Kerry Ellis and Adam Garcia on IF/THEN: 'This may not happen again'

Kerry Ellis, IF/THEN rehearsal - (Victoria Davies)

Ever thought ‘what if I’d made another decision?’ For instance, what if it hadn’t been journalism, but botany? Well, such Sliding Doors thinking is behind the hit US musical IF/THEN, which has announced a second London date on 17th February to follow its London debut tonight.

IF/THEN is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and follows Elizabeth, a city planner returning to New York after twelve years to rebuild her life after a divorce. She reaches a point where she has a choice between two different activities: either go off with her old friend Lucas at a political rally. Or head out with her new neighbour Kate for a bit of music and fun. We then follow the parallel lives Elisabeth goes down.