Change all your plans! Come Fall in Love, the hilarious, heart-winning new musical comedy from the co-writer of Legally Blonde and lyricist of Mean Girls – and based on a record-breaking Bollywood phenomenon – makes its UK premiere at the Manchester Opera House this May.

Cultures collide and West End meets Bollywood in this joyous, globe-trotting new romcom starring Jena Pandya (Mamma Mia!, Bhangra Nation) and Ashley Day (Netflix’s Dynasty, An American in Paris), and adapted from India's longest running blockbuster movie –Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also known as DDLJ.

Meet Simran – a young British woman whose future is all set with an arranged marriage back in India – as she sets off around Europe for one last summer of freedom. But getting stranded with laid-back, party-loving Roger isn’t in the guidebook, and now the unlikely pair find that falling in love is just a passport to trouble. Can Roger possibly win over her strict father? Can Simran stay true to her heritage and her heart? Perhaps their different worlds aren’t really so far away...

Directed by Aditya Chopra, director of the original record-breaking film, Come Fall in Love whisks you from Paris and Rome to the stunning yellow mustard fields of Punjab, in a dizzying, colourful new journey set to the exuberant beat of 18 new English songs written especially for the stage.

Brought to you by an award-winning creative team, Come Fall in Love features book & lyrics by Olivier Award-winning Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls with Tina Fey, Legally Blonde with Laurence O'Keefe), music by legendary composers Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani, choreography by Olivier, Tony and Emmy Award-winning Rob Ashford (Frozen, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), associate co-choreography and Indian dancing by Shruti Merchant (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Taj Express) and scenic design by Tony Award-winning Derek Mclane (MJ The Musical and Moulin Rouge! The Musical).

Follow your heart wherever it goes...as long as it's to the Manchester Opera House from Thursday 29 May - Saturday 21 June only.

Manchester Opera House

Thursday 29 May 2025 - Saturday 21 June 2025

Cast

Jena Pandya

Jena Pandya

Simran

Ashley Day

Ashley Day

Roger

Irvine Iqbal

Irvine Iqbal

Baldev

Kara Lane

Kara Lane

Minky

Harveen Mann-Neary

Harveen Mann-Neary

Lajjo

Amonik Melaco

Amonik Melaco

Ben

Millie O’Connell

Millie O’Connell

Cookie

Ankur Sabharwal

Ankur Sabharwal

Ajit

Kinshuk Sen

Kinshuk Sen

Kuljit

Russell Wilcox

Russell Wilcox

Roger Mandel Senior

Erica-Jayne Alden

Erica-Jayne Alden

Ensemble

Tash Bacarese-Hamilton

Tash Bacarese-Hamilton

Ensemble

Scarlett Behl

Scarlett Behl

Ensemble

Sophie Camble

Sophie Camble

Ensemble

Gabrielle Cocca

Gabrielle Cocca

Ensemble

Rohan Dhupar

Rohan Dhupar

Ensemble/Dance Captain

Joe Django

Joe Django

Ensemble

Alexander Emery

Alexander Emery

Ensemble

Emily Goodenough

Emily Goodenough

Swing

Kuldeep Goswami

Kuldeep Goswami

Ensemble

Ella Grant

Ella Grant

Ensemble

Yasmin Harrison

Yasmin Harrison

Ensemble/Dance Captain

Marina Lawrence-Mahrra

Marina Lawrence-Mahrra

Swing

Jordan Maisuria-Wake

Jordan Maisuria-Wake

Swing

Mohit Mathur

Mohit Mathur

Ensemble

Tom Mussell

Tom Mussell

Ensemble

Purvi Parmar

Purvi Parmar

Ensemble

Saaj Raja

Saaj Raja

Ensemble

Manu Sarswat

Manu Sarswat

Ensemble

Garrett Tennant

Garrett Tennant

Ensemble

Sonya Venugopal

Sonya Venugopal

Ensemble

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