Come Fall In Love: The DDLJ Musical
Change all your plans! Come Fall in Love, the hilarious, heart-winning new musical comedy from the co-writer of Legally Blonde and lyricist of Mean Girls – and based on a record-breaking Bollywood phenomenon – makes its UK premiere at the Manchester Opera House.
Meet Simran – a young British woman whose future is all set with an arranged marriage back in India – as she sets off around Europe for one last summer of freedom. But getting stranded with laid-back, party-loving Roger isn’t in the guidebook, and now the unlikely pair find that falling in love is just a passport to trouble. Can Roger possibly win over her strict father? Can Simran stay true to her heritage and her heart? Perhaps their different worlds aren’t really so far away...
Directed by Aditya Chopra, director of the original record-breaking film, Come Fall in Love whisks you from Paris and Rome to the stunning yellow mustard fields of Punjab, in a dizzying, colourful new journey set to the exuberant beat of 18 new English songs written especially for the stage.
Photography by Johan Persson.
Book and Lyrics Nell Benjamin
Music Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani
Director Aditya Chopra
Choreographer Rob Ashford
Co-Choreographer Shruti Merchant
Musical Supervisor and Arrangements Ted Arthur
Scenic Designer Derek McLane
Costume Designer Linda Cho
Lighting Designer Japhy Weideman
Sound Designer Tony Gayle
Video Designer Akhila Krishnan
Casting Director David Grindrod CDG
Orchestrator Chris Egan
Co-Orchestrator and Music Technology Phij Adams
Musical Director Benjamin Holder
Associate Director Simon Pollard
Associate Choreographer Pip Jordan
Associate Scenic Designer Ben Davies
Associate Costume Designer Sabrina Cuniberto
Associate Lighting Designer Max Narula
Associate Sound Designer David Beckham
Associate Video Designer and Programmer Iain Syme
Production Manager Matt Towell
Props Supervisors Lisa Buckley and Ryan O’Conner
Associate Wigs and Hair Designer Mark Marson for Campell Young Associates
Associate Producer Shruti Venkatraman
General Manager Playful Productions
Assistant Choreographers Luke Field-Wright, Hiten Shah, Kushboo Vakani
Assistant Lighting Designer Nicola Crawford
Assistant Sound Designer Yanni Ng
Cast Jena Pandya, Ashley Day, Irvine Iqbal, Kara Lane, Harveen Mann-Neary, Amonik Melaco, Millie O’Connell, Ankur Sabharwal, Kinshuk Sen, Russell Wilcox.
With ensemble including: Erica-Jayne Alden, Tash Bacarese-Hamilton, Scarlett Behl, Sophie Camble, Gabrielle Cocca, Rohan Dhupar, Joe Django, Alexander Emery, Kuldeep Goswami, Ella Grant, Yasmin Harrison, Mohit Mathur, Tom Mussell, Purvi Parmar, Saaj Raja, Manu Sarswat, Garrett Tennant, Sonya Venugopal.
With swings including: Emily Goodenough, Marina Lawrence-Mahrra, Jordan Maisuria-Wake.
Band Vanessa Domonique, Deep Singh, Dan Hall, Christian Sutherland, Luke Adams, Jean-Paul Gervasoni, Nik Carter, Richard Foote, Georgia Morse.
Reviews for Come Fall In Love
“Bursting with energy, this is a production brimming with heart and irresistible charm.”
— Amanda Dunlop for WhatsOnStage (4-stars)
“Come Fall In Love feels fresh, has heart, and offers an inclusive reimagining of a beloved story for today’s global stage. It doesn’t rewrite the playbook—but it sings, dances, and jokes its way right into yours.”
— Maria Mădălina Ifrim for A Young(ish) Perspective (4-stars)
“Blending Bollywood and Broadway, the UK Premiere of Come Fall In Love is a multicultural musical masterpiece!”
— Thomas Yates for Theatre and Tonic (5-stars)
“[Come Fall In Love] is joyously loud and kitsch, expertly embodying the tenets of the Bollywood art form.”
— Ammar Kalia for The Guardian (4-stars)
“Representation is more important than ever and this production celebrates culture and community at its finest.”
— Jordan Potts for West End Best Friend (4-stars)
“The humour, emotion, colour and movement culminated in a brilliant finale which had the audience on their feet wanting more.”
— Jack McCabe for All That Dazzles (4-stars)