Craig Revel Horwood To Direct STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL UK and Ireland Tour

By: Dec. 03, 2019
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Baz Luhrmann's smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences off their feet once more with the announcement of the new 2020/2021 tour, directed by dancer, choreographer and Britain's favourite TV judge; the fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood. Foxtrotting around the UK and Ireland from September next year, the show is based on the award-winning, global film phenomenon, 'Strictly Ballroom' that inspired the world to dance.

This all-singing, all-dancing and all-glittering nine-month tour will see the show dazzle audiences all over the UK & Ireland in Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Hull, Milton Keynes, Sunderland, Bristol, Bromley, Edinburgh, York, Salford, Guildford, Northampton, Southend, Llandudno, Aylesbury, Darlington, Wimbledon, Bournemouth, Derry, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Canterbury, Birmingham, Plymouth, Blackpool, Bradford, Southampton, Ipswich and Reading. Casting announcements will be made in the coming months.

Featuring a show-stopping book by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce, and bringing together a sublime cast of over 20 world class performers, Strictly Ballroom brings to life iconic songs, including Love is in the Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time with dynamic and joyous verve. This tour will also feature some amazing new songs by internationally acclaimed artists including Sia, David Foster and Eddie Perfect. The show's scintillating singing, dazzling dancing and eye-popping costumes will combine together to bring audiences a story of heart, comedy and drama, and promises to be an unforgettable night under the glitter ball.

Craig Revel Horwood said: "I am absolutely delighted to be directing the 2020/21 UK tour of Strictly Ballroom The Musical - it's going to be fab-u-lous! The theatre is where I come alive and it is there that I feel in my most creative element. Having directed the UK Arena Tour of Strictly Come Dancing for the past few years, I simply cannot wait to put my stamp on this iconic and much-loved musical. Expect some sexy moves, sizzling costumes and a simply sensational evening!"

Strictly Ballroom The Musical tells the beguiling story of Scott Hastings, a talented, arrogant and rebellious young ballroom dancer. When Scott's radical dance moves see him fall out of favour with the Australian Federation, he finds himself dancing with Fran, a beginner with no moves at all. Inspired by one another, this unlikely pair gather the courage to defy both convention and their families - and discover that, to be winners, the steps don't need to be strictly ballroom...

This uplifting and courageous musical originated as a stage play that Baz Luhrmann devised with a group of classmates at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1984. Eight years later he made his screen directorial debut with 'Strictly Ballroom', the first instalment in Luhrmann's acclaimed Red Curtain Trilogy. The vibrant film enjoyed staggering success, winning three awards at the 1993 BAFTA awards and a 1994 Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, going on to become one of the most successful Australian films of all time, earning more than $80 million at the box office. In April 2014 Strictly Ballroom The Musical had its world premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.

Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom The Musical is a fabulous, feel-good evening full of sequins, singing and salsa. This unmissable kaleidoscope of glitz and glamour is a tonic for the soul and will send your heart soaring and toes tapping long after you leave the theatre!

2020 Tour Dates

26/09/2020 - 03/10/2020

Nottingham Theatre Royal

05/10/2020 - 10/10/2020

Wolverhampton Grand

12/10/2020 - 17/10/2020

Hull New Theatre

19/10/2020 - 24/10/2020

Milton Keynes Theatre

26/10/2020 - 31/11/2020

Sunderland Empire

02/11/2020 - 07/11/2020

Bristol Hippodrome

09/11/2020 - 14/11/2020

Bromley Churchill Theatre

16/11/2020 - 21/11/2020

Edinburgh Playhouse

23/11/2020 - 28/11/2020

York Grand Opera House

30/11/2020 - 05/12/2020

Salford The Lowry

21/12/2020 - 02/01/2021

Guildford G Live

2021 Tour Dates

04/01/2021 - 09/01/2021

Northampton Royal & Derngate

11/01/2021 - 16/01/2021

Southend Cliffs Pavilion

25/01/2021 - 30/01/2021

Llandudno Venue Cymru

01/02/2021 - 06/02/2021

Aylesbury Waterside

08/02/2021 - 13/02/2021

Darlington Hippodrome

22/02/2021 - 27/02/2021

Wimbledon New Theatre

01/03/2021 - 06/03/2021

Bournemouth Pavilion

15/03/2021 - 20/03/2021

Derry Millennium Forum Theatre

05/04/2021 - 10/04/2021

Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre

19/04/2021 - 24/04/2021

Glasgow Kings Theatre

26/04/2021 - 01/05/2021

Liverpool Empire

03/05/2021 - 08/05/2021

Canterbury Marlowe

10/05/2021 - 15/05/2021

Birmingham Hippodrome

17/05/2021 - 22/05/2021

Plymouth Theatre Royal

24/05/2021 - 29/05/2021

Blackpool Opera House

31/05/2021 - 05/05/2021

Bradford The Alhambra Theatre

07/06/2021 - 12/06/2021

Southampton Mayflower

14/06/2021 - 19/06/2021

Ipswich Regent

21/06/2021 - 26/06/2021

Reading The Hexagon



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