Carrie Hope Fletcher set to lead Calamity Jane UK tour
The tour of the musical comedy will launch in January 2025
Meet the fearless, gun slingin' Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight. She'll charm you hog-eyed though, especially when trying to win the heart of the dashing Lieutenant Gilmartin, or shooting insults at the notorious Wild Bill Hickok. But when the men of Deadwood fall hard for Chicago stage star Adelaid Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered. Her heart's a thumpin'… but who for?
With the sure-fire classic songs The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City. The Oscar-winning Secret Love, The Watermill Theatre’s Production of Calamity Jane, is directed by Nikolai Foster, co-directed and choreographed by Nick Winston and features musical supervision by Olivier, Grammy and Tony Award winner Catherine Jayes. Lighting designer Tim Mitchell, sound designer Ben Harrison and casting director Debbie O`Brien.
Jamie Wilson, producer of the show said: “With this new version of Calamity Jane first opening at the Watermill Theatre in 2014, I am delighted to be collaborating with them again to finally bring this wonderful production back to theatres all over the country after a ten-year absence. We have been waiting for the right moment and artist to step into Calamity’s boots and bring this hilarious and joyful musical back to the nation, and we are thrilled that Carrie Hope Fletcher will be leading the company as the iconic Calamity Jane. Carrie is one of the UK’s most talented artists who’s broad fan base will introduce this much beloved musical to audiences across the country.”
Tour stops:
Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre on 14 January 2025 - 18 Jan 2025
Manchester Opera House, Tue 21 Jan - Sat 25 Jan 2025
Southend Cliffs Pavilion Tue 28 Jan - Sat 01 Feb 2025
Sunderland Empire Tue 04 Feb - Sat 08 Feb 2025
New Victoria Theatre Woking Tue 25 Feb - Sat 01 Mar 2025
Leeds The Grand Theatre Tue 04 Mar - Sat 08 Mar 2025
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre Tue 11 Mar - Sat 15 Mar 2025
Birmingham Hippodrome Tue 18 Mar - Sat 22 Mar 2025
Nottingham Theatre Royal Brighton Tue 25 Mar - Sat 29 Mar 2025
Brighton Theatre Royal Tue 01 Apr - Sat 05 Apr 2025
Norwich Theatre Royal Tue 08 Apr - Sat 12 Apr 2025
Edinburgh Festival Theatre Tue 15 Apr - Sat 19 Apr 2025
Liverpool Empire Tue 22 Apr - Sat 26 Apr 2025
York Grand Opera House Tue 29 Apr - Sat 03 May 2025
New Wimbledon Theatre Tue 13 May - Sat 17 May 2025
Canterbury The Marlowe Theatre Tue 27 May - Sat 31 May 2025
Southampton Mayflower Theatre Tue 03 Jun - Sat 07 Jun 2025
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre Tue 10 Jun - Sat 14 Jun 2025
Stoke Regent Theatre Tue 17 Jun - Sat 21 Jun 2025
Blackpool Opera House Tue 24 Jun - Sat 28 Jun 2025
Glasgow Kings`s Theatre Tue 01 Jul - Sat 05 Jul 2025
Curve Leicester Tue 08 Jul - Sat 12 Jul 2025
Plymouth Theatre Royal Tue 15 Jul - Sat 19 Jul 2025
Milton Keynes Theatre Tue 29 Jul - Sat 02 Aug 2025
Truro Hall For Cornwall Tue 05 Aug - Sat 09 Aug 2025
Dublin Bord Gais Tue 19 Aug - Sat 23 Aug 2025
Llandudno Venue Cymru Tue 26 Aug - Sat 30 Aug 2025
Bradford The Alhambra Theatre Tue 02 Sep - Sat 06 Sep 2025
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Tue 09 Sep - Sat 13 Sep 2025
Bromley Churchill Theatre Tue 16 Sep - Sat 20 Sep 2025
