Selladoor Worldwide was formed in 2009 by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree, whilst students at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
[2][3] In 2022, it was announced that Andrew Shepherd would take over as executive director and Lucy Atkinson was brought in, in 2023 as the new Creative Producer.
[6][7] In December 2012, Selladoor made their West End debut with a production of Seussical, written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, at the Arts Theatre.
Recent shows include the London revival of Alan Bennett's The History Boys and Tim Kelly's adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
James Haddrell and David officially announced the partnership on 19 November ahead of Sell a Door Theatre Company opening their second West End production of Seussical.
[10] In 2015, David Hutchinson directed the world premiere of Jo Clifford's Jekyll and Hyde based on Robert Louis Stevenson's gothic classic at the Greenwich Theatre followed by a thirty-three venue tour across the UK.
Flashdance The Musical continued to tour the UK throughout 2018 as well visiting international venues such as Zurich MAAG and Kursaal Oostende.
In the summer Selladoor launched two new exhilarating productions, Madagascar The Musical and Fame the 30th Anniversary UK tour.
In 2022, Selladoor produced Footloose The Musical tour taking it on the road to Switzerland before returning for a UK run with stars[19] Darren Day and Jake Quickenden.
[25] The Theatre was officially opened by[26] Sir Ian McKellen with the premiere of his one-man show, Tolkien, Shakespeare and You!