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The Last Man – Korean Musical – at Southwark Playhouse

Date: Friday 8 May - Saturday 13 June 2026
Venue:
Southwark Playhouse Elephant | 1 Dante Place | Elephant & Castle | London SE11 4RX | | [Map]

Tickets: £10 - £34 | get tickets here
Monday – Saturday: 7pm | Thursday & Saturday: 2.30pm
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval)
The Last Man - graphic

One survivor. One choice.

A mysterious virus spreads across the globe. Cities fall silent. The undead roam.

Armed with supplies to last a year, one survivor locks himself inside bunker B-103 to wait it out. But as the days stretch on, isolation begins to warp his sense of reality. The bunker becomes both sanctuary and prison; time fractures, memories resurface, and survival itself starts to feel dangerous. Now he must decide: is survival enough? Or should he open the bunker door?

The Last Man is a gripping one-person musical that unfolds like a psychological thriller – part gig, part video diary, part survival story. Driven by a live rock score, immersive sound design and dark humour, it asks a haunting question: when the world changes forever, what are you living for?

Born in Seoul and now unleashed in London, this production marks the world premiere of a newly reimagined English-language version of the musical by Jishik Kim and Seungyeon Kwon, with Jethro Compton as dramaturg, and directed by its original Korean director, Daljung Kim.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of its first UK audience.

Creatives

Jishik Kim: Books and Lyrics
Seungyeon Kwon: Music
Jethro Compton: Dramaturg
Daljung Kim: Director
Shankho Chaudhuri: Set Designer

The Last Man is produced by NEO, Inc. (Hyunjae Lee).
Line Producing and General Management by Gary Beestone Associates.
Casting by Grace McInerny for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting.
Marketing by Margo Jones Agency.