They picked the wrong play; the wrong director; the wrong cast… Where did they go right?

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names strike terror and hysteria into anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult-comedy film, or the smash-hit, record-breaking Broadway musical it inspired. Blazing the trail for a new kind of modern, outrageous, in-your-face musical comedy, The Producers won a record 12 Tony Awards. Now, the show comes to the Hayes in an all-new production!

The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and a mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history – thereby swindling their backers (all ‘little old ladies’) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes wrong – the show becomes a smash hit. The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they manoeuvre their way fecklessly through finding the ‘perfect’ show (the gloriously offensive Springtime for Hitler), hiring the ‘ideal’ director, raising the money, and finally getting their comeuppance is a masterclass in comedy construction. And at the core of this insanely funny adventure is the heartfelt emotional journey of two very different people who up-end each other’s lives, and – against all odds – become friends.

With a truly hysterical book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie), and music and lyrics by Brooks himself, The Producers takes no prisoners in skewering classic Broadway – and creates a new Broadway classic in the process.

Event Details:

• Dates: 29 March - 27th April 2025

• Duration: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes – including interval

• Times:
  Monday 6:30pm (APRIL 21 Only)
  Tuesday – Saturday 7:30pm
  Thursday 1:00pm
  Saturday 2:00pm
  Sunday 1:00pm

  *No matinee performance on Thu 3 Apr
  *No performance on Fri 18 Apr
  *No performance on Tue 22 Apr

• Ages: Adults

• Location: Hayes Theatre

• Warnings: Mel Brooks.
  But if that doesn’t explain it, then: Adult language and themes, so much innuendo, nazis, ribald humour that may be offensive to some viewers. Viewer discretion strongly advised…

• Notes: Wheelchair Accessible

More info & tickets here.