Created by indie-folk singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell and Tony-nominated director Rachel Chavkin - best known for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - Hadestown blends Greek mythology with Mitchell's acclaimed concept album. Here are five reasons not to miss it!

Reasons To See Hadestown

1. A tale as old as time, but completely transformed!

A radical reinvention of the classic Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone, Hadestown gives you two ancient stories for the price of one, with a contemporary twist!

2. A beautifully haunting soundtrack

Created by Anais Mitchell, the score fuses folk, jazz, blues and Americana elements. The album reached number 1 on the US Americana/Folk charts and received universal acclaim from critics. It reached the top of review aggregator AnyDecentMusic?'s all-time chart with a score of 8.9, making it the highest-rated album on the site until Frank Ocean's Channel Orange surpassed it. Stereo Subversion's Jonathan Sanders wrote that the album is "a lasting example of where folk music can go when the right musicians take hold of history."

3. A visual spectacle

In Hadestown, audiences follow an epic journey from the sunlit world above to the depths of Hell, while staying rooted in the emotional struggles of ordinary people facing difficult choices. The set is abstract and metaphorical rather than realistic.

According to Tony Award-winning set designer Rachel Hauck, it developed through several versions: an intimate concert-style workshop, a more literal Canadian design that felt too cold, and a final warmer Broadway/London version inspired by New Orleans and Greek amphitheatres.

The finished design centres on a performance space and live band, with storytelling driven by music. The world is created through suggestion rather than realism, using lighting, minimal scenery, and subtle shifts in staging to evoke changes between warmth above ground and the colder underworld below.

4. Winning awards for a good reason

Hadestown has received widespread critical acclaim across its Off-Broadway, Broadway, and international productions. It won 2019 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction (Rachel Chavkin), Best Scenic Design (Rachel Hauck), and multiple technical and performance categories, including Andr De Shields for Featured Actor. 

The production has also been recognised by the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, while earlier Off-Broadway versions earned Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk nominations. Its West End run continued this success with Olivier and WhatsOnStage recognition for performances, direction, and musical supervision.

5. It's finally touring in the UK and Ireland

The first tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland will commence in February 2027 and will take place across various venues throughout the country, including Milton Keynes, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Sunderland!