Zorro

About the work

Zorro is a musical with music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, a book by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson and lyrics by Stephen Clark. It is based on Isabel Allende's 2005 novel Zorro about the masked hero's early years. It premiered in 2008 at the start of a UK trial tour at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne and officially opened in London on 15 July 2008 at the Garrick Theatre, where it ran until March 2009. In Madrid, Sunset Entertainment in association with John Gertz presents the Spanish version by Daniel Anglès and Marc Gómez, directed by Sara Pérez, at the Teatro La Latina from 25 November 2026.

Plot

Diego de la Vega, son of Don Alejandro, is sent from Spanish California to be educated in Spain, where he joins a troupe of travelling Gitanos. Back home he finds his childhood friend Ramon ruling as a tyrant. As the masked Zorro he fights for the people and hides his identity even from Luisa, whom he loves. He is helped by the Gitana Inez, while the cowardly Sergeant Garcia provides comedy.

Cultural significance

At the 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards Lesli Margherita won Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, and the show received four further nominations, including Best New Musical. It has since been staged in many countries, among them Japan, Russia, Brazil, Israel and the United States.