Wasted in Seoul

The musical Wasted is running from August 6 through October 26, 2025, at Plus Theater in Seoul's Jongno district. The production returns for a second season following audience demand, having ranked second in the Audience's Choice poll. The musical features music and orchestrations by Christopher Ash with book and lyrics by Carl Miller. After being showcased at the BEAM festival in March 2016 and work-in-progress performances at West Yorkshire Playhouse, the full production premiered at Southwark Playhouse in London in September 2018, directed by Adam Lenson. It made its Korean debut in 2022 as the fourth work of Play Festival 9. 

Yeongeuk Yeoljeon (연극열전) presents

Wasted

Book and lyrics by Carl Miller

Music by Christopher Ash

Directed by Park So-young (박소영)

Plus Theater, Seoul

August 6-October 26

Cast

Jung Yeon (정연), Moon Jin-ah (문진아), and Jeon Seong-min (전성민) as Charlotte

Kim Ji-cheol (김지철), Yoo Hyun-seok (유현석), and Hwang Soon-jong (황순종) as Branwell

Yeo Eun (여은), Kim Soo-yeon (김수연), and Hong Geum-bi (홍금비) as Emily

Lim Ye-jin (임예진), Hong Na-hyun (홍나현), and Kim Dan (김단이) as Anne.

The musical uses a documentary-style narrative structure called Charlotte's Interview and features a score that crosses multiple genres including folk rock, punk, hard metal, and psychedelic rock. For this second season, the production has adjusted the running time and refined the narrative based on the premiere's success. Direction is by Park So-young, who won Best Director at the Korea Musical Awards for Red Book.