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Get a first look at photos of the UK and Ireland tour of Grease! See if the show is coming to a venue near you and learn how to purchase tickets.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for GREASE’s UK & Ireland tour in the download link below. Grease begins its tour at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 12 March, touring until 16 November. 

The full cast has been set for the UK and Ireland tour of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. Additional performances have been added in Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle etc.

Matthew White’s latest creation is stunning and Sondheim’s score remains beautiful. White doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to condemning the actions depicted, though at the very end his vision seems to suddenly shift all the violence into the necessary evil that kick-started Japan’s technological advancement. Questionable, but interesting.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Joaquin Pedro Valdes, who is taking on the role of John Manjiro in Pacific Overtures. We discussed how he first got started in musical theatre, what it has been like to be a part of such a unique Sonhdime work, and even how the themes of the show can be compared to sushi!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has released all new rehearsal photos for their co-production with the Umeda Arts Theater of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for their co-production with the Umeda Arts Theater of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures. 

Australian stars Jason Donovan and Peter Andre will return to Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey's iconic musical GREASE at the Dominion Theatre following their highly acclaimed performances last year.

All new rehearsal photos have been released of Allegiance in London, starring George Takei and Telly Leung. ‘George Takei’s Allegiance’ will get its UK premiere at Charing Cross Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street, London WC2N 6NL for 13 weeks from Saturday 7 January to Saturday 8 April, 2023.

Full casting has been announced for the UK premiere of George Takei’s Allegiance at Charing Cross Theatre.

Star-studded guest cameos have been announced for the acclaimed Friendsical musical which is touring the country off the back of its success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Louise Redknapp is confirmed to make a celebrity guest appearance in the comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], for its entire run at Southampton's MAST Mayflower Studios from 5 – 7 September 2022 before the show embarks on the rest of its UK-wide tour.

The comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], has been revamped and will have its run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 04 - 28 August 2022 at Assembly Rooms – Music Hall before embarking on its nationwide UK tour.

A new trailer of the cast of the UK and Ireland tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy has been released! The tour opened at Theatre Royal Nottingham on 5 November 2021 and continues to tour through to June 2022.

All new production images have been released of the cast of the UK and Ireland tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy.

The production stars Joanne Clifton as Morticia Addams, Cameron Blakely as Gomez Addams, Scott Paige as Uncle Fester, Kingsley Morton as Wednesday Addams, Grant McIntyre as Pugsley Addams, Valda Aviks as Grandma, Sean Kingsley as Mal Beineke, Kara Lane as Alice Beineke, Ahmed Hamad as Lucas Beineke and Dickon Gough and Ryan Bennett sharing the role of Lurch.

Head inside rehearsals for the UK and Ireland tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy. The tour will open at Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 5 November 2021 with new dates added in 2022. 

The final ensemble cast members have been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy.

BroadwayWorld UK spoke to some of the cast members of The Band, while the hit musical was at the New Wimbledon Theatre. The show has been on the road for over a year and will be taking up a limited run in the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 1st December until 12th January.

A special Gala Charity event for Tim Firth's award-winning new musical THE BAND, with the music of Take That, is being hosted by the musical's co-producers, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams, with David Furnish, Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The Gala will take place at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Tuesday 4 December 2018.