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Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience

EXPERIENCE A REAL MARTIAN INVASION IN LONDON

LAUGH, SCREAM, AND SURVIVE TOGETHER!

300 FOOT MARTIAN FIGHTING MACHINES

JEFF WAYNE’S MUSICAL WORK COMES TO LIFE

What people think about the experience ⭐ 4.8/5 stars

What an AWESOME experience! Fantastic actors, clever sets and mind-blowing virtual reality combine to make this truly spectacular! Can't wait to visit again!

A fantastic afternoon. The actors were brilliant; they built the atmosphere and told the story wonderfully.

Amazing day great cast even made my son aged 10 feel part of it

What an amazing experience- the actors were so brilliant and the whole experience was absolutely thrilling!!! Would highly recommend this!!!

Everything was amazing from start to finish. The highlight of my trip to London. Amazing sets, plot and all round great acting from all the cast. The whole experience was incredible

Great fun from beginning to end

Brilliant experience full of humour from the actors. Would recommend to friends

Great acting, full of surprises, a cool mix with VR technology!! Hope to do it again someday, and definitely get involved, ask questions with the actors. It makes for a memorable time!!

A really amazing experience. All the actors were really good. Good food too 👍😃

Impressed from start to finish very interesting experience

Excellent evenings entertainment that I would highly recommend, I have been a fan since I bought the Album in 1978 and was intrigued to see what could be done, I was not disappointed.

We had a great time. The VR and special effects were amazing, felt like we were really there. The actors were brilliant and involved us all the way through. The music was true to Jeff Wayne's original album, a great day out.

THE SPIRIT OF MAN BAR & RESTAURANT

Enjoy delicious pre or post-show meals, cooked to order and prepared from fresh ingredients in the Martian themed Spirit of Man Bar & Restaurant. The menu includes salads, burgers, nachos and pizzas, with vegetarian and vegan options, as well as a range of tempting desserts.

There's also a wide selection of beers, wines, Prosecco and Champagne, hot drinks, and our specially themed cocktails, hand-crafted by our skilled bartenders.

This experience is produced by Layered Reality™ – a multi award-winning entertainment company who've won 9 awards including a THEA award (the Oscars of the industry) for Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience.

LONDON’S #1 IMMERSIVE NIGHT OUT*

8 AWARDS WON!

TOP 10% IN THE WORLD

Practical info.

• Date: Currently open!
• Time: Select your date & time directly in the ticket selector.
• Duration: The experience is 1 hour 50 including a 20 minute interval.
• Price: A range of tickets available.
• Accessibility: For more information, please check the FAQS.
• Location: 56 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ
• Parking: There is no designated parking at the venue. The closest NCP car park is Whitechapel High Street, E1 7RA.

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THE EXPERIENCE

• On the Fever App, available on Google Play and Apple Store .
• On the Fever website .
• Entry to the experience.
• An exclusive theatre programme.
• A Red Weed cocktail during the interval.
• A delicious meal and house drink.
• A £10 voucher to spend on merch.
• A printed souvenir photograph.

If you require assistance throughout the experience, you can apply for a free pass for your Personal Assistant/Support Worker. Please contact Fever with proof of needing a carer ticket. Once this is received, they will then provide you with the code of a voucher, that you can use to purchase your free Carer ticket. Please keep in mind that you will be required to show this, along with your tickets, to enter the venue. Each Carer ticket will need to be purchased with at least one other full price ticket.

Here are a few of the documents Fever accept:

• Middle or Higher rate DLA for care and/or mobility. Receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
• Evidence of being severely sight impaired.
• CredAbility Access Card – + 1 category requirement.
• A recognised Assistance Dog ID Card.

CAST & CREW

You’ll meet a cast of 17 characters with 12 live actors and digital cast led by West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher (Les Miserables, Heathers ), Tom Brittney (Grantchester, Make Me Famous) and Anna-Marie Wayne (The War of The World’s Live).

Eddie House

Eddie graduated from Mountview with a Masters in acting in 2022. His theatre credits include: Biosphere (The Pleasance), Girls Like That (Leeds Playhouse), The Cold Approach (Bread and Roses). His screen credits include: Stable (LFS), Lord of Wolves (Dark Motion Pictures), Not Half Bad (SF), Just Don’t (WYCA).

Emily Henry

Emily graduated from Italia Conti in 2022. Theatre credits include: Pygmalion and A Christmas Carol (Malvern Stage Company) Credits whilst training include: There is a War, A Small Family Business, The Welkin.

James Lavender

Theatre credits: Macbeth, As You Like It, An Enemy Of The People, Hamlet, The Tempest, Sense & Sensibility (Aquila Theatre); Dick Whittington (Hounslow Arts Centre); Henry V (Antic Disposition); Sleeping Beauty, (Rhodes Arts Complex); Twelfth Night, Comedy Of Errors, The Importance Of Being Earnest (Oxford Shakespeare Company); Peter Pan, Cinderella, Jack & The Beanstalk (Sheringham Little Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Lord Chamberlain's Men); Philoctetes (BAM); Macbeth (Judson Theatre, NYC); Adventures in Wonderland, Supermarket Shakespeare (Teatro Vivo); Aladdin (Hazlitt Theatre); The Taming of The Shrew, As You Like It (Groundlings Theatre); Jack and the Beanstalk (Millfield Theatre); Headlines (BAC); Sleeping Beauty (Georgian Theatre Royal); The Jungle Book (Birmingham Stage Company); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Greenwich Playhouse); Plebians Rehearse the Uprising (Arcola Theatre). James trained at Rose Bruford.

Joe Cushley

Joe was born in Scotland. His acting career spans over 35 years, but he has also been a journalist, editor and music consultant. Theatre includes Samuel Pepys for Red Shift, several stints at Polka Children’s Theatre, and national tours of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson and the award-winning, Dreams of Anne Frank. He was Captain Harry Bryant in Secret Cinema’s Blade Runner, and has appeared in EastEnders, Bodger & Badger and Chandler & Co on TV. Joe worked for BBC Radio 2 for several years, and is also a DJ on Resonance FM in London.

Josh Dowden

Joshua is a Northern actor, writer and director. He studied BA Acting at East 15 and recently directed Springbok’s “Our 1972”. He will also be appearing in Roland Grace Productions’ feature film, ‘Worm’.

Kelsey Short

Kelsey trained at Rose Bruford. Theatre credits include: Jane in Jane Eyre (National Tour/Blackeyed Theatre), Hedda in Hedda Gabler (Fish Don't Matter), Rosie in As Real As Anything (Thursday Theatre), Class (Spur Of The Moment), Between a Man and a Woman & F*cking Life Mate (Fish Don't Matter), Interrupted (JW3), Teeth, Shoes (Theatre 503) Screen credits include: B*tches (Mintfaced Productions), Between a Man and a Woman & Chip (Fish Don't Matter).

Orla O’Sullivan

Orla graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2018. Her stage credits include IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and POTTED PANTO (Reading Rep), AND WE’LL CATCH STARDUST, YES WE WILL (The Vaults). Her film credits include WARHOL (Ditto Films) and THE NIGHT IN (BoxFly Media). Orla also writes and directs; she has worked with the BBC and Camden People’s Theatre.

Rosie Connolly

Roseanna is an actor, stand up comedian, director and writer from Essex. Represented by LP ARTIST MANAGEMENT Roseanna has credits in various genres of theatre including NANCY in The remarkable Tale of Oliver Twist, as a performer,writer and director in the off west end NEWSREVUE, and also has many successful Edinburgh fringe shows under her belt. TV credits include CALL THE MIDWIFE. Roseanna’s biggest achievement so far is her cats. She is mad about cats. We just thought you should know.

Rupert Sadler

Rupert Sadler originates from London and trained at both Drama Centre London and the Boris Schukhin Institute in Moscow. Theatre Includes: Jekyll & Hyde (National Theatre), The Odyssey (Jermyn Street Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Australian Shakespeare Company, Kew Gardens), Bard in the Yard (Middle Temple Hall) and the Good Landlord (Arcola, VAULTS Festival). Film & Television Includes: Ted Lasso (Apple TV), My Phone Genie (ITV), The Agency (Visual Abundance) and Le Dejeuner (Infinitum).

Sam is an actor and musician from Nottingham. He trained at East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2020. Since moving to London in 2021, he has been involved in numerous immersive performances, with recent credits including The Crystal Maze Live Experience and Mr Fogg's Murder Mysteries.

Tafadzwa Philip Madubeko

Tafadzwa Phillip Madubeko is a Zimbabwe-born British Actor raised in Newham, London. He attended Identity School of Acting in 2021 having transitioned into Acting from a corporate background. His first Acting debut came in a 2021 short film Power To Make a Change where he played Darnell. This was followed by a period of theatre work in 2022. First in The Manic Monologues playing multiple roles and then performing at Edinburgh and Wanstead Fringes in Dark Comedy A NON-EMERGENCY where he played Adam, an Ambulance Care Assistant. This role led to Tafadzwa signing with his agency RBMACTORS. Tafadzwa has since featured in short film Love Locs, as Marcus, winning, along with his Co-star, the Black Film Summit 2023 Award for Best Ensemble – Short Film.

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Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental show here at Co-op Live, arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG WELLS’ dark Victorian tale. Conducted by Jeff Wayne and featuring Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.

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Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds musical Tour tour

Currently touring until 20 April 2025

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds returns to UK arenas in 2023 with The Life Begins Again Tour.

Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds is hitting the road for a new arena tour in 2025.

Based on HG Wells’ dark Victorian tale, the extravagant updated production – titled The Spirit Of Man Tour – features surround sound, lighting, pyrotechnics and otherworldly special effects.

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds musical tour dates and venues 2025

• Hull , Connexin Live 28 March 2025 Book tickets ➤
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• Bournemouth , Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) 13 April 2025 - 14 April 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Cardiff , Utilita Arena Cardiff 16 April 2025 - 17 April 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Birmingham , Resorts World Arena 18 April 2025 Book tickets ➤
• London , The O2 Arena 20 April 2025 Book tickets ➤

Meet the cast

The Wanted’s Max George and Eastenders star Maisie Smith will star in the upcoming tour.

The real-life couple, who met and fell in love on the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing, will be playing the married couple Parson Nathaniel & wife Beth.

Further casting is to be announced.

About Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds tour

Jeff Wayne’s iconic Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is set to embark on a grand 17-date UK and Ireland arena tour, celebrating 130 years since the original publication of H.G. Wells’ gripping Victorian narrative.

The new tour in 2025 will be conducted by Jeff Wayne himself and will feature the remarkable Liam Neeson in 3D holography, portraying The Journalist who narrates the harrowing tale of the Martian invasion of 1898.

Renowned as one of the most innovative arena tours ever, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds continues to captivate audiences worldwide with its unique blend of music, theatre, and technology. Since its initial stage debut in 2006, when it was already at the forefront of theatrical production with its six-truck convoy, the show has continually evolved.

By 2025, marking nearly two decades of live touring, the production will have doubled in scale to 12 trucks, promising an array of new elements and special effects designed to thrill and engage audiences like never before.

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Max George & Maisie Smith to Lead THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Musical Arena Tour

For the first time, a real-life couple will be performing as the musical's married pair.

The first two cast members have been announced for the upcoming arena tour of Jeff Wayne 's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds, which will hit the road on The Spirit of Man Tour in 2025.

For the first time, a real-life couple will be performing as the married pair: Max George as Parson Nathaniel and Maisie Smith as Beth.

Jeff said: “Being a couple in real life will add to their on-stage charisma and chemistry. Maisie has such a melodic but powerful voice, which compliments Max’s dramatic and soulful vocals wonderfully."

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne ’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) returns to UK arenas in 2025 with a musical spectacular like none other. Based on HG Wells’ dark Victorian tale, the production remains a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages.

Learn more and purchase tickets here .

28th Mar 2025 – Hull, Connexin Live

30th Mar 2025 – Dublin, 3Arena

1st Apr 2025 – Aberdeen, P&J Live

2nd Apr 2025 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro

3rd Apr 2025 – Leeds, First Direct Arena

5th Apr 2025 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena

6th Apr 2025 – Manchester, Co-op Live

8th Apr 2025 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena

9th Apr 2025 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena

10th Apr 2025 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

12th Apr 2025 – Brighton, Brighton Centre

13th Apr 2025 – Bournemouth, International Centre

14th Apr 2025 – Bournemouth, International Centre

16th Apr 2025 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena

17th Apr 2025 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena

18th Apr 2025 – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena

20th Apr 2025 – London, The O2

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Wayne’s new production ‘The Life Begins Again Tour’ will visit UK arenas through March and April, 2022.

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Justin Hayward has joined the upcoming touring production of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – Alive on Stage! , which will return to UK arenas in 2022.

The American producer’s stage adaptation of his own album version of the H.G. Wells science fiction classic of 1898 has been an immense success since its 2006 debut, following the multi-platinum popularity of the 1978 record itself. Hayward was the featured vocalist on its signature hit, “Forever Autumn,” a Top 5 UK single. The album’s estimated worldwide sales stand at 15 million.

Hayward appeared in the 2006 production, reprising his original role on the album as the Sung Thoughts of the Journalist, and has appeared in other incarnations since, including a tour marking the 30th anniversary of the album, in 2009. “I’m very happy to be back as part of The War of the Worlds family,” says the much-loved singer-songwriter and Moody Blues frontman, “this time with Jeff’s production The Life Begins Again Tour , coming to arenas through March and April, 2022.

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“Wherever I go in the world, he continues,‘Forever Autumn,’ along with ‘Nights in White Satin,’ is one of the songs that people know and love, and as a singer it’s a joy to perform. This production is sure to be spectacular, and the music as wonderful as ever. I’m looking forward to it all very much.”

UK dates for The Life Begins Again Tour run from March 23 to April 9, 2022, when it will conclude with two shows at London’s The O2. There is also a show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on April 10. More information about the tour is available here .

Hayward, meanwhile, is continuing his current solo tour of the US, which began on September 13 in Chicago and last night (3) visited Sellersville, PA. The itinerary includes several City Winery venues, including in Nashville tomorrow (5) and Atlanta on Thursday. The tour concludes on October 15 in Clearwater, FL. His most recent release was the double-sided single in spring 2020 featuring “One Summer Day” and “My Juliette.”

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds - Alive on Stage

The spirit of man tour.

• Date 20 Apr 2025
• Venue The O2 arena
• Availability On sale now

• Sunday 20 Apr 2025 Doors: 1:00 PM Buy tickets + Add to calendar
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental headline show at The O2, taking place on Sunday 20 April 2025.

The tour will again feature an exciting new cast to be announced over the coming months. 

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. 

In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By 2025, marking 19 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12 trucks, with a host of new ingredients and special effects to challenge and excite the senses.

Further details to be announced over the coming months. Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds –a musical experience not to be missed.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

Based upon the classic science fiction story by HG Wells

Adapted by Doreen Wayne

Composed, arranged, conducted and produced by

Gary Osborne (‘Thunder Child’, ‘The Spirit of Man’, and ‘Brave New World’

Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne (‘Forever Autumn’)

Jeff Wayne (‘The Eve of The War’ and ‘Life Begins Again’)

The War of The Worlds: Jeff Wayne's musical version of HG Wells’ classic novel ‘The War of The Worlds’ is one of the best-selling musical works of all time. To date it has sold over 16 million records around the world and has been adapted into several foreign language versions.  It has charted in no less than 22 countries, been number 1 in 11 of them and achieved gold or platinum status in all but 5, including 13 times platinum in the UK, 13 times platinum in Australia and 14 times platinum in New Zealand. The double album was re-imagined in 2012, called ‘JWMVofTWOTW: The New Generation’ and featured Liam Neeson, Take That’s Gary Barlow, Joss Stone, Kaiser Chief’s Ricky Wilson and others. The musical work has toured globally since 2006 performing arenas such as London’s O2 and Manchester Arena.  JWMVofTWOTW played an extended Season in 2016 of 86 shows at The Dominion Theatre, London’s West End and released an Audible Original Musical Drama starring Michael Sheen, Taron Egerton, Theo James and Adrian Edmondson in 2018. A multi-award-winning Immersive Experience, originally booked for a 3-month season, is now coming to the end of its 5th  year and has recently been extended for a further 2 years with an updated version set for February 2024.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of TWOTW – The Immersive Experience features VR, AR, holographic performances and live actors, all set to Jeff’s iconic work. 

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds – Alive on Stage!

The spirit of man tour.

• Date 3 Apr , 2025
• Event Starts 7:30 PM
• Doors Open 6:30PM
• On Sale On Sale Now

The Mixer is our brand-new premium space. With its own private bar, bar tender and table service you won’t need to leave your seat or miss a moment of the action. Find out more about The Mixer  here.

Our awesome Suite Experiences gives up to 16 people an unforgettable time. Welcome drink. Suite host to look after your every whim. Pre-show drinks and dining. Private seats and dancing area.  More on Suites here .

Tickets for The Gallery won’t break the bank but you will get VIP treatment. You’ll jump the queues via the VIP early fast-track entrance and be handed a free welcome drink. Enjoy access to our VIP bathrooms by simply flashing your souvenir Gallery lanyard. Get food and drink delivered direct to your seat.

Elevate your evening with our Luxury Experience. Access the arena via our VIP entrance . Sip a flute of the finest  Champagne . Savour three courses of fine dining. Luxury all the way.  More on Luxury Experiences here.

Event Details

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental new 17-date (19 shows) UK and Ireland arena tour, arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG WELLS’ dark Victorian tale. Conducted by Jeff Wayne and featuring Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.  

The tour will again feature an exciting new cast to be announced over the coming months.   One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages.    In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By 2025, marking 19 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12 trucks, with a host of new ingredients and special effects to challenge and excite the senses. Further details to be announced over the coming months.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds –a musical experience not to be missed. 

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Hull : Connexin Live

Dublin : 3 Arena

Aberdeen : P&J Live Arena

Glasgow : The OVO Hydro

Leeds : First Direct Arena

Newcastle : Utilita Arena Newcastle

Manchester : Co-op Live

Sheffield : Utilita Arena Sheffield

Liverpool : M&S Bank Arena

Nottingham : Motorpoint Arena

Brighton : Brighton Centre

Bournemouth : Bournemouth International Centre

Cardiff : Utilita Arena

Birmingham : Resorts World Arena

London : The O2

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental new 17-date (19 shows) UK and Ireland arena tour, arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG WELLS’ dark Victorian tale. Conducted by Jeff Wayne and featuring Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.  

The tour will feature an exciting new cast to star alongside Max George and Maisie Smith – further names to be announced over the coming months.  One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) ‘ The Spirit of Man Tour ’ returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages.  

In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By 2025, marking 19 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12 trucks, with a host of new ingredients and special effects to challenge and excite the senses..

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – a musical experience not to be missed.  

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds – Alive on Stage!

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is going on an arena tour in 2025! The 2022 dates were rescheduled and the production renamed ‘The Spirit of Man Tour'

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS MUSICAL - THE SPIRIT OF MAN TOUR 2025

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The Spirit of Man Tour 2025

Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental tour, arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG Wells’ dark Victorian tale.

The show is conducted by Jeff Wayne and featuring Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of The Worlds returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. 

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News Update 15 April – Cast Announcement:

For the first time in Martian history, a real-life couple will be performing as the married couple:  The Wanted's   Max George  as Parson Nathaniel and  Maisie Smith  as Beth, his wife.

Jeff said:   “Being a couple in real life will add to their on-stage chemistry. Maisie has such a melodic but powerful voice, which compliments Max’s dramatic and soulful vocals wonderfully.”

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 2025 UK TOUR - CAST

• Parson Nathaniel –  Max George 
• Beth –  Maisie Smith
• The Journalist –  Liam Neeson   [3D Hologram]

Further all-star casting is to be announced.

THE SPIRIT OF MAN ft Max George and Maisie Smith

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Jeff Wayne announces follow up to War of the Worlds Immersive Experience

The new production will move to a bigger location in London.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – The Immersive Experience has announced plans to move to a bigger venue in London next year, with an all-new production.

As the current incarnation continues at London’s former Metal Exchange on Leadenhall Street, creator Jeff Wayne confirmed the new version will feature familiar characters in a series of new scenarios, culminating in a “breathtaking balloon journey to Mars”.

The current experience has grossed more than £8million to date and will remain at its existing location until December 2023 as work continues on the new production.

Wayne commented: “When we first opened our immersive experience, it was only booked for a three-month run, yet great reviews, multiple awards, word-of-mouth attendances by existing and new fans have been so taken by it, here we are over four years later, and still going strong.

“We’re most excited to collaborate with the hottest specialist companies, immersive producers and venue owners, to continue to stun our audiences.”

Today’s announcement coincides with the 45th anniversary of the album Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds , adapted from the sci-fi novel by H. G. Wells.

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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental new 17-date (19 shows) UK and Ireland arena tour, including a show at 3Arena on  Sunday, 30 March 2025 arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG WELLS’ dark Victorian tale. Conducted by Jeff Wayne and features Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898. With special guest vocalists Max George as Parson Nathaniel and Maisie Smith as Beth.

The tour will again feature an exciting new cast to be announced over the coming months. 

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. 

In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By 2025, marking 19 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12 trucks, with a host of new ingredients and special effects to challenge and excite the senses.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – a musical experience not to be missed. 

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The Wanted singer Max George will star opposite ex-‘EastEnders’ star Maisie Smith in the 2025 arena tour of Jeff Wayne’s ‘The War of the Worlds’.

The real-life couple, who met and fell in love on the 2020 series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, will play married couple Parson Nathaniel and Beth. This will mark the first time that Smith has sung in a production and it continues George’s acting career, which previously saw him recur on ‘Glee’.

“The moment I met Max & Maisie I knew they were the perfect fit for the role of Nathaniel and Beth,” says Jeff Wayne.  “Maisie has such a melodic but powerful voice, which compliments Max’s dramatic vocals wonderfully.  Plus, being a couple in real life will add to their on-stage charisma and chemistry, and I’m delighted they’ve joined the 2025 The Spirit of Man Tour as husband and wife.”

“I am thrilled to announce my involvement in the iconic show that is Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds.  This is a particularly special role for me because I grew up listening to the soundtrack on my dad’s vinyl.  My family are HUGE fans of the show so telling them I was going to be playing Beth was a very memorable moment,” says Maisie Smith.

“I’m absolutely buzzing to be a part of Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds. It’s a show I’ve always been a fan of and was introduced to the music when I was five. My mum absolutely loves it. Playing the part of Parson Nathaniel is gonna be really special. I’ve got big shoes to fill with the likes of Phil Lynott and Jason Donovan playing the roles in the past, but I’m looking forward to making this role my own,” says Max George.

The 2025 arena dates are:

Fri 28 March                                               Hull Connexin Live

Sun 30March                                             3Arena Dublin, Ireland 

Tue 1 April                                                   Aberdeen P&J Live

Wed 02 April                                              Glasgow OVO Hydro

Thu 03 April                                                Leeds First Direct Arena

Sat 05 April                                                 Newcastle Utilita Arena

Sun 06 April                                                Manchester Co-op Live

Tue 08 April                                                Sheffield Utilita Arena

Wed 09 April                                              Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

Thu 10 April                                                Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

Sat 12 April                                                 Brighton Centre – matinee & evening

Sun 13 April                                                Bournemouth Int Centre

Mon 14 April                                              Bournemouth Int Centre

Wed 16 April                                              Cardiff Utilitia Arena

Thu 17 April                                                Cardiff Utilita Arena

Fri 18 April                                                  Birmingham Resorts World Arena

Sun 20 April                                                London The O2 – matinee & evening

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Get tickets for Jeff Wayne’s War of the World’s arena tour at SSE Hydro Glasgow on Saturday 2 April 2022.

The new touring arena show production features an incredible cast.

Claire Richards of Steps fame will be taking the role of Beth, the parsons wife, with Kevin Clifton from Strictly Come Dancing a The Artilleryman.

Liam Neeson appears as the journalist using the latest 3D holography and you’ll be amazed at the arrival of the flame throwing, 35ft tall Martian Fighting Machine.

The music is performed by the live nine piece rock band Black Smoke Band accompanied by the ULLAdubULLA symphonic string orchestra, conducted by Jeff Wayne himself.

With lasers, pyrotechnics and incredible stage lighting effects as well as astounding audio effects, this will be one memorable event.

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds is coming to Manchester – with a Liam Neeson hologram

The virtual Neeson takes the role of The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.

Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds will be coming to Manchester as part of a monumental new arena tour.

The much-loved musical spectacular, based on the dark Victorian tale by H. G. Wells, will feature a 3D hologram of Liam Neeson.

The Spirit of Man Tour will also see the stage filled with a 35-foot fire-breathing Fighting Machine, alongside the eight-piece Black Smoke Band and 36-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings.

The rest of the new cast and further details will be announced in the coming months.

The War Of The Worlds will be at the new Co-op Live arena in 2025, as part of the 17-date, 19-show tour of the UK and Ireland.

Its arrival in Manchester will coincide with the 130th anniversary of the world-famous production.

And after 19 years of live touring, the enormous musical experience has grown to mind-blowing proportions.

It was already considered a cutting-edge production in 2006 with six trucks filled to the brim – these days, it will be up to 12 trucks to bring the phenomenal special effects to life.

Tickets for The War of the Worlds in Manchester will go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 December via myticket.co.uk/artists/jeff-wayne-s-the-war-of-the-worlds .

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds tour dates

• Fri 28 March Hull Connexin Live
• Sun 30March 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
• Tue 1 April Aberdeen P&J Live
• Wed 02 April Glasgow OVO Hydro
• Thu 03 April Leeds First Direct Arena
• Sat 05 April Newcastle Utilita Arena
• Sun 06 April Manchester Co-op Live
• Tue 08 April Sheffield Utilita Arena
• Wed 09 April Liverpook M&S Bank Arena
• Thu 10 April Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• Sat 12 April Brighton Centre – matinee & evening
• Sun 13 April Bournemouth Int Centre
• Mon 14 April Bournemouth Int Centre
• Wed 16 April Cardiff Utilitia Arena
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• Fri 18 April Birmingham Resorts World Arena
• Sun 20 April London The O2 – matinee & evening
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Smash-hit musical Kinky Boots is heading out on a tour of the UK next year, and the talented cast will be stopping off here in Manchester.

The Broadway and West End phenomenon, which is based on a true story and is an adaptation of a 2005 film of the same name, has become known and loved by musical theatre fans all across the globe since its stage debut back in 2012, and has scooped up several Tonys, Olivier Awards, and GRAMMYs along the way.

And now, it’s set for a revival starring Strictly Come Dancing ‘s Johannes Radebe, and the production will be touring the UK and Ireland from January 2025.

Kinky Boots The Musical features a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, and this new production will be directed by Artistic Director, Nikolai Foster – who has famously helmed productions of The Wizard of Oz and Billy Elliot , to name a few – as well as starring the fan-favourite Strictly pro as Lola, alongside and rising star Dan Partridge as Charlie Price.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the Kinky Boots story, here’s brief rundown.

After inheriting his family’s failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price, but that is until he meets Lola – a drag queen whose “sparkle and unsteady heels” might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business.

The 2025 revival production is already being billed as “guaranteed to raise you up” and “celebrate everybody’s individuality” when it arrives here in Manchester next February.

👢 On sale to ATG+ members 👢 Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting back to Manchester in a new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge. 📅 4 – 8 Feb 2025 🎟️ https://t.co/Zkj2wURAkx General sale: This Friday @ 10am pic.twitter.com/LeYifQkoYi — Palace & Opera Mcr (@PalaceAndOpera) April 11, 2024

“Kinky Boots is one of the things I’m proudest of in my career,” commented Cyndi Lauper, on the musicals return to the road across the UK.

“I’m so excited that audiences will get to see it again, in a new production, as it’s like a happy pill, and we could all use some of that right now, so I can’t think of a better time or place to relaunch this special show in its place of origin.”

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One of the best-loved musicals of all time is set to return to the stage in Manchester on its UK tour next year.

Two decades after the world premiere in Bristol, and subsequent record-breaking run of productions around the world ever since, it’s now been announced that Mary Poppins is set to fly back to Manchester next April.

Direct from the West End and stopping off in our city as part of a UK-wide tour, the classic multi award-winning musical will be landing on stage at the iconic Palace Theatre from 9 April – 17 May 2025.

Australian stars , Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers, are both set to reprise their roles as Mary Poppins and Bert in the 2024/25 UK and Ireland tour, after having both received critical acclaim and nightly standing ovations for their performances in the recent Australian production.

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This award-winning West End musical comes from the legendary theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh, and the Disney Theatrical Group.

In case you’re somehow unfamiliar with Mary Poppins, this production is based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, and tells the beloved story of the world’s favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane.

The show is set to be “more magical than ever before”, and will feature dazzling choreography, incredible effects, and all the unforgettable songs we know and love.

The production has original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, with new songs and additional music and lyrics also featuring too.

The book comes from Julian Fellowes, dance and vocal arrangements are by George Stiles, co-choreography is by Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, sound design is by Paul Gatehouse, lighting is by Hugh Vanstone, and the set and costume designs are by Bob Crowley.

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Love blossomed on Strictly, now Max & Maisie become the first ever real-life couple to play married pair in iconic musical

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental new UK and Ireland arena tour, arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG WELLS’ dark Victorian tale. Conducted by Jeff Wayne and featuring Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898. 

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. 

In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By 2025, marking 19 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12 trucks, with a host of new ingredients and special effects to challenge and excite the senses.

Further details to be announced over the coming months.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds –a musical experience not to be missed. 

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds - Alive on Stage!

The spirit of man tour will be here on wednesday 9th april 2025.

Max George and Maisie Smith will be playing Parson Nathaniel & wife Beth, in the iconic Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds ‘The Spirit of Man’ arena tour in 2025!

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental UK and Ireland arena tour, arriving just in time to celebrate 130 years since the publication of HG WELLS’ dark Victorian tale. Conducted by Jeff Wayne and featuring Liam Neeson in 3D holography as The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.

The tour will again feature an exciting new cast to be announced over the coming months.

One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (TWOTW) returns with a musical spectacular like none other, with the production remaining a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By 2025, marking 19 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12 trucks, with a host of new ingredients and special effects to challenge and excite the senses.

Further details to be announced over the coming months.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds –a musical experience not to be missed.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing couple Max George and Maisie Smith to lead The War of the Worlds tour including Co-Op Live date

The real-life couple will play husband and wife in the dramatic musical as it tours the UK

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Max George and Maisie Smith will be leading the cast of The War of the Worlds as it tours the UK next year - featuring a show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live.

Max, known for being part of boyband The Wanted, and former EastEnders actress Maisie met whilst both appearing on the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing . Last year, it was confirmed that the pair were dating.

The celebrities will now play husband and wife in Jeff Wayne’s dramatic musical version of H. G. Wells’ science fiction story The War of the Worlds as part of The Spirit of Man Tour across the UK in 2025. Max will play Parson Nathaniel, with Maisie taking on the role of Beth.

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The tour will kick off in Hull on March 28, 2025 and then take in dates at Dublin, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Leeds, and Newcastle before heading to Manchester on Saturday, April 6. Tickets available here .

"I am thrilled to announce my involvement in the iconic show that is Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds,” Maisie said of her involvement. “This is a particularly special role for me because I grew up listening to the soundtrack on my dad's vinyl. My family are HUGE fans of the show so telling them I was going to be playing Beth was a very memorable moment.”

Max added: “I'm absolutely buzzing to be a part of Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds. It's a show I've always been a fan of and was introduced to the music when I was five. My mum absolutely loves it. Playing the part of Parson Nathaniel is gonna be really special. I've got big shoes to fill with the likes of Phil Lynott and Jason Donovan playing the roles in the past, but I'm looking forward to making this role my own.”

The show, which will also feature Hollywood actor Liam Neeson in holographic form, recounts a story of survival from a Martian invasion in 1898. The musical spectacular is one of the biggest touring productions - with 2006’s incarnation featuring six trucks full of sets, props and special effects.

Organisers previously said the itinerary for the 2025 tour is expected to be double in size, now filling around twelve trucks, as the production values continue to be ramped up.

Speaking about the pair’s involvement, lyricist Jeff Wayne said: "The moment I met Max & Maisie I knew they were the perfect fit for the role of Nathaniel and Beth. Maisie has such a melodic but powerful voice, which compliments Max's dramatic vocals wonderfully. Plus, being a couple in real life will add to their on-stage charisma and chemistry, and I'm delighted they've joined the 2025 The Spirit of Man Tour as husband and wife."

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds comes to Co-Op Live on Saturday, April 6, 2025. Tickets here.

Full UK tour dates for 2025 are as follows:

Fri 28 March: Hull Connexin Live

Sun 30 March: 3Arena Dublin, Ireland

Tue 1 April Aberdeen P&J Live

Wed 2 April: Glasgow OVO Hydro

Thu 3 April: Leeds First Direct Arena

Sat 5 April: Newcastle Utilita Arena

Sun 6 April: Manchester Co-op Live

Tue 8 April: Sheffield Utilita Arena

Wed 9 April: Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

Thu 10 April: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

Sat 12 April: Brighton Centre – matinee & evening

Sun 13 April: Bournemouth Int Centre

Mon 14 April: Bournemouth Int Centre

Wed 16 April: Cardiff Utilitia Arena

Thu 17 April: Cardiff Utilita Arena

Fri 18 April: Birmingham Resorts World Arena

Sun 20 April: London The O2 – matinee & evening

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North and Central America, Winner, Stories— Saving the Monarchs : Butterflies stream through protected indigenous fir forests in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The mountain hillsides of Oyamel forest provide an ideal overwintering microclimate. Michoacán, Mexico, February 24, 2023. #

Winner, World Press Photo Open Format Award— War Is Personal (1 of 2) : Amid tens of thousands of civilian and military casualties and an effective stalemate that has lasted for months, there are no signs of peace on the horizon for Russia’s war in Ukraine. While news media update their audiences with statistics and maps, and international attention drifts elsewhere, the photographer Julia Kochetova has created a personal website that brings together photojournalism with the personal documentary style of a diary to show the world what it is like to live with war as an everyday reality. #

Winner, World Press Photo Open Format Award— War Is Personal (2 of 2) : Amid tens of thousands of civilian and military casualties and an effective stalemate that has lasted for months, there are no signs of peace on the horizon for Russia’s war in Ukraine. While news media update their audiences with statistics and maps, and international attention drifts elsewhere, the photographer Julia Kochetova has created a personal website that brings together photojournalism with the personal documentary style of a diary to show the world what it is like to live with war as an everyday reality. #

South America, Winner, Long-Term Projects— Mapuche: The Return of the Ancient Voices (1 of 2) : Mapuche communities are the Indigenous inhabitants of territories that are now part of Argentina and Chile. Much of their ancestral land is being commercially exploited—for mining, forestry, and hydroelectric projects in Chile, and fracking in Argentina. Discrimination and punishment of Mapuche activists persist, despite new laws apparently supporting Mapuche rights. For many Mapuche, this presents not solely a territorial dispute: The land is part of their cultural and spiritual identity. Commercial degradation of the environment violates a balance among nature, ancestors, and human health. Here, cousins and friends of Rafael Nahuel swim in the Ñirihuau River. Nahuel (22) was killed during a raid by government forces on Indigenous activists in November 2017. Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina, January 29, 2019. #

South America, Winner, Long-Term Projects— Mapuche: The Return of the Ancient Voices (2 of 2) : Children wear traditional Ngillatun masks in a Mapuche cemetery. The local community successfully opposed the building of a hydroelectric dam that would have flooded an adjacent ceremonial site. Maihue, Los Ríos, Chile, July 28, 2019. #

South America, Winner, Stories— Red Skies, Green Waters : Around the turn of this century, oil-rich Venezuela was prosperous, but its fortunes declined following plummeting oil prices, economic mismanagement, sanctions, and political instability. Oil spills from obsolete infrastructure and methane produced by the refining process ravage the environment. In the meantime, nearly 82 percent of Venezuelans live in poverty, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Here, neighbors play Animal Lotto under a sky lit by one of the world’s largest gas flares. Punta de Mata, Venezuela, November 5, 2022. #

Winner, World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award— The Two Walls (1 of 2) : Migrants and asylum seekers lacking the financial resources to pay a smuggler often resort to using cargo trains to reach the United States border. This mode of transportation is very dangerous; over the years, hundreds have fallen onto the tracks and have been killed or mutilated. Thousands more have fallen victim to extortion, rape, kidnapping, or robbery orchestrated by drug cartels or corrupt authorities in various stops along the train’s northward route. Here, a migrant walks over a freight train known as the Beast as he arrives at Piedras Negras, Mexico, on October 8, 2023. #

Winner, World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award— The Two Walls (2 of 2) : Ever Sosa carries his daughter on his shoulders as they cross the Suchiate River from Guatemala to Mexico, joining a caravan of three thousand migrants and asylum seekers in their attempt to follow the path to the United States in Ciudad Hidalgo, on January 20, 2020. #

Europe, Winner, Long-Term Projects— No Man’s Land (1 of 2) : Germany positions itself as a leader in the transition toward renewable energy by 2030, yet remains heavily dependent on coal for energy production. In the Rhineland, forests have been cleared and villages demolished since the 1970s to make way for the Hambach and Garzweiler open-pit coal mines. In 2012, activists began occupying parts of Hambach Forest and later the village of Lützerath to resist these measures, managing by 2023 to save a remainder of the forest and five of six such villages scheduled for destruction. Here, police and security officers from the energy company RWE block activists belonging to the Ende Gelände action alliance, who have entered the Hambach open-pit mine. Kerpen, Germany, November 5, 2017. #

Europe, Winner, Long-Term Projects— No Man’s Land (2 of 2) : Demonstrators walk along the advancing edge of the Garzweiler II open-pit mine near Lützerath on the last weekend they could legally enter the village. Lützerath, Germany, January 8, 2023. #

Jury Special Mention— The Aftermath of the Supernova Festival Attack : This year, the WPP jury made the decision to include two special mentions in the contest selection, reflecting "the gravity of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023, the extreme suffering of civilians, and its global political impact." Here, an Israeli security-forces officer searches the site of the Supernova music festival for personal effects of victims of the October 7 Hamas attack, which resulted in about 1,200 deaths, more than 2,500 reported injuries, and some 250 people held hostage from the festival and communities near the Gaza border. Re’im, Israel, October 12, 2023. #

Jury Special Mention— Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza : A resident of al-Zahra walks through the rubble of homes destroyed in Israeli air strikes. The strikes hit about 25 apartment blocks in the university and residential neighborhood. At the time of writing (March 4, 2024), Israel’s attacks on the occupied Palestinian territories during the Israel-Hamas war had killed some 30,000 people and injured more than 70,000. Gaza City, Gaza, October 19, 2023 #

Asia, Honorable Mention— The Edge : When Bangladesh declared independence in 1971, many Bengali Hindus and Muslims migrated to the predominantly Hindu state of Assam in northeastern India, fueling tensions at the border. In 2019, India’s government presented an updated National Register of Citizens that put into question the citizenship of more than 1.9 million people ostensibly from Bangladesh, whose status remains in limbo today. This project documents the Miya community that depends on land near the transnational Brahmaputra River for their livelihood and their identity in the eyes of the state. As their land erodes because of worsening floods, they face a fight against both nature and nation. Here, Bengali-speaking Hindus and Muslims help one another shift shops from the edge of the Brahmaputra river at the Tarabari ferry point. The shifting is done in anticipation of the erosion of land that occurs with each monsoon season, which is often devastating for residents as they are forced to constantly adapt to a changing landmass each year. Tarabari, Bahari constituency, Barpeta district, Lower Assam, India, June 15, 2023 #

Winner, World Press Photo Story of the Year— Valim-babena (1 of 2) : In Madagascar, lack of public awareness surrounding dementia means that people displaying symptoms of memory loss are often stigmatized. For years, Paul Rakotozandriny, “Dada Paul” (age 91), who lives with dementia, has been cared for by his daughter Fara Rafaraniriana (age 41). Their story illustrates the Malagasy principle of valim-babena —the duty of grown children to help their parents. Here, Dada Paul and his granddaughter Odliatemix get ready for church. He has lived with dementia for 11 years. For much of that time, his family assumed he had “gone mad” or attributed the symptoms to alcohol consumption. Only his daughter Fara noticed something different and continued caring for him. Antananarivo, Madagascar, March 12, 2023 #

Winner, World Press Photo Story of the Year— Valim-babena (2 of 2) : Fara and her daughter Odliatemix lie together on the bed they share with Dada Paul. Fara is the sole provider for the family of three. Only one organization in Madagascar, Masoandro Mody, provides support and training to family members of people living with dementia. Antananarivo, Madagascar, March 12, 2023. #

North and Central America, Winner, Singles— A Day in the Life of a Quebec Fire Crew : Fueled by high temperatures and dry conditions, gigantic summer forest fires swept across Canada in 2023, affecting all 13 provinces and territories, especially northern parts of Quebec. Here, Theo Dagnaud scans the horizon to ensure that firefighter patrols have left, and he can mark the area as “controlled.” July 13, 2023. #

South America, Winner, Singles— Drought in the Amazon : In 2023, the Amazon experienced its most intense drought since recordkeeping began. The drought disproportionately impacted Indigenous, rural, and river communities. Because Porto Praia has no road access and is normally reachable only by river, the drought meant that residents had to walk for kilometers along the dry riverbed to reach their homes. Here, a fisherman walks across the bed of a branch of the Amazon River, near the Porto Praia Indigenous community. Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, October 13, 2023. #

North and Central America, Winner, Open Format— The Gay Space Agency : This project combines fiction with fact in order to confront the U.S. space program’s historical exclusion of openly LGBTQ astronauts. In a review of the NASA and United States National Archives, the photographer found no documentation of the contributions of the queer community to the space program. The absence inspired her to imagine "the Gay Space Agency," a diverse and inclusionary institution that commemorates and celebrates the history of queer astronauts. Here, the Gay Space Agency astronaut Brian Murphy is seen during flight simulations. #

Asia, Winner, Long-Term Projects— I Am Still With You : This project is a private visual record that aims to explore the concept of family photos. In close collaboration with the family, the photographer tells the story of Jiuer, a young mother of three in northern China who gains more understanding and appreciation for life in her final years after being diagnosed with cancer. Before her surgery, Jiuer invited the photographer to take family photos, and later, when her condition deteriorated, asked her to record the time she spent with her children. In this image, after surgery and radiotherapy treatment, Jiuer recovers well and the family feels optimistic about the future. Jiuer says, “Life is not long. Do what you want to do, and choose what you love.” Liaoning, China, November 28, 2020. #

Winner, World Press Photo of the Year— A Palestinian Woman Embraces the Body of Her Niece : Inas Abu Maamar (age 36) cradles the body of her niece Saly (age 5) who was killed, along with her mother and sister, when an Israeli missile struck their home, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on October 17, 2023. The photographer, Mohammed Salem, described the image, taken just days after his own wife gave birth, as a “powerful and sad moment that sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip.” He found Inas squatting on the ground, embracing the child, at the Nasser Hospital morgue, where residents were going to search for missing relatives. Inas had raced to the family home when she heard that it had been hit, and then on to the morgue. #

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As golf’s civil war rages, all the top PGA Tour and LIV players are at the Masters this week

Jon Rahm, of Spain, walks to the 10th green during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brooks Koepka hands over his club on the second hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Bryson DeChambeau hands his driver to his caddie on the eighth hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts on the 12th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits on the 12th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Jon Rahm, of Spain, and Nicolai Hojgaard, of Denmark, walk onto the 12th green during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brooks Koepka, from left, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay hits on the second hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the eighth hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — In some ways, golf finds itself at a point in time not unlike pro football in the 1960s, when two rival leagues duked it out but found a path to reconciliation that produced a game far bigger than anyone could’ve envisioned.

Bryson DeChambeau, for one, is hopeful that the still-smoldering split between the established PGA Tour and upstart LIV Golf could lead to a Super Bowl-like extravaganza that brings everyone together.

“You can look at it like the NFL and you could have NFC-AFC sort of working in their own fields and at the end they come together, put on a huge event at the end of the year,” said DeChambeau, who plays on the LIV circuit. “That could be really cool.”

If nothing else, major championships such as the Masters , which begins Thursday at Augusta National, provide a brief detente in this civil war of the links.

All the top players — from reigning Master champion Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka representing Team LIV to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy teeing it up for the old guard — will be looking to not only claim a green jacket, but score bragging rights for their de facto team.

“Obviously, the more togetherness that you get, the better it is for everyone. There’s no doubt about that,” said Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters winner who bolted for LIV. “But there’s room for everyone. I don’t think that’s a problem at all.”

Even though LIV appears to have strengthened its hand with its stunning signing of Rahm , who was on the PGA Tour when he won at Augusta a year ago, there are actually five fewer players from the new tour than the 18 who played in 2023.

That’s largely because LIV events — with their smaller fields and 54-hole format — do not receive world ranking points, one of the main conduits for entry into the Masters.

Still, the Saudi-funded circuit has demonstrated that its top players can compete with the best of the PGA Tour.

Koepka and Phil Mickelson were runner-ups to Rahm a year ago at the Masters, and Koepka went on to capture his fifth career major title at the PGA Championship . Of the 27 major championships that have been staged since the beginning of 2017, 13 were won by golfers who now call LIV home.

Koepka took issue with those who say the split is ruining the game.

“Look, the best players in the world never got together week in, week out. I think that’s kind of forgotten,” Koepka said Tuesday. “It was the majors, (World Golf Championship tournaments) ... those were pretty much the 10 events where everyone was, for sure, going to be there. And then it was just kind of sprinkled in everywhere else. I think that’s kind of how it is” now.

But hard feelings remain, especially since a supposed merger agreement announced 10 months ago had yet to be finalized.

Just listen to Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters champion and outspoken critic of LIV.

“I don’t think I’ll ever understand it,” he said. “Now, everything can get better. But let me tell you, if the LIV tour is better for golf, I’m missing something there.”

Rahm acknowledged that when he accepted a reported $350 million offer to join LIV in December, he was hopeful that it would spur the two sides to reach some sort of reconciliation by the time the Masters rolled around.

Now, with a divide that seems as gaping as ever, he’s one of the most prominent faces on a tour that has been called everything from the future of the game — with its shotgun starts and team element — to a refuge of sellouts who are helping the Saudis sportswash the image of a repressive regime.

“It’s a bit of a detour on my path,” Rahm said. “But change can be better.”

Just how much things have changed was apparent from the attire he donned a year ago as he departed Augusta National to what he picked out for his practice rounds leading into this Masters.

Gone was the green jacket. Now he’s wearing a shirt emblazoned with a Legion XIII logo.

The team he now leads in LIV.

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World Of Warcraft: The War Within 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition Preorders Are Live

The War Within: Collector's Edition gets you tons of in-game goodies, along with a hardcover art book, collector's pin, and Gryphon Rider statue.

By Jon Bitner on April 17, 2024 at 10:11AM PDT

World of Warcraft: The War Within is launching later this year, and it'll mark the 10th expansion for World of Warcraft. It also marks the start of a new trilogy--the Worldsouls Saga--which begins with The War Within and will run across two subsequent expansions, Midnight and The Last Titan. Plenty of updates and new content are arriving with The War Within later this year, and if you're a long-time WoW fan, you might want to consider preordering The War Within: Collector's Edition for $180 , as it gets you a bunch of exclusive content along with access to the upcoming expansion.

The collector's edition comes with numerous of physical collectibles, including a 208-page Art of The War Within hardcover book with a slipcase, a collector's pin, and the 20th Anniversary Gryphon Rider statue (9.5 x 9 x 13 inches). Considering the Epic Edition of the game, which comes with this collector's set, costs $90, you're getting these collectibles for only $90.

World of Warcraft: The War Within: Collector's Edition was created by Blizzard as a way to celebrate both the launch of the 10th expansion and to commemorate WoW's 20th anniversary. Your preorder gets you the Epic Edition of The War Within, which includes WoW: Dragonflight, early access to The War Within, a Level 70 Boost, 1,000 Trader's Tender, 30 days of game time, and a bunch of other in-game goodies.

That's a pretty impressive lineup of collectibles and in-game goodies, making this an enticing option for dedicated World of Warcraft fans.

If you're not interested in this collector's edition, you can preorder The War Within: Base Edition for $50, Heroic Edition for $70, and Epic Edition for $90. Each comes with more in-game content than the last, but only the Epic Edition includes early access and beta access to The War Within. All three are available on Battle.net .

Want even more World of Warcraft content to explore later this year? Then consider preordering World of Warcraft: The Voices Within (Short Story Collection) for $30. The hardcover volume includes over 200 pages and is filled with short stories that take place in the same world as the upcoming expansion.

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Pre-Purchase the World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition

The worldsoul saga begins here.

World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ arrives this year 1 , and the wings of a grand new adventure will spread widely across the next three expansions. 2 Be a part of the epic story that commemorates the first 20 years of  World of Warcraft  and sets new foundations for Azeroth's future! 2  

The World of Warcraft: The War Within 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition is now available for pre-purchase and comes with an array of rare and commemorative items to aid in your journey into the depths of Azeroth.

• The Art of The War Within —Leaf through the visual evolution of The War Within expansion with this beautifully bound lexicon filled with exclusive art.
• Collectible Pin —Featuring Thrall, Anduin, and Alleria primed for battle.
• World of Warcraft 20th Anniversary Gryphon Rider Statue —Perched and ready to defend from above.

Pre-Purchase today!

The collector's edition is available for pre-purchase exclusively on the Blizzard Gear Store. It includes everything in The War Within Epic Edition —an Enhanced Level 70 Character Boost, 1,000 Trader's Tender 4 , 30 Days of Game Time, plus more!

1 Available on or before December 31, 2024. Requires World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time. 2 Future expansions not included in WoW®: The War Within™ purchase. 3 Requires World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time. If you already have Dragonflight on your account, it will not be re-granted. 4 An active World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time is required to acquire and use Trader's Tender. Trader's Tender does not expire regardless of Subscription or Game Time status.