Pride (musical)
Pride is an upcoming musical with book and lyrics by Stephen Beresford and music by Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde. The musical is based on Beresford's 2014 film of the same name which in turn is depicts the true story of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign during the British miners' strike in 1984.
Directed by Matthew Warchus, the world premiere production of Pride is expected to open in Cardiff at the Sherman Theatre in March 2026.
Background
The musical is based on the 2014 film Pride, by Stephen Beresford.In 2014, at a screening of the film in London Beresford revealed that early talks had taken place about adapting the film into a stage musical. In 2022, Matthew Warchus who directed the film
announced that a stage musical was in development with Beresford returning to write the script.
The musical was officially announced on 29 April 2025, as part of Indhu Rubasingham's inaugural season announcement as Director of the Royal National Theatre, in a co-production with Sherman Theatre.