The Traitors moves from TV to theatre with ‘bold’ West End show
Paul GlynnAnd
Ian Young,culture reporters
BBCThe producers of The Traitors are creating a stage version in the hope that the dramatic changes and huge popularity of the TV show will translate into a stage play.
Inspired by the program’s format, the play, which will tell a new story about a group of believers trying to eliminate traitors in their own ranks, will be staged at an unnamed venue in London next year.
It is being created by Studio Lambert, which produces the BBC TV series, and Neal Street Productions, co-founded by Oscar winner Sam Mendes and behind TV series and films such as Call the Midwife and Hamnet.
Studio Lambert managing director Stephen Lambert said they would “reimagine the show as a bold and surprising theatrical performance”.
He said taking it from the big screen to the stage was “an incredibly exciting next step for this much-loved brand.”
“Loyal fans should expect an intense, joyous night as we uncover an exciting new hunting ground for our villains,” he said.
The play will be written by John Finnemore, known for TV’s Good Omens and radio series Cabin Press. The film will be directed by Olivier Award winner Rob Hastie, who has staged shows such as Operation Mincemeat and Standing at the Sky’s Edge and is assistant artistic director at London’s National Theatre.
The announcement is as follows End of series four on Friday From the murder mystery reality TV show hosted by Claudia Winkleman.
It places the undercover saboteurs among a group of devoted contestants in a grand castle in Scotland, where they all fight to win the prize money.
The finale of the show’s celebrity episode became the most-watched TV event in the UK in 2025, with nearly 15 million people tuning in to watch the villainous comic. Alan Carr became king of the castle.
Caro Newling, co-founder of Neal Street Productions, said they had “curated a team of excellent and devoted theatre-makers”, led by Hastie and Finnemore, “to bring a bold, structural change to the format that only the live medium can deliver”.
Stage adaptations of small screen hits range from Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which ran in the West End for over two years, to The Great British Bake Off Musical, which ran for three months in the capital.
