The Rink Revival 2018

Opened: May 29, 2018
Closing: June 23, 2018

The Rink - 2018 - West End History , Info & More

Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD, United Kingdom London

"We used to live here, Angel. I sold the rink. It's coming down!"

The award-winning musical The Rink skates into Southwark Playhouse for a strictly limited season from May 2018, for its first London revival in almost 30 years.

With an irresistible score by the legendary Tony and Olivier Award-Winning John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret) and exhilarating book by Tony Award-winning Terrence McNally (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spiderwoman), The Rink originally premiered on Broadway in 1984 starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.

Anna, an Italian housewife who runs a roller-skating rink on the Eastern coast of America, is about to sell it to developers until her estranged daughter, Angel, returns after a long absence, hoping to save the rink and patch things up with her mother.

Heartfelt, tender and bursting with showstopping songs, including Colored Lights and Don’t "Ah Ma" Me, The Rink is directed by Adam Lenson (Songs For a New World & Superhero) and choreographed by Fabian Aloise (Working & Our House, UK Tour)

The Rink is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.

Get The Rink Email Alerts

Be the first to get ticket offers, news, photos & more.

VIDEO: Get a First Look at THE RINK at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - June 8, 2018


The new production of Kander and Ebb's THE RINK is playing at Southwark Playhouse for a limited season from 25 May to 23 June 2018. The production stars Caroline O'Connor as Anna and Gemma Sutton as Angel, and features Stewart Clarke, Ross Dawes, Michael Lin, Elander Moore, Ben Redfern and Jason Winter as Dino, Lino, Lucky, Benny, Lenny and Tony respectively.

BWW Review: THE RINK, Southwark Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - June 1, 2018


The Rink revives a show received with lacklustre reviews and box office in the 80s and, through two brilliant central performances and a showstopper setpiece, make it a hit.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Caroline O'Connor and the Cast of THE RINK
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018


The new production of THE RINK will play at Southwark Playhouse for a limited season from 25 May to 23 June 2018, with a national press night on Tuesday 29 May. Get a first look at the company in rehearsal below!

The Rink FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Rink have there been?
The Rink has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1984, Broadway which opened in 1984, West End which opened in 1988, which opened in 2006 and West End which opened in 2018.
What are the songs in The Rink and what's the order?
Colored Lights
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Don't Ah Ma Me
Blue Crystal
Under the Roller Coaster
Not Enough Magic
We Can Make It
After All These Years
Angel's Rink and Social Center
What Happened to the Old Days?
The Apple Doesn't Fall
Marry Me
Mrs. A
The Rink
Wallflower
All the Children in a Row
Coda
Postcards
Leche Bella
You Do Have Your Moments
Yesterday
Only in the Movies
Murphy's Law
The Antonelli's Were Here

Videos