Kinky Boots The Musical UK tour dates
The red high heels will be in action again!
After inheriting his family's failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price. That is until he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business.
Kinky Boots The Musical has music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. The story is based on the film with the same title. A brand-new Made at Curve production of Kinky Boots will hit the road in 2025.
Johannes Radebe (Strictly Come Dancing) and Dan Partridge (Grease) will lead the cast as Lola and Charlie Price, directed by Nikolai Foster (Billy Elliot). Further cast is yet to be announced.
Cyndi Lauper said “Kinky Boots is one of the things I’m proudest of in my career, and I’m so excited that audiences will get to see it again, in a new production. It’s like a happy pill – and we could all use some of that right now! I can’t think of a better time or place to relaunch this special show in its place of origin.”
Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster added: “We all know Johannes for his extraordinary artistry on the dance floor but seeing him inhabit the astonishing world of Lola in Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper’s proud, punchy and passionate Kinky Boots has been an electrifying and profoundly moving experience.”
“Johannes is joined by Curve regular, the magnificent Dan Partridge, as Charlie Price and a world-class creative team, led by designer Robert Jones and choreographer Leah Hill.”
“We are beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to create a brand-new Kinky Boots at Curve, alongside our terrific co-producers at ROYO, returning the story to its native Midlands and manufacturing heartland of Leicester, where our theatre proudly stands today. This is a story of British industrial heritage, told through Fierstein’s fiercely intelligent words, and Lauper’s explosive songs, in a truly joyful musical about overcoming adversity, celebrating individuality, the power of a good pair of heels and community spirit. We can’t wait to share this explosion of joy with audiences next year.”
Tour stops:
Leicester Curve - 17 to 25 January 2025
New Victoria Theatre, Working - 28 January to 1 February
Manchester Palace Theatre - 4 to 8 February
Glasgow Kings Theatre - 11 to 15 February
Edinburgh Playhouse - 18 to 22 February
Truro Hall for Cornwall - 25 February to 1 March
Norwich Theatre Royal - 4 to 8 March
Milton Keynes Theatre - 11 to 15 March
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff - 18 to 22 March
Brighton Theatre Royal - 25 to 29 March
Birmingham Hippodrome - 15 to 19 April
Plymouth Theatre Royal - 22 to 26 April
Stockton Globe - 29 April to 3 May
Newcastle Theatre Royal - 6 to 10 May
Bristol Hippodrome - 13 to 17 May
Leeds Grand Theatre - 20 to 24 May
Southampton Mayflower Theatre - 27 to 31 May
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea - 3 to 7 June
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury - 10 to 14 June
Belfast Grand Opera House - 17 to 21 June
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre - 24 to 28 June
Nottingham Theatre Royal - 1 to 5 July
Liverpool Empire - 8 to 12 July
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin - 15 to 19 July
Oxford New Theatre - 22 to 26 July
Radebe is not scheduled to appear in Brighton and Oxford.
