is special.'
Since Redmayne's performance, a number of other actors have played the Emcee at the Playhouse Theatre including Bad Education actor Layton Williams, Olivier Award-winning actor Luke Treadaway, US star Billy Porter, and It's A Sin actor, Callum Scott Howells.
Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood, model Cara Delevingne, musical theatre star Marisha Wallace, and musician Self Esteem are among those who have played Sally Bowles.
The musical theatre production is partly based on Christopher Isherwood's 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin which tells of the glamour, danger, excess and repression of Berlin society.
Bridgerton actress Hannah Dodd is currently playing Sally Bowles while TikTok star Rob Madge is starring as the Emcee.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is currently booking until Saturday March 28 2026.
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