The Last Five Years
25 November 2025 – 3 January 2026
The Ustinov’s Christmas show is one of the most famous Broadway musicals of recent times, The Last Five Years, a funny and heartfelt observation of a rollercoaster romance between two New Yorkers, a young writer and an aspiring actress.
Jamie’s side of the story starts at the beginning of the relationship, a time filled with the fizz of new romance and continues chronologically, while Cathy’s retelling begins at the end, poignantly reflecting o a lost love and moving back to the excitement of early dates and a shared future, th timelines crossing on their wedding day.
★★★★ “Gorgeous” The Stage
★★★★ “Sublimely directed … intimate yet charged with energy” Music Theatre Review
Martha Kirby plays Cathy. Her recent credits include Eva Peron in a revival of Evita at the Leicester Curve, Raven in the UK tour of Bat Out Of Hell, Bella Cohen in Rags and Sandy in the UK tour of Grease.
Jamie is played by Guy Woolf whose recent stage credits include a Broadway World award nomination for his role in The Cher Show, As You Like It at the Globe Theatre and Yankl and the Beanstalk at the Pleasance Theatre.
One of the most acclaimed composers and lyricists of his generation, Jason Robert Brown‘s semi-autobiographical masterpiece reflects the experiences of all who have shared lives, romance, holidays and break-ups together.
Our specific Babes in Arms performances have a more relaxed feel, where audience members are welcome to bring their babies and walk around the space and come and go from the theatre where needed. While suitable for most audience members who would wish to attend a relaxed performance, they are ideally suited for babies aged up to 12 months and their parents.
“The score is jammed with gems… an engrossing musical” New York Times
“Charming, a score full of recurring earworms and witty rhymes” Ecening Standard
“As bewitching as love itself” Daily Telegraph
