
This production is recommended for ages 12+.
Performance dates
28 February - 11 April 2026
Run time: 2hrs
Includes interval
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Marie & Rosetta London tickets
Olivier Award-winner Beverley Knight stars in the West End transfer of Marie & Rosetta. Playing at @sohoplace for a strictly limited run, book your official tickets to this critically acclaimed, award-nominated show today!
About Marie & Rosetta
God don’t want the Devil to have all the good music right?
Mississippi, 1946. Sister Rosetta has changed the face of gospel music with her exuberant, electric guitar-playing style. Shunned by straitlaced church folk for performing in nightclubs and glorying in rhythm and blues, she persuades the saintly young singer Marie to join her on a tour of the segregated southern States. But first she has to convert Marie’s pure Sunday sound into something that has just a little more swing…
It’s worth the applause
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolute stonker of a show’ - Daily Express
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Raises the roof’ - Daily Mail
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Bursts with defiance, mischief and joy’ - The Stage
- Beverly Knight is considered one of the world’s most acclaimed soul singers. A three-time Olivier Award nominee, she finally took home the award in 2023 for her role in Sylvia.
- Monique Touko won the 2022 Stage Debut Award for Best Director. Her acclaimed productions include The Boy at the Back of the Class, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, Wedding Band and G.
Please bear in mind
This production contains infrequent discriminatory language reflective of the period, and themes of racism, domestic abuse and bereavement.
Marie & Rosetta cast
- Rosetta Tharpe - Beverley Knight
- Marie Knight - Ntombizodwa Ndlovu
Marie & Rosetta creatives
- Writer - George Brant
- Director - Monique Touko
- Set Designer - Lily Arnold
- Costume Designer - Jodie-Simone Howe
- Movement Director - Kloé Dean
- Sound Designer - Tony Gayle
- Intimacy Director - Bethan Clark
- Voice & Dialect Coach - Joel Trill
- Associate Director - Jordi M. Carter
- Musical Director & Guitar - Shirley Teteh
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Captioned Performance: 28 March 2026 at 2.30pm BSL Performance: 3 April 2026 at7.30pm Audio Described Performance: 4 April 2026 at7.30pmLatest Marie & Rosetta News

News / Features / Celebrities
Spotlight on Beverley Knight
Few performers shine quite like Beverley Knight. A powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning over three decades, she has become one of the most respected voices in British soul music and a treasured star of the West End stage.
Early Life & Musical Roots
Born on 22 March 1973 in Wolverhampton to Jamaican parents, Knight grew up in a deeply musical household shaped by church, gospel, and soul. Raised in a Pentecostal family, her love for singing began in the church choir. By her early teens she was writing her own songs, and by 17 she was pursuing a professional music career.
A Star of the West End
Beverley Knight has become one of theatre’s most thrilling leading ladies. She starred as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard, Felicia in Memphis, Grizabella in Cats, and led The Drifters Girl in 2021. In 2023, she won the Olivier Award for her role in Sylvia
26 Nov, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

News / Features / New Shows + Transfers
Beverley Knight to Star in West End Premiere of Marie and Rosetta
Following acclaimed runs at the Rose Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and ETT, Marie and Rosetta.will open at @sohoplace for a strictly limited season from 28 February to 11 April 2026..
Olivier Award-winner Beverley Knight reprises her role as the trailblazing Sister Rosetta Tharpe, joined once again by Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as Marie Knight, marking her West End debut. Directed by Monique Touko, this intimate and uplifting production celebrates the godmother of rock ’n’ roll and the young gospel singer who became her most trusted partner.
29 Sep, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon
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Valid all performances 28 February - 7 March 2026 Book by 8 December 2025.
