Following a publically and critically acclaimed opening at Wales Millennium Centre, smash-hit musical Hairspray today released all new production images. Hairspray is back on the road touring the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland, starring ITV comedy legend, Norman Pace. The production opened last week playing to big, bold and beautiful audiences in Cardiff and will go on to play to over 30 more venues until June 2018.
Full dates and tickets are available at www.hairsprayuktour.com/tour-dates.
Featuring the iconic music and lyrics by Academy Award, Tony and Emmy winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, this much-loved musical comedy stars Brenda Edwards as Motormouth Maybelle and Layton Williams as Seaweed. Alongside award-winning comedian Norman Pace as Wilbur Turnblad, Matt Rixon returns to the role of Edna Turnblad and newcomer Rebecca Mendoza makes her professional debut as Tracy Turnblad.
Further cast includes; Gina Murray, Jon Tsouras, Edward Chitticks, Aimee Moore, Annalise Liard-Bailey, Monifa James, Lauren Concannon, Melissa Nettleford and Emily-Mae as The Dynamites, Shay Barclay, Ben Darcy, George Hinson, Jordan Laviniere, Graham MacDuff, Lindsay McAllister, Tracey Penn and Freya Rowley.
Choreographed by Olivier Award-winning Drew McOnie with direction from Paul Kerryson.
It’s Baltimore 1962, where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV. Tracy’s audition makes her a local star and soon she is using her new-found fame to fight for equality, bagging local heartthrob Link Larkin along the way.
Hairspray is a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name which starred Divine and Ricki Lake by cult filmmaker John Waters. With music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, Hairspray originally opened to rave reviews on Broadway in 2002 and subsequently won eight Tony Awards. The production opened in London at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2007 and won four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical. Proving to be an international success, Hairspray has also opened in South Africa, Japan, South Korea, China and Dubai. Following the musical’s phenomenal success on stage, a film of the musical was released in 2007 which starred John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and James Marsden.
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Until 26 August 2017
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Bute Pl, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL
Box Office: 029 2063 6464
http://www.wmc.org.uk/
28 August – 9 September 2017
Orchard Theatre, Dartford
Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1ED
Box office: 01322 220000
https://orchardtheatre.co.uk
11 – 16 September 2017
Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin
Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Box Office: 353 1 677 7999
http://www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/
18 – 23 September 2017
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
97 Church St, Blackpool FY1 1HL
Box Office: 01253 625252
http://www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk/
25 -30 September 2017
The Empire, Sunderland
High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3EX
Box Office: 0844 871 3022
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire/
2 – 7 October 2016
The Kings Theatre, Glasgow
297 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JN
Box Office: 0844 871 7648
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre/
9-14 October 2017
Birmingham Hippodrome
Hurst St, Southside, Birmingham B5 4TB
Box Office: 0844 338 5000
http://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/
16 – 21 October 2017
Curve Theatre, Leicester
60 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB
Box Office: 0116 242 3595
http://www.curveonline.co.uk
23 -28 October 2017
Opera House, Buxton
Water St, Buxton SK17 6XN
Box Office: 01298 72190
http://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/
30 October – 4 November 2017
Grand Opera House, Belfast
2-4 Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7HR
Box Office: 028 9024 1919
https://www.goh.co.uk/
6 – 11 November 2017
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
Exchange St, Aylesbury HP20 1UG
Box Office: 0844 871 7627
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/
13 - 18 November 2017
Sands Centre, Carlisle
Newmarket Rd, Carlisle CA1 1JQ
Box Office: 01228 633766
http://www.thesandscentre.co.uk/
20 - 25 November 2017
The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Morley St, Bradford BD7 1AJ
Box Office: 01274 432000
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/venues/the-alhambra-theatre
27 November – 2 December 2017
G Live, Guildford
London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AA
Box Office: 01483 369 350
https://glive.co.uk/Online/
15 - 20 January 2018
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR
Box Office: 01752 267222
http://www.theatreroyal.com/
22 - 27 January 2018
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
22-26 Commercial Rd, Southampton SO15 1GE
Box Office: 023 8071 1811
https://www.mayflower.org.uk/
29 January – 3 February 2018
The Lyceum, Sheffield
55 Norfolk St, Sheffield S1 1DA
Box Office: 0114 249 6000
https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/
5 - 10 February 2018
Eden Court, Inverness
Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA
Box Office: 01463 239841
https://www.eden-court.co.uk/
12 - 24 February 2018
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND
Box Office: 0115 989 5555
https://trch.co.uk/
26 February – 3 March 2018
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Lichfield St, Wolverhampton WV1 1DE
Box Office: 1902 429212
https://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
5 – 10 March 2018
Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol
St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ
Box Office: 0844 871 3012
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome/
12 - 17 March 2018
Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
18-22 Greenside Ln, Edinburgh
Box Office: 0844 871 3014
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse/
19 – 24 March 2018
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL
Box Office: 01224 641122
http://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/venues/his-majestys-theatre
26 March – 7 April 2018
Opera House, Manchester
3 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HP
Box Office: 0844 871 3018
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester/
9 – 14 April 2018
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
500 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes MK9 3NZ
Box Office: 0844 871 7652
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/
16 - 21 April 2018
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Lime St, Liverpool L1 1JE
Box Office: 0151 702 7320
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire/
23 – 28 April 2018
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF
Box Office: 01482 226 655
http://www.hcandl.co.uk/
30 April – 5 May 2018
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
The Promenade, Llandudno LL30 1BB
Box Office: 01492 872000
https://venuecymru.co.uk/
8 - 12 May 2018
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS
Box Office: 01227 787787
http://www.marlowetheatre.com/
14 - 19 May 2018
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
Station Rd, Southend-on-Sea SS0 7RA
Box Office: 01702 351135
https://southendtheatres.org.uk
21 May – 26 May 2018
Wycombe Swan
St Mary St, High Wycombe, HP11 2XE
Box Office: 01494 512 000
https://wycombeswan.co.uk
29 May – 03 June 2018
Cheltenham Everyman
7 - 10 Regent St, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ
Box Office: 01242 572573
https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/
