Few modern musicals have travelled quite as successfully as Hadestown. From its beginnings as Anaïs Mitchell’s independent theatre project to Tony-winning Broadway phenomenon and international hit, its journey is now taking another turn, with the celebrated musical heading to the big screen.
Trafalgar Releasing has confirmed that Hadestown: The Musical, filmed live on stage at London’s Lyric Theatre, will screen across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland from October 13th, 2026, for a strictly limited season.
Making the cinematic event even more enticing for longtime fans is the reunion of all five original Broadway principal cast members: Reeve Carney as Orpheus, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone and Patrick Page as Hades. They perform alongside members of the original West End company in this specially captured production.
For the uninitiated, Hadestown takes two stories from Greek mythology and transforms them into something simultaneously ancient and strikingly contemporary. At its heart are two very different romances: the young, idealistic Orpheus and Eurydice, and the considerably more complicated marriage between Hades, ruler of the underworld, and Persephone.
Guided by the charismatic Hermes, their stories intertwine as Orpheus embarks on a journey into Hadestown in the hope of bringing Eurydice home.
Rather than approaching mythology with the grandeur audiences might expect, Mitchell’s music gives the material its own intoxicating identity, marrying American folk with blues and New Orleans-inspired jazz. The result has proven remarkably difficult for audiences to resist.
For those who saw one of those Australian productions – or anyone who hasn’t yet had the opportunity to descend into Hadestown themselves – the cinema release offers something slightly different: the opportunity to see the performers who first made these roles their own on Broadway together again.
Director, Australian Brett Sullivan, of Steam Motion and Sound, filmed the production live on the Lyric Theatre stage, preserving the theatrical experience rather than reinventing Mitchell and Chavkin’s musical as a traditional movie adaptation.
