‘Bend It Like Beckham’ musical to close in March

The ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ West End musical is set to close in March – a year after it opened up in London.

The musical, staged by Gurinder Chadha was based on the 2002 movie of the same name.

Chadha said, “I am incredibly proud of the Bend It Like Beckham cast, musicians, production and creative teams… Our show celebrates all of us on stage and behind the scenes, something myself and the team worked so well together to realise. From the responses I have received since we opened there is a genuine hunger for us to tell our story internationally so as well as planning a UK tour for the show, we are now working on expanding the production for a proposed tour of India to include multiple stadia. Whether in the UK or abroad, Bend It Like Beckham will continue to defy expectations and proudly represent and celebrate the UK we all know and love.”

‘Bend It Like Beckham -The Musical’ opened up at the Phoenix Theatre last June.