In celebration of Back to the Future Day 2024, two special cameo performances took place as comedian Leigh Francis took to the stage in London to perform the role of Principal Strickland for one night only on Monday 21 October, and original movie cast member Don Fullilove joined the company in New York on Sunday 20 October for a special guest appearance, in a new scene written specially for the occasion by the creator of Back to the Future, Bob Gale. Back to the Future Day is celebrated by fans across the world each year to mark the date that Marty McFly travels to the future in Back to the Future II