Musik – Billie Trix Returns in a One-Woman Rock Odyssey Starring Frances Barber in London

Musik – Billie Trix in London

Dates: 14 – 25 October 2025
Venue: Wilton’s Music Hall, London
Run Time: 1 hour (no interval)
Recommended Age: 16+

From Berlin to Broadway to Rock ‘n’ Roll Chaos – Billie Trix Is Back

She’s loud, she’s legendary, and she’s unapologetically unfiltered. Billie Trix, the cult character first unleashed in the West End musical Closer to Heaven, returns in Musik — a ferociously funny, fast-paced one-woman show performed by the unstoppable Frances Barber. Running for a strictly limited time at London’s historic Wilton’s Music Hall, this is theatre at its rawest and most rebellious — a cult classic in the making.

Don’t just hear the legend — live it. Book official tickets now and immerse yourself in the wild ride of one woman’s life on the cultural fault lines of the 20th century.

About the Show – A Life of Sex, Fame, and Self-Destruction

Musik follows Billie Trix — iconic rock star, screen siren, Factory muse, drug addict, and accidental witness to cultural history. From post-war Berlin to Vietnam, from Andy Warhol’s New York to a phone box in Soho Square, Billie’s journey is equal parts outrageous, tragic, and electrifying.

Written by Jonathan Harvey (Beautiful Thing, Coronation Street) and featuring six original songs by the Pet Shop Boys, the show dives deep into Billie’s stream-of-consciousness memoir, filled with dark comedy, biting satire, and jaw-dropping revelations. Frances Barber returns to the role she originated with blistering intensity and surreal brilliance.

What Critics Are Saying

• “Mesmeric… barbed one-liners, banging songs and beautifully crafted subversion.” – Edinburgh Evening News
• “A totally immersing experience by one of the great stage performers of our time.” – LondonTheatre1
• “Simply staggering… a cocaine-and-Jack-Daniels-fuelled stream of consciousness.” – Attitude Magazine
• “Destined to fall into cult classic status.” – Metro
• “Spinal Tap meets Andy Warhol… beautifully disturbing.” – The Sunday Times

Why You Can’t Miss Musik

• Frances Barber delivers one of the most fearless solo performances in recent memory. She is Billie — brilliant, broken, unforgettable.
• Original songs by the Pet Shop Boys add electro-glam punch to the emotional mayhem.
• Jonathan Harvey’s script is razor-sharp, irreverent, and rooted in pop culture satire and theatrical truth.
• Wilton’s Music Hall — London’s oldest surviving music hall — offers the perfect setting for this raw, cabaret-style confession.

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Visiting London This Autumn?

Set just off Whitechapel, Wilton’s Music Hall is an atmospheric jewel for theatre lovers looking for an authentic London experience. Make your night unforgettable: see a powerhouse performance in a historic venue, followed by drinks in nearby Shoreditch or a post-show stroll to the Tower of London.

For theatre tourists who crave something edgier than the usual musical fare, Musik is a once-in-a-season gem — fierce, funny, filthy, and unexpectedly moving.

Book Now – Limited Run, Unlimited Attitude

There’s nothing else quite like Musik. Whether you’re a Pet Shop Boys fan, a theatre lover, or just curious about the deranged, glamorous chaos of Billie Trix’s world, this is an hour of theatre you won’t forget. Or recover from.

Secure your seats today and spend an unforgettable evening with theatre’s most gloriously unfiltered diva.

Billie Trix. Icon. Rock star. Screen goddess. Drug addict. Billie has lived a life of excess and shares it all in her new one-woman show. Her journey takes us from post-war Berlin to the rock arenas of the world, via the Vietnam war, Andy Warhol’s Factory, and 10 years in a Soho Square phone box. A stunning performance by Frances Barber as Billie Trix, returning to the unforgettable larger-than-life character she first created in the 2001 West End musical Closer to Heaven, with an outrageous script by Jonathan Harvey (Beautiful Thing, Coronation Street) and six original songs by Pet Shop Boys.

“Mesmeric Frances Barber delivers barbed one-liners, banging songs and beautifully crafted subversion”
Edinburgh Evening News
★★★★★

“A powerfully theatrical piece designed to smack you in the gob and boy, does Jonathan Harvey have the perfect gob-smacker in Frances Barber! A not-be-missed totally immersing experience by one of the great stage performers of our time. Blown away just doesn’t cover it!”
Londontheatre1
★★★★★

“The script is one long cocaine-and-Jack-Daniels-fuelled stream of consciousness that Frances Barber puts absolutely everything into. She is simply staggering”
Attitude magazine
★★★★

“This is a show destined to fall into cult classic status and cements Frances Barber as one of theatre’s most versatile performers”
Metro
★★★★

“Spinal Tap meets Andy Warhol with Frances Barber as Billie Trix, a fictional 1960s Berlin-born singer with Forrest Gump’s talent for encountering key moments in cultural history, and beautifully disturbing songs by Pet Shop Boys”
The Sunday Times
★★★★

“Frances Barber shines as a faded star trying to re-visit former glories. You wouldn’t want her in your life, but an hour with Billie Trix and her celebrity-strewn bile is a blast!”
The List
★★★★

“Frances Barber as Billie Trix looks like something that has risen from a coffin: eye make-up total cosmetic carnage. Needless to say it’s in the worst possible linguistic taste and it’s a refreshing blast of vitality!”
Daily Mail
★★★★

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