TOURING MUSICALS
London's West End is not the only place to see great musicals so listed below are some of the top shows which are currently touring the UK and hopefully coming to a venue near you. We have provided details below on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia! , Scrooge the Musical, The Sound of Music and We Will Rock You.
The longer tours are on individual pages. So just click on the show listed below to find out more:
Just click on the relevant image to take you through to a page where you can book your tickets online.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has a cast, orchestra and crew of over 100 (including ten dogs), some sensational sets and fabulous special effects.
Click on the image above to book tickets for any of the following dates:
Dublin, Grand Canal Theatre 21st July-14th August
Eastbourne, Congress Theatre, 18th August-4th September
_______________________________________________________________
Heading a magnificent new Les Misérables cast is Broadway and West End star John Owen Jones as Jean Valjean and Gareth Gates as Marius.
The touring production will be in London at the Barbican Centre from 14th September and run until 22nd October as part of the show's 25th Anniversary celebrations.This will run in conjuction with the West End production of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre.
Click on the image above to book tickets for any of the following dates:
Bristol Hippodrome 13th July-7th August
Salford Lowry 10th-21st August
Southampton Mayflower 24th August-11th September
Barbican Centre, London 14th September-22nd October
________________________________________________________________
Mamma Mia! is a story of love, laughter and friendship featuring Abba's timeless songs. A real feel good musical.
Click on the image above to book tickets for the following dates:
Cork Marquee 20th July-1st August
Millennium Centre Cardiff 16th November-23rd January 2011
SECC Clyde Auditorium 5th March - 3th April 2011
________________________________________________________________
Tommy Steele is reprising his role in Scrooge the Musical in a short tour beginning in October. His career includes over twenty hit singles, Hollywood movies like The Happiest Millionaire and countless award winning stage musicals including Half a Sixpence, Hans Anderson, Singing in the Rain and Scrooge at the London Palladium.
Scrooge is a great family treat with stunning sets and costumes, specially created illusions by magician Paul Kieve (responsible for the magic effects in the Harry Potter films) and a musical score which features the Oscar nominated Thank You Very Much.
Scrooge the musical includes characters including Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future and Tiny Tim.
Click on the image above to book tickets for any of the following dates:
Wimbledon, New Theatre 18th-23rd October
Hull, New Theatre 1st-6th November
Cardiff, New Theatre 22nd November-4th December
Dublin, Grand Canal Theatre, 7th December -2nd January 2011
_______________________________________________________________
Connie Fisher returns as Maria in The Sound of Music with Michael Praed playing Captain von Trapp. This production is direct from the London Palladium and tells the story of the Von Trapp family. An unforgettable score including My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev'ry Mountain and the title song The Sound of Music.
Click on the image above to book tickets for any of the following dates:
Birmingham Hippodrome 13th July-21st August
**Plymouth, Theatre Royal 24th August-18th September
**Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre 22nd September-9th October
Liverpool Empire 12th-30th October
Bristol Hippodrome 2nd November-4th December
Oxford, New Theatre 7th December-2nd January 2011
**At these theatres the part of Maria will be played by Kirsty Malpass
________________________________________________________________
By very popular demand the tour of We Will Rock You returns to the Palace Theatre in Manchester this coming Christmas for a limited period of six weeks from 3rd December. They are also touring the UK throughout 2011. The dates that are known are listed below, and new cast and booking details are still to be announced!
Manchester Palace Theatre 3rd December 2010 – 15th January 2011
Glasgow Kings Theatre 18th January – 19th February 2011
Southampton Mayflower Theatre 18th April – 28th May 2011
Aberdeen His Majesty's Theatre 8th June – 2nd July 2011
Liverpool Empire 6th September-8th October
Leeds Grand Theatre from 31st October-3rd November
Edinburgh Playhouse 29th November 2011-7th January 2012
