A stunning dance and music show will celebrate the music of David Bowie - and briefly revive the Golders Green's Hippodrome as a theatre.

In its heyday, the 1913 music hall boasted grand operas, and performances by Marlene Dietrich, Laurence Olivier, and Vera Lynn.

After closing its doors as a theatre in 1968, it became a TV studio and home to the BBC concert orchestra, recording gigs by Queen, The Kinks and The Jam, and comedy shows such as Monty Python.

Built in 1913 as a 3,000 seat music hall, The Hippodrome housed performances by Olivier and Marlene Dietrich, and gigs by Queen before becoming a Christian centreBuilt in 1913 as a 3,000 seat music hall, The Hippodrome housed performances by Olivier and Marlene Dietrich, and gigs by Queen before becoming a Christian centre (Image: Supplied)

When the BBC left in 2004, it lay derelict for years before becoming a Christian centre. There were controversial plans to turn it into a mosque, but its latest sale in 2021 was to Hillsong Church an evangelical Australian church who are now renting it to outside promoters.

In January audiences can once again take their seats in the Grade II listed theatre to take a journey into the mind of a rock’n’roll alien.

From his gender-bending alter-ego Ziggy Stardust in the 1970’s, through the desolate Berlin years to the pure joy of Let’s Dance and the genius of Blackstar, The Bowie Show takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster through the fashion and music of the music icon.

The Bowie Show features a live band playing music from throughout Bowie's career, alongside choreographed dancers and arresting visualsThe Bowie Show features a live band playing music from throughout Bowie's career, alongside choreographed dancers and arresting visuals (Image: Supplied)
Created and directed by Simon Gwilliam, it features a live band of world-class musicians performing sonically accurate versions of Bowie's greatest hits, and dancers choreographed against dramatic landscapes and eye-popping visuals.

Combining original twists with unique storytelling, it pulls together the strands of David Bowie’s fragmented life in a night of ‘other worldly’ performances, with one or two surprises mixed in.

The music in the show has garnered praise from Bowie alumni such as longest serving bandmate Mike Garson, producer Ken Scott and Rick Wakeman who - few know - played piano on the recording of Bowie’s  Life on Mars.

A scene from The Bowie ShowA scene from The Bowie Show (Image: The Bowie Show)
Producers say they respectfully curates Bowie's legacy to deliver a thrilling rock n roll show which comes to the Hippodrome in North End Road on January 24 and 25 and continues on tour before playing one date at the Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue.