The world premiere of the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical, I Should Be So Lucky, will open at the Manchester Opera House on 1 November, 2023.

The musical is based on the soundtrack of a generation, with tunes from artists including Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan, and Bananarama. I Should Be So Lucky will feature at laest ten Number One singles and over 30 songs from the Hit Factory, whose music defined an era.

It follows Ella and Nathan, a young couple hopelessly in love and about to take the biggest step of their lives – marriage. Until it doesn't go quite to plan. Tunes set to appear include "Never Gonna Give You Up", "I Should Be So Lucky", "Love In The First Degree" and "Especially For You".

The musical is written and directed by Debbie Isitt (best known for the hit Nativity! franchise), and choreographed by Jason Gilkison (creative director of Strictly Come Dancing and Eurovision 2023)

It is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions and will feature orchestrations and musical direction by George Dyer and set and costume design by Tom Rogers. .

Below are the tour dates we have so far with more venues and casttng news to follow