Return of the Jedi closes the Royal Albert Hall's first Star Wars in-concert weekend, with the London Symphony Orchestra playing John Williams' score live under Ludwig Wicki.
Return of the Jedi, the film that completes the original Star Wars trilogy, screens in full at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Sunday 2 May 2027. Ludwig Wicki conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in John Williams’ score.
Richard Marquand directed the 1983 film from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas, with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher leading the cast. Luke Skywalker, Leia and Han Solo rejoin the Rebel fleet as the Empire builds a second Death Star. Luke faces Darth Vader in a final duel and tries to turn his father back from the dark side.
The LSO recorded the original soundtracks for all three films. The Sunday closes the Hall’s first Star Wars in-concert weekend, which plays the trilogy across four days.
Return of the Jedi plays twice that day, as an afternoon and an evening performance. A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back screen earlier in the weekend with the same orchestra and conductor.