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Kinky Boots The Musical

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The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical , is strutting back into Nottingham in a brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge . This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony® and Grammy® winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster ( Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman ).

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.

Guaranteed to RAISE YOU UP and celebrate everybody’s individuality, don’t miss Kinky Boots the Musical .

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Fall HEAD OVER HEELS for this all NEW PRODUCTION!

Producers ROYO and Curve are delighted to announce a brand-new Made at Curve production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical  KINKY BOOTS  The Musical, which will tour the UK and Ireland from 17 January 2025.

The Broadway and West End phenomenon,  Kinky Boots The Musical , is strutting out in a brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s  Johannes Radebe  and rising star  Dan Partridge ! 

This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony® and Grammy® winning music and lyrics by pop icon  Cyndi Lauper , a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner  Harvey Fierstein  and is directed by  Nikolai Foster  ( Grease  and  An Officer and a Gentleman ).

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.”

Harvey Fierstein  added  “ An all new production is a thrilling event in the life of a well-loved show. And to have that rebirth occur in the place of its origin makes it all a billion times more exciting. I can’t wait to welcome KINKY BOOTS home.”

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.”

WHAT IS KINKY BOOTS THE MUSICAL ABOUT?

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.

Guaranteed to  Raise You Up  and celebrate everybody’s individuality, don’t miss  Kinky Boots The Musical . 

KINKY BOOTS CAST & CREATIVE - UK TOUR

Starring Strictly Come Dancing's   Johannes Radebe as ‘Lola'   and Dan Patridge   as ‘Charlie Price'

Further casting to be announced. 

KINKY BOOTS VIDEO TRAILER

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• Bournemouth
• Derry / Londonderry
• High Wycombe
• Kingston upon Thames
• Milton Keynes
• Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Northampton
• Peterborough
• Southampton
• Southend-on-Sea
• Stockton-on-Tees
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Wolverhampton

• Cast & Creative

Fall head over heels for this all new production

Harvey Fierstein

Music and Lyrics by

Cyndi Lauper

Directed By

Nikolai Foster

Original Broadway Production Directed & Choreographed by

Jerry Mitchell

Based on the MiramaX Motion Picture Kinky Boots Written By

Geoff Deane & Tim Firth

Presented by arrangement with music Theatre International www.mtishows.co.uk

About the show

The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical , is strutting out in a brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge ! This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony ® and Grammy ® winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper , a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster (Grease and The Wizard of Oz) .

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.

Guaranteed to RAISE YOU UP and celebrate everybody’s individuality, don’t miss KINKY BOOTS!

Watch the Trailer

Uk & ireland tour 2025.

PLEASE NOTE BEFORE BOOKING:

Johannes Radebe will not be appearing at all performances. Please check your theatre’s website for performance schedules.

*Johannes Radebe will not be appearing in this venue.

The Producer cannot guarantee the appearance of any artist at any specific performance and reserves the right to substitute an alternate artist when required as a result of the indisposition, injury or illness of a member of the performing company of the production.

Johannes Radebe

Dan Partridge

Charlie price, creative team, robert jones, ben cracknell, adam fisher, harry blumenau.

Born and talent-nurtured in Zamdela Sasolburg, Johannes Radebe started dancing at the tender age of 7, fascinated by the discipline and the glamour of Ballroom and Latin.

Over the next 13 years, Johannes competed in local competitions working himself up the Latin ranks, with top honours, eventually adding ballroom and different dance styles like African Contemporary and Jazz to provincial colours for Gauteng, being a finalist at national dance competitions and getting an invitation to compete internationally in St Petersburg, Russia.

At the age of 21, Johannes left the shores of South Africa to work on the internationally renowned Italian cruise liner ‘Costa’. Travelling the world and doing what he loved opened up a whole new perspective on what life could hold for him. Persistence and experience saw this young, vibrant South African given more responsibilities including choreographing, teaching new dancers, and then eventually being promoted to Dance Captain.

After an exhilarating two years of travelling the world and showcasing South African talent at its best, Johannes desired to return home. When the offer came to join the 2018 debut season of the international hit show Dancing With The Stars in South Africa, it was an opportunity he simply could not refuse. The debut season of Dancing With The Stars was a massive success and once again threw Johannes into the international spotlight.

Johannes toured the world in International dance show Burn The Floor before being head-hunted by Strictly Come Dancing in the UK and moved to London to dance on the flagship BBC show. From the first series, the audience loved him and on his second series he was lucky enough to be partnered with Catherine Tyldesley and also dance the first same-sex routine with fellow Strictly star Graziano Di Prima. His Red-Carpet Routine in heels sent the nation crazy. The following season, he danced with Caroline Quentin and reached week 7 in a shorter BAFTA nominated season. In 2021, he was partnered with John Waite and they took the nation to their hearts – reaching the final in this groundbreaking same sex partnership. Johannes and John won ‘Media Moment of the Year’ for their stunning series at the LGBT Awards, the ‘Game changer Award’ at The Attitude Award.  Johannes was awarded ‘The Inspirational Public Figure’ at the Ethnicity Awards.

Johannes’ 2022 season was with actress and comedienne Ellie Taylor, reaching week 10. It was a joyous partnership and another firm favourite with the Strictly fans. The most recent season saw him reach the Semi-Finals with Tennis player and presenter Annabel Croft.  Their partnership touched the Strictly audiences and their couples choice will go down in Strictly history.

His debut solo UK Tour Freedom and follow up show Freedom Unleashed sold out across the UK including a week in London’s West End at The Peacock Theatre.

Johannes was honoured to be invited to Buckingham Palace to give the keynote speech for The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, on its first garden party to award the Gold Award winners since the pandemic. He returned to the Palace after a personal invitation from King Charles III and The Queen Consort to The State Banquet for The President of South Africa – a true honour for a boy from Zamdela. in 2024, he was honoured to meet Queen Camilla again alongside Volunteers from The Royal Voluntary Service – where he taught them to dance and presented her majesty with a pair of tap shoes.

ITV’s Loose Women made him an honorary Loose Man for their mental health awareness Loose Men Episode alongside Vernon Kaye, Roman Kemp and Mike Tindal. He was made a Judge in the Hello Inspiration Awards and featured on their Digital Cover. He was also a cover feature on Attitude Magazine with John Waite in 2021. In 2024 he returned to Loose Women on the panel for their first Loose Men / Loose Women show.

Other TV appearances include Celebrity MasterChef , The Christmas Celeb Sewing Bee (Winner), The Graham Norton Show , Saturday Mash Up Live , The Hit List , Saturday Kitchen , Morning Live , Steph’s Packed Lunch , The One Show , Lorraine , This Morning , Drag Race , I Like The Way You Move and BBC Breakfast .

2022 also saw his film choreography debut with the feature Pretty Red Dress (Teng Teng Films, in collaboration with the BFI, BBC Film, and the Sundance Institute) which premiered at London Film Festival. In 2023, he also was asked to be a Co-Producer on the Olivier nominated – A Strange Loop at The Barbican.

His first book Jojo: Finally Home was published on 7 September 2023 and became an instant Sunday Times Best-Seller. It was recently announced that South African film company Arrested Industries run by Anthony Kimble, and Oscar nominated Helena Spring Films, have optioned Jojo: Finally Home for a film, with further details to come!

Dan trained at Arts Educational Schools London.

His extensive stage credits include: Magaldi in Evita (Curve, Leicester), Danny Zuko in Grease (Dominion Theatre, West End & National Tour), Rum Tum Tugger in CATS (European Tour & South Korea Tour), Link Larkin in Hairspray (UK Tour) and Pepper in MAMMA MIA! (West End).

TV and Film credits include: Randolph Scott in Archie , the story of Cary Grant’s life for ITV, Jamie Wells in Casualty (BBC) and Jez Gordon in Doctors (BBC).

Dan also won Best Actor at the ‘This Is England’ Film Festival in Rouen, France for his work on the short film ÉTÉ directed by Gregory Oke.

Workshops include: Burlesque (ADAMA Entertainment), The Band (David Pugh), High Society (The Old Vic) and Candide (Matthew White).

Harvey Fierstein is the Tony Award winning author of Torch Song Trilogy and La Cage Aux Folles .

His other theatre writing includes Kinky Boots (Tony nominated), Newsies (Tony nominated), Casa Valentina (Tony nominated), A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations), Safe Sex , Spookhouse , and Legs Diamond among others.

His rewrite of the classic musical Funny Girl was produced in London’s West End, on Broadway and is currently on tour in North America.  He wrote the teleplays of Hairspray Live and The Wiz Live , both for NBC.  For HBO he’s written On Tidy Endings (Ace Award), The Sissy Duckling (Humanitas Award) and Common Ground .  He’s written political editorials for The NY Times, Huffington Post, TV Guide and PBS as well as authoring the beloved children’s book The Sissy Duckling .

Beginning his acting career in Andy Warhol’s Pork at LaMama ETC, Mr. Fierstein is also well known for his theatre performances in Torch Song Trilogy (Tony Award), Hairspray (Tony Award),  Fiddler on the Roof , La Cage Aux Folles , Gently Down the Stream ,  A Catered Affair as well as film performances including Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day ,  Mulan ,  Bullets Over Broadway and Bella Bella! TV audiences know him from shows like The Good Wife , Nurse Jackie , Cheers (Emmy nomination), HAIRSPRAY LIVE!  and recognize his voice from appearances on  BoJack Horseman , Family Guy, The Simpsons , How I Met Your Mother , Sesame Street and from his narration of the Academy Award-winning documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk . His memoir, I Was Better Last Night , is published by Knopf.

Cyndi Lauper is a Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist with global record sales in excess of 50 million. Her iconic voice, influential punk glamour, and infectious live shows have catapulted her to stardom. Lauper won the Grammy Award for ‘Best New Artist’ with her first album, ‘She’s So Unusual’, and became the first woman in history to have four top-five singles from a debut album including her anthem ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’. Lauper has released ten additional studio albums, featuring classics like ‘Time After Time’ and ‘True Colors’, and is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and NY Times best-selling author. In 2006, she made her Broadway debut as a performer, as part of Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of Threepenny Opera . In 2013, Lauper made her Broadway debut as a composer, writing music and lyrics for Kinky Boots , and became the first solo woman to win a Tony Award for ‘Best Original Score’. She also won a 2014 Grammy Award for the show’s Cast Album. She is currently writing music for a Broadway adaptation of Working Girl . Lauper is also tireless in her advocacy work and has been an activist since day one, always fighting for the underdog-especially women, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the LGBTQ community.

Nikolai is Artistic Director at Curve, Leicester, one of the UK’s leading regional theatres which was recently described as ‘world-class’ by The Daily Telegraph.

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nikolai grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London and at the Crucible, Sheffield. He has created work for many of the UK’s major producing theatres, touring houses and international venues. Nikolai has been director on attachment at the Sheffield Crucible, the Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre Studio and served as an Associate Director at Leeds Playhouse.

Most recently, Nikolai directed An Officer and a Gentleman – The Musical  (UK tour), Evita ; The Wizard Of Oz  (also at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London Palladium and UK tour), the first new UK production of Billy Elliot The Musical  (winner of Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards and Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards), described as a ‘masterpiece’ by The Times, Grease  at London’s Dominion Theatre and extensive UK tours; and an acclaimed revival of A Chorus Line . During lockdown, Nikolai directed Curve’s first digital streamed production, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s critically acclaimed Sunset Boulevard – At Home , which was hailed as a ‘Game-changer’ by the Telegraph. Nikolai has also directed a major revival of West Side Story, Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette  (nominated for Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2020), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas ; the world-premiere of Dougal Irvine’s adaptation of Riaz Khan’s Memoirs Of An Asian Football Casual  (winner of Best Stage Production at the Asian Media Awards 2019, nominated for Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2019), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard  (winner of the Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2018), Joe Orton’s What The Butler Saw  (with Theatre Royal Bath); Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Grease  (Curve, Dubai World Trade Centre & UK tour), Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest  (with Birmingham Rep), the Broadway musical Spring Awakening  (with NYMT), Legally Blonde  (Opera Garnier, Monaco & Daegu Opera Festival, South Korea – Winner Best Musical – Daegu International Musical Festival Awards), Truman Capote’s Breakfast At Tiffany’s  (Curve, Haymarket Theatre, London & UK tour), Roald Dahl’s The Witches  (with Rose Theatre Kingston, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds & UK tour), Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire , Shakespeare’s Richard III , Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good  and a performance to celebrate the reveal of the tomb of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral.

Nikolai has also directed acclaimed productions of Calamity Jane  (UK tour), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas  (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds), Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing (20th anniversary production – Arts Theatre, London), Brecht’s The Good Person Of Sichuan  (Mercury Theatre, Colchester), Sherlock Holmes – The Best Kept Secret  by Mark Catley (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds), Shelagh Stephenson’s The Memory Of Water  (New Vic, Stoke & Stephen Joseph, Scarborough), the European premiere of Morris Panych’s The Dishwashers  (Birmingham Rep), the Sondheim / Furth musical Merrily We Roll Along  (Clwyd Theatr Cymru), The Diary Of Anne Frank  (York Theatre Royal & The Touring Consortium), a major new production of the Broadway musical, Annie (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds & on tour), Shakespeare’s As You Like It (Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, Chester) and Macbeth  (Singapore Repertory Theatre, Fort Canning Park, Singapore).

Leah is a much sought after choreographer following her win at the Black British Theatre Awards in 2022 for her choreographic debut on the, 5-star smash hit, The Wiz at the Hope Mill Theatre.

Other Choreography Credits include: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Curve Theatre & UK Tour); The Wiz (Hope Mill Theatre) and Fiery Angel (Workshop).

Assistant Choreographer credits: Wicked: Film (Universal) and the live action re-make of Aladdin (Disney FILM).

Prior to choreographing Leah had a hugely successful performing career in film & theatre, in London’s West End and internationally. Her credits include: Ensemble/Velma in West Side Story (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester); Ensemble in Hamilton (Victoria Palace); Ensemble in THRILLER LIVE! (Lyric Theatre); Ensemble in Snow White (Disney FILM) and Ensemble in Beauty and the Beast (Disney FILM).

Leah is thrilled to return to Curve choreographing this brilliant new production of Kinky Boots and would like to thank Nikolai for this extraordinary opportunity.

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Represented by: Michelle Blair Management

In theatre he has designed extensively for the West End, Broadway, The National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company (as an Associate Artist), Chichester Festival, The Donmar, The Almeida, The Old Vic, The Royal Albert Hall, Kiln, Menier Chocolate Factory and internationally in Australia, Los Angeles, Toronto and Tokyo.

Recent Theatre credits include: The Unfriend , Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, As You Like It, Quiz (West End), The Score (Theatre Royal Bath), Dancing at Lughnasa (National Theatre), 42 nd Street (Sadlers Wells and Tour), The Boy in the Dress (RSC), The Wife of Willesden (Kiln Theatre, New York and Boston), Identical , The Clothes They Stood Up In (Nottingham Playhouse), Pass Over, Blues in the Night, Holy Sh!t (Kiln Theatre), City of Angels , Sweet Charity (Donmar Theatre), The Unfriend , The Sound of Music , Quiz , Murder on the Orient Express , Oklahoma! , Strife , Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me , Mack and Mabel , Cyrano de Bergerac , Calendar Girls (UK tour/West End/Canada/Australia) (Chichester Festival), Happy Days (Riverside Studios), The Light in the Piazza (Southbank central/Los Angeles/Chicago) Kiss Me, Kate (and Old Vic).

He has also designed numerous opera productions for The Met, Glyndebourne, Garsington, Chicago, Madrid, Frankfurt, Vienna, Syndey, Paris.

Robert Jones is an associate artist of the RSC. He has been nominated for four Olivier Awards and Evening Standard, International Opera, UK Theatre, WhatsonStage Awards. He is also the winner of a Canadian Dora Mavor Moore award and a Drama Logue award.

Ben trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London where he was honoured to be awarded a Fellowship in 2021.

West End designs include :  The Great British Bake Off Musical  (Noel Coward),  Grease  (Dominion Theatre),  The Drifters Girl  (Garrick),  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat  (London Palladium),  Heathers  (Theatre Royal Haymarket),  Young Frankenstein  (Garrick),  Inala  (Peacock Theatre),  Annie  (Piccadilly), Peter Pan, Jack and the Beanstalk , Pantoland, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Snow White, Dick Whittington  and  Cinderella  (London Palladium),  Breakfast at Tiffanys  (Theatre Royal Haymarket),  All the Fun of the Fair  (Garrick),  Visiting Mr Green  (Trafalgar Studios),  Dancing in the Streets (Cambridge) and  African Snow  (Trafalgar Studios).

Regional and UK tours include: An Officer and a Gentleman, My Beautiful Laundrette (Curve & Tour),  Shrek, 42 nd Street , The Wizard of Oz  &  Billy Elliot  (Curve);   Beautiful ,  What the Butler Saw  (Curve/Theatre Royal Bath);  Sunset Boulevard  &  The Color Purple At Home  (Streamed from Curve),  The Cher Show, The Addams Family, The Osmonds,   Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rough Crossing, Dracula, Rock of Ages, La Cage Aux Folles (UK Tours) ; The Comedy of Errors, Pieces of String  (Mercury Theatre, Colchester);  Love on the Links & Before the Party  (Salisbury Playhouse); Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful Thing  (Curve/UK tour);   The Importance of Being Ernest  (Birmingham Rep/Curve);  Kiss Me Kate  (WNO/Opera North),  Saturday Night Fever  (Theatre Royal, Bath/UK tour);  The Tempest, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing  and  As You Like It  (Stafford Shakespeare Festival);  The Memory of Water  (New Vic, Stoke);  Our House  (New Wolsey, Ipswich/UK tour);  Sherlock Holmes, Angus Thongs and Even more Snogging  (West Yorkshire Playhouse);  Merrily We Roll Along  (Theatre Clwyd).

International Includes:   Wicked  (Teatro Santander, Sao Paulo),  We Will Rock You  (Manila & World Tour),  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat  (Australian National Tour),  Chess  (Tokyo & Osaka),  La Clemenza di Tito  (Opéra de Lausanne / Bilbao Opera),  Romeo und Julia  (Theater Trier),  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat,   Annie and Chess  (Toronto),  The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Life, Strangers On A Train, Sweet Charity  and  Tommy  (English Theatre, Frankfurt),  Legally Blonde  (South Korea),  Inala  (Sadlers Wells/International tour),  Faus t, 1984 (Altes Schauspielhaus, Stuttgart),  Dracula  (Singapore/Bangkok) and  Voices of The Amazon.

Television includes: The Classic Brit Awards (Royal Albert Hall); The Olivier Awards 2011-2024, 2014 & 2019 Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting (Royal Opera House and Royal Albert Hall); The Princes Trust Awards (ITV at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), The Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra (Royal Festival Hall) and Il Divo (Coliseum).

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Sound design credits include: Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre), Phantom of the Opera (Middle East Tour), Lizzie The Musical (Hope Mill/ UK Tour), Evita in Concert , Love Never Dies in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium, Curve Leicester), Billy Elliot (Curve Leicester), Lizzie The Musical (Hope Mill Theatre), The Last Five Years (Garrick Theatre & Southwark Playhouse), The Show Must Go On! (Palace), The Phantom of the Opera (Christmas Theatre, Athens & Thessaloniki Concert Hall), The Lord of the Rings , Our Man in Havana (Watermill Theatre), Into the Woods (Theatre Royal Bath), Cinderella (Hope Mill Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Nottingham Playhouse), The View Upstairs (European premiere, Soho Theatre), What I Go To School For – The Busted Musical (World premiere, Brighton Theatre Royal), Soho Cinders (World premiere, Soho Theatre).

As associate sound designer: West End, Broadway and international productions of Les Misérables , Miss Saigon , and School of Rock . Other credits include, Light in the Piazza (Royal Festival Hall), Man of La Mancha , Chess , Carousel (West End), Cats (Broadway/US Tour), Wizard of Oz (Toronto/US Tour), Ich War Noch Niemals in New York (Stuttgart), The Phantom of the Opera (US Tour/West End), Barnum (Chichester/UK Tour). Adam was also involved in the 25th Anniversary concerts of Les Misérables (The O2 Arena) and The Phantom of the Opera (Royal Albert Hall). Adam produced and engineered the cast recordings of Alex Parker and Katie Lam’s musicals After You and Henrietta the Musical.

Current credits include: Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre), Burlesque (Manchester Opera House/Glasgow Theatre Royal), Babies (The Other Palace), Fanny (Watermill Theatre).

Theatre credits include: Unbelievable (Criterion Theatre), The SpongeBob Musical (Southbank Centre/UK Tour), Derren Brown’s Showman (Apollo Theatre), My Beautiful Laundrette (Curve Theatre/UK Tour), Death Note (London Palladium/Lyric Theatre), Dirty Dancing  (Dominion Theatre/UK Tour), Babies (Lyric Theatre), Treason (London Palladium/Alexandra Palace/UK Tour), Choir Of Man  (USA Tour),  Starcrossed (Wilton’s Music Hall), Blippi (Lyric Theatre), Disruption, On The Ropes (Park Theatre), Cinderella (Theatre Royal Stratford East), The Girl On The Train, Once, Private Lives, Million Dollar Quartet  (Barn Theatre), Aladdin  (Lyric Hammersmith), American Idiot  (Arts Theatre/UK Tour), Footloose  (Peacock Theatre/UK Tour), Dark Sublime, Silk Road  (Trafalgar Studios), Our House  (UK Tour), One Man, Two Guvnors  (Derby Theatre/Queens Theatre Hornchurch), Glory Ride, Soho Cinders, Mythic, The Knowledge  (Charing Cross Theatre), concert productions of Your Lie In April, Wild About You, Chess, Kinky Boots, Treason  (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).

TV credits include : Prince Andrew: The Musical (ensemble casting) ; Derren Brown’s Showman. 

Film credits include: Tomorrow Morning, A Family Affair, Beast/Type/Song, The Hermit .

The Boots Are Back!

NOW PLAYING AT STAGE 42

Everybody say yeah.

EVERYBODY SAY YEAH! HIGH-HEELED HIT IS BACK IN NEW YORK. --> KINKY BOOTS has inspired audiences across the globe, showing everyone we can change the world when we change our minds. This uplifting sensation features a Tony ® and Grammy ® -winning score by Cyndi Lauper , a book by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein , and direction and choreography by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell . Filled with glitter, glam and a whole lot of sole, KINKY BOOTS is a reminder to CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE TRIUMPHANTLY!

PEEK INTO THE LAND OF LOLA

Kinky Boots the Musical

Tuesday 1 july 2025 - saturday 5 july 2025, at theatre royal and royal concert hall.

The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical , is strutting back into Nottingham in a brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge . This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony® and Grammy® winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster ( Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman ).

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.

Guaranteed to RAISE YOU UP and celebrate everybody’s individuality, don’t miss Kinky Boots the Musical .

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• West End & London Musicals
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Kinky Boots tour

Currently touring until 26 July 2025

A brand new production of Cyndi Laupe and Harvey Fierstein's hit musical Kinky Boots is heading out on a new UK and Ireland tour.

This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony and Grammy winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.

Kinky Boots UK tour dates

• Leicester , Leicester Curve 17 January 2025 - 25 January 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Woking , New Victoria Theatre 28 January 2025 - 1 February 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Manchester , Manchester Palace Theatre 4 February 2025 - 8 February 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Glasgow , Kings Theatre 11 February 2025 - 15 February 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Edinburgh , Edinburgh Playhouse 18 February 2025 - 22 February 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Truro , Hall For Cornwall 25 February 2025 - 1 March 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Norwich , Theatre Royal 4 March 2025 - 8 March 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Milton Keynes , Milton Keynes Theatre 11 March 2025 - 15 March 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Cardiff , Wales Millennium Centre 18 March 2025 - 22 March 2025 Sign up for updates
• Brighton , Theatre Royal 25 March 2025 - 29 March 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Birmingham , Birmingham Hippodrome 15 April 2025 - 19 April 2025 Sign up for updates
• Plymouth , Theatre Royal 22 April 2025 - 26 April 2025 Sign up for updates
• Stockton , Stockton Globe 29 April 2025 - 3 May 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Newcastle , Theatre Royal 6 May 2025 - 10 May 2025 Sign up for updates
• Bristol , Bristol Hippodrome 13 May 2025 - 17 May 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Leeds , Grand Theatre 20 May 2025 - 24 May 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Southampton , Mayflower Theatre 27 May 2025 - 31 May 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Southend , Cliffs Pavilion 3 June 2025 - 7 June 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Canterbury , Marlowe Theatre 10 June 2025 - 14 June 2025 Sign up for updates
• Belfast , Grand Opera House 17 June 2025 - 21 June 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Sheffield , Lyceum Theatre 24 June 2025 - 28 June 2025 Sign up for updates
• Nottingham , Theatre Royal 1 July 2025 - 5 July 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Liverpool , Empire Theatre 8 July 2025 - 12 July 2025 Book tickets ➤
• Dublin , Bord Gais Energy Theatre 15 July 2025 - 19 July 2025 Sign up for updates
• Oxford , New Theatre 22 July 2025 - 26 July 2025 Book tickets ➤

Meet the cast

The tour will star Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe (excluding Brighton and Oxford) as Lola and rising star Dan Partridge as Charlie Price.

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.

The production features design by Robert Jones, choreography by Leah Hill, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher and casting by Harry Blumenau.

Directed by Nikolai Foster ( Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman ), Guaranteed to Raise You Up and celebrate everybody’s individuality, don’t miss Kinky Boots The Musical.

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Kinky Boots

Winner of every major Best Musical award, and with songs by pop legend Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots is inspired by a true story. This musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. A joyous high-heeled hit, taking you from the factory floor to the catwalks of Milan, in a feel-good and heart-warming tale of friendship, filled with joy and laughter.

Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he’s meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible.

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The clues are Northampton, Broadway and Hairspray

• 12:15, 29 MAY 2019
• Updated 12:42, 29 MAY 2019

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Shoppers and commuters may well have spotted a pair of giant red boots outside Nottingham's Theatre Royal yesterday. It was the opening night of hit musical Kinky Boots - and Andy Smart went along...

Who would have thought the story of an ailing Northampton shoe factory could become this joyous, heart-warming Broadway original hit musical?

I doubt many of the theatregoers on the Great White Way have even heard of Northampton, but they bought into it big time, showering Kinky Boots with a host of awards and helping it beat more likely contenders at the box office.

It has slapstick, quick fire gags and genuinely tender moments but also a meaningful theme of sexual tolerance and understanding which has obvious links with that other cross-dressing hit La Cage Aux Folles.

And for me, the performance of Kayi Ushe as drag queen Lola is the best individual turn seen at the Theatre Royal since John Partridge did his La Cage tour de force a few years ago.

Lola, and her troupe of shapely female impersonators, come to the rescue of reluctant factory owner Charlie Price (Joel Harper-Jackson) as he faces the prospect of sacking his workers and shutting down the business.

Stumbling into the twilight world of drag, Charlie has the idea for a new line in footwear that no one else provides. Fetish footwear for men that he calls kinky boots.

Once shop floor loud mouth Don (Demitri Lampa) has had his homophobia literally knocked out of him, the workers rally to the cause as the show evolves into one of those winning against the odds, feel good fables, carried along by the witty, and at times emotional script and Lauper’s wonderfully eclectic catalogue of songs.

Every aspect of the production works together. The sets are convincing, the costumes are stunning, choreography is sharp and original, the acting and vocals exemplary.

Created by the team behind Hairspray this unlikely tale, which began life as a Brit-flick of The Full Monty and Billy Elliott genre, is so full of laughter and fun, when we reached the spangly, kaleidoscopic finale that brought everyone to their feet, my sides were aching.

Kinky Boots runs at the Theatre Royal until Saturday, June  8. For tickets call 0115 989 5555 or visit trch.co.uk.

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Kinky boots.

Book by Harvey Fierstein

Music and lyrics by cyndi lauper, original broadway production directed and choreographed by jerry mitchell, based on the miramax motion picture kinky boots written by geoff deane and tim firth, this amateur production is presented by arrangement with music theatre international (europe). all authorised performance materials are also supplied by mti europe www.mtishows.co.uk.

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Returning to the Theatre Royal stage, the multi-award-winning company Carlton Operatic Society are proud to present Kinky Boots . With a joyous Tony- and Grammy-award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and an uplifting book by Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein , Kinky Boots is a heartwarming and fun-filled musical based on true events and the 2005 film starring Joel Edgerton and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Join Charlie Price as he takes over the family business, a struggling shoe factory on the brink of bankruptcy. As he attempts to keep the workers happy and follow in his late father's footsteps, Charlie makes an unlikely friend in Lola, a drag queen on the hunt for some sturdy stiletto boots. As they work to keep the factory afloat, this unlikely pair find inspiration in each other and prove that you can change the world when you change your mind .

30th May - 3rd June 2023, Nottingham Theatre Royal

Performances.

• Tuesday 30th May 7.30pm
• Wednesday 31st May 2.30pm & 7.30pm
• Thursday 1st June 7.30pm
• Friday 2nd June 7.30pm
• Saturday 3rd June 2.30pm & 7.30pm
• Stalls: £30.50 (concessions £27.50), £27.50 (£25.00), £24.50 (£22.50)
• Dress Circle: £30.50 (£27.50), £27.50 (£25.00)
• Upper Circle: £27.50 (£25.00)
• Balcony: £17.50

Concessions & Special Offers

• Royal Friends: Concession prices on Tuesday evening performance only, excluding Balcony seats *
• Family ticket for 4 (up to 2 adults) £108 (top price tickets) or £100 (second price tickets)
• Under 25s, Over 60s, Students: Concession prices on all performances, excluding Balcony seats
• Groups 10+: Buy 10 tickets and get the 11th ticket free
• Registered Disabled: Accompanying adult free*

Please note that there are no concessions in the Balcony. * Only available via the Theatre Royal Box Office.

Martin Holtom

I always look forward to the Carlton Operatic production every year and it was with some anticipation that I entered the Theatre Royal for the matinee performance of Kinky Boots and after a very warm welcome by the production team took my seat with the receptive audience and from the first bars of the Price and Son theme I could see, and hear, that I was in for another treat.

The orchestra was led with a great deftness of touch by Chris Rees who also brought out the best in his talented cast in all vocal aspects, both solo and ensemble numbers alike, and achieved a superb balance between pit and stage throughout. Rachael had clearly been working in detail with her cast of Factory Workers and Angels throughout rehearsals to ensure that the story was placed front and centre of the whole production with great diction, pathos, humour and sheer joy towards the conclusion. Kristian's choreography was very well judged to the cast's strengths and the set was suitably industrial and flexible being superbly lit throughout by Tom Mowat.

Kinky Boots for me is first and foremost an ensemble driven production, with the success of the show very much dependent of the believability of the whole cast in depth and here Carlton had a wealth of riches on display. Mark Coffey-Bainbridge as Charlie Price delivered one of his best performances in any show I have seen him in. He brought out the vulnerability, drive and passion for his workforce and creation of the perfect boot to the fore without any over-the-top acting or solo work. Cathy Hyde was also in great form as Lauren with her wide-eyed unexpected crush on Charlie.

Steffi Moore tackled the challenging role of Lola/Simon sympathetically and demonstrated both the vulnerability and fight at the heart of the character. Cliff Hart as Don had another of the productions hardest roles to deliver. Don can easily be played as a clichéd misogynist and Cliff judged his performance to a tee, bringing out both the hard edges and also the open mindedness of the character making him essential to every scene he was a part of. Lizzie Fenner delivered the essential role of Nicola, the money driven partner of Charlie with great poise and again avoided Cliché to bring out the three dimensions of the character.

I must also congratulate Lola's Angels – Louis Barnes-Cupid, Connor Gough, Mannie Gregg, Mason Hart, David Page and Sam Turpin. The precision of the choreography they delivered on the incredibly large set items which I'm sure they could only have seen when they arrived on the lorries in show week, was something to behold and they never once let any of these dance challenges interfere with the sheer sass and snap of their delivery in incredibly Kinky Boots.

The ensemble brought great strength in depth to the production with energy, enthusiasm and a well-rounded understanding of their characters and so all played their part in driving the narrative forward. Congratulations to Laura, Claire, Bara, Hannah, Daniella, Wendy, Adam, Poppy, Rebekah, Elliott, Ella, Sarah, Kelly, Patrick, Celine, Eva, Laura, Helen, Ray, James E, James B, Harley, Jacob and Beth.

A great all-round production with sound, lighting, costume, orchestra and performers all coming together under expert direction to deliver a very enjoyable production. Many Congratulations to all at Carlton and I look forward to Kipps in 2024

"The whole production was wonderfully directed, the choreography was on point and the costumes were just stunning." - Nottingham Post

"...You could almost be mistaken at times for this production being one that's been lifted from the West End..." - Theatre and Tonic

"Carlton Operatic bring their usual magic to the stage" - Theatre Online

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• Jun 6, 2019

Review: Kinky Boots UK Tour

Updated: Jun 8, 2019

Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper turn the true story of a Northampton shoe factory into a roaring and hilarious musical extravaganza! Kinky Boots is a spectacular mix of sass and heart-warming comedy, with the added ingredient of leather and drag queens!

The story follows the life of Charlie Price (Joel Harper-Jackson) as he takes over the family’s failing shoe business, after the saddening death of his father. The show turns around when Charlie meets Lola (Kayi Ushe), a drag queen from Clapham, whose shoes can’t handle the high-kicking glamour of a show-girl. Price and Sons begins work on a range of women’s shoes for men – ready to display on the stage of Millan. With heart-breaking and love-making spliced between the business heavy storyline.

This touring rendition of the award winning show boasts an incredible cast and killer songs. With some of the best harmonies I’ve heard since my love for the theatre began, the voices in the choral songs could be likened to an extremely polished gospel choir [like honey to my ears!] . Joel Harper-Jackson, Paula Lane and Helen Ternent blew me away with some of their solo belters. You do have to forgive some of the longer songs in the production, as they seem to have an outro lasting for too long – but this should be expected from the well-loved 80’s pop star (it was the trend at the time).

It was plainly obvious the cast have been practicing this performance for laughs, and were looking to make the audience chuckle at every given phoneme. At the heart of this was Kayi Ushe, the expert timing and perfect mixture of voice and action meant the audience hung off his every microsecond. Kayi has us all hooked and twisted beautifully around his beckoning fingers, with such meticulously glamorous nails. He could control the audiences mood with just a flick of his eyes, or the tone of his voice. He is one to be watched, and a force to be reckoned with as it is clear from this performance he has a long and full career ahead of him!

The laughs did come at a cost – the few moments of sadness in the story seemed to be missed as the cast prepared for the next line of funny. This however didn’t detract from the story in any way, it just meant the emotional rollercoaster didn’t seem as high and low as it could have gone – the twists, turns and loop-the-loops were still as poignant and promising on board this metaphorical ride.

The staging was fantastic and true to life, the band played each song as if it were there final curtain call, the audience ended the performance up on their feet and cheering for more. The audience and cast were so responsive to one and other and it truly made for an electrifying piece of theatre.

It is hard to find a negative when a performance is so clearly adored by the cast and creatives – each member of the performance team gave it 100%. The male ensemble looked beautiful in their drag, and credit to the director and choreographer, who clearly used every last drop of their potential.

This piece of theatre is truly inspiring and sings strong the messages of the LGBT+ community, as well as showing the general public some of the things they have to put up with. The focus on homophobia in the workplace was sterling, the message was crystal clear, and I would recommend this show to anyone who needs to see that we are all equal.

In true Elemental Theatre Company style, the show began outside the hall of Nottingham Theatre Royal, and began in the foyer, with 12 foot replica boots on display for photo opportunities. Even the audience got involved as some members came to observe this outstanding production in drag and kinky boots of their own.

This show is on at the Theatre Royal Nottingham 27th of May to the 8th of June 2019. The tour continues through Sheffield, Cardiff, Norwich, many more, ending in Hull on the 23rd of November 2019. I highly recommend catching this show with this sterling cast. It is not one to be missed.

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Kinky Boots UK & Ireland Tour 2025 – Johannes Radebe as Lola

Producers ROYO and Curve are delighted to announce a brand-new Made at Curve production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS The Musical, which will tour the UK and Ireland from 17 January 2025.

KINKY BOOTS The Musical was a Broadway and West End phenomenon based on a true story and movie of the same name released in 2005. 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.

Guaranteed to RAISE YOU UP and celebrate everybody’s individuality, don’t miss KINKY BOOTS on tour commencing January 2025!

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. ”

Harvey Fierstein added “ An all new production is a thrilling event in the life of a well-loved show. And to have that rebirth occur in the place of its origin makes it all a billion times more exciting. I can’t wait to welcome KINKY BOOTS home. ”

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. ”

Born in the township Zamdela Sasolburg, South Africa, Johannes Radebe started dancing when he was seven. At the age of 21, Johannes left South Africa to work on the internationally renowned Italian cruise liner Costa and in 2018, he was invited to join the debut season of the international hit show, Dancing With The Stars, in South Africa.

Johannes toured the world in the international dance show Burn The Floor before being headhunted by Strictly Come Dancing. He moved to the UK to dance on the flagship BBC show. In his second series, he was partnered with Catherine Tyldesley and danced the first same-sex routine with fellow Strictly star Graziano Di Prima. In 2020 he danced with actress Caroline Quentin and in 2021, he and his celebrity partner, John Waite, made history by being the first all-male partnership to compete on the show. The pair made it to the final and recently won the British LGBT Award for Media Moment of the Year. In 2022, he was partnered with comedian and actress Ellie Taylor, and made it to the semi-finals in the sixth series with partner Annabel Croft in 2023.

2022 saw his film choreography debut with the feature Pretty Red Dress (Teng Teng Films, in collaboration with the BFI, BBC Film, and the Sundance Institute) which premiered at London Film Festival. In 2023, he also was asked to be a Co-Producer on the Olivier nominated A Strange Loop at The Barbican.

His first book Jojo: Finally Home was published on 7 September 2023 and became a Sunday Times best-seller. It was recently announced that South African film company Arrested Industries run by Anthony Kimble, and Oscar nominated Helena Spring Films, have optioned Jojo: Finally Home for a film, with further details to come.

His debut solo UK tour Freedom and follow up show Freedom Unleashed sold out across the UK including a week in London’s West End at the Peacock Theatre. He is currently on tour with this third show: House of Jojo, which includes performances at the London Palladium.

Johannes was invited to Buckingham Palace to give the keynote speech for The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, to award the Gold Award winners for the first time since the pandemic. He returned to the Palace after a personal invitation from King Charles III and The Queen Consort to The State Banquet for The President of South Africa – a true honour for a boy from Zamdela. In 2024, he lead a dance workshop at Buckingham Palace for volunteers from The Royal Voluntary Service which was attended by Queen Camilla. Johannes presented her majesty with a pair of tap shoes.

Dan Partridge has an extensive list of theatre credits including Magaldi in Evita (Curve, Leicester), Danny Zuko in Grease (Dominion Theatre, West End, Curve & National Tour), Rum Tum Tugger in CATS (European Tour & South Korea Tour), Link Larkin in Hairspray (UK Tour) and Pepper in MAMMA MIA! (West End).

His TV and Film credits include: Randolph Scott in Archie, the story of Cary Grant’s life for ITV, Jamie Wells in Casualty (BBC) and Jez Gordon in Doctors (BBC).

Dan also won Best Actor at the ‘This Is England’ Film Festival in Rouen, France for his work on the short film ÉTÉ directed by Gregory Oke.

KINKY BOOTS is directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Leah Hill, set and costume design by Robert Jones, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher and casting by Harry Blumenau CDG CDA.

KINKY BOOTS is produced by ROYO and CURVE.

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2025 TOUR SCHEDULE

17 – 25 January Leicester Curve 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk

28 January – 1 February Woking New Victoria Theatre

4 – 8 February Manchester Palace Theatre

11 – 15 February Glasgow King’s Theatre

18 – 22 February Edinburgh Playhouse

25 February -1 March Truro Hall for Cornwall 01872 262 466 www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

4 – 8 March Norwich Theatre Royal 01603 630 000 www.norwichtheatre.org

11 – 15 March Milton Keynes Theatre

18 – 22 March Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre www.wmc.org.uk

25 – 29 March Brighton Theatre Royal **

15 – 19 April Birmingham Hippodrome 0844 338 5000 www.birminghamhippodrome.com

22 – 26 April Plymouth Theatre Royal 01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com

29 April – 3 May Stockton Globe www.stocktonglobe.co.uk

6 – 10 May Newcastle Theatre Royal 0191 232 7010 www.theatreroyal.co.uk

13 – 17 May Bristol Hippodrome

20 – 24 May Leeds Grand Theatre 0113 243 0808 www.leedsheritagetheatres.com

27 – 31 May Southampton Mayflower Theatre 02380 711 811 www.mayflower.org.uk

3 – 7 June Southend Cliffs Pavilion 0343 310 0030 www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk

10 – 14 June Canterbury Marlowe Theatre 01227 787787 www.marlowetheatre.com

17 – 21 June Belfast Grand Opera House www.goh.co.uk

24 – 28 June Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 0114 249 6000 www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk 1- 5 July Nottingham Theatre Royal 0115 989 5555 www.trch.co.uk

8 – 12 July Liverpool Empire Theatre

15 – 19 July Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre 0818719377 (ROI) bordgaisenergytheatre.ie 08442485101 (UK)

22 – 26 July Oxford New Theatre **

Please note, that Johannes Radebe will not be performing at every performance on the tour. Patrons are advised to check the website for his performance dates and further information. ** Johannes Radebe will not be appearing in this venue.

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KINKY BOOTS UK TOUR

February 25 – November 23, 2019

KINKY BOOTS IS HILARIOUS, HEARTWARMING AND A HELL OF A LOT OF FUN" - Digital Spy

Winner of every major Best Musical award, including the 2016 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, ‘London’s hottest musical’ (Smooth Radio) KINKY BOOTS is strutting its way around the UK in 2019. 

With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), this ‘dazzling, fabulously sassy and uplifting’ (Time Out) musical celebrates a joyous story of Brit grit to high-heeled hit, as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan.

Don’t miss the ‘freshest, most fabulous, feel-good musical of the decade’ (The Hollywood News) as it embarks on its first ever UK tour! It’s the ultimate fun night out for you and your loved ones, so book now and experience the energy, joy and laughter of this dazzling show

★★★★ "DAZZLING, FABULOUSLY SASSY AND UPLIFTING" - Time Out   

Kayi Ushe - Lola  Joel Harper-Jackson - Charlie Paula Lane - Lauren Demitri Lampra - Don Helen Ternent - Nicola Adam Price - George

Charlie Allen - Ensemble, u/s Lauren, u/s Nicola Nicola Avino - Swing, u/s Nicola Lizzie Bea - Pat, Ensemble Connor Collins - Angel, Ensemble Daniel Conway - Richard Bailey, Ensemble, u/s Charlie Shaun Dalton - Ensemble, u/s George, u/s Don John J. Dempsey - Angel, Ensemble Niki Evans - Trish, Ensemble Mary Fox - Swing Scarlet Gabriel - Milan Stage Manager, Ensemble  Damon Gould - Angel, Ensemble George Grayson - Swing, Assistant Dance Captain Portia Harry - Ensemble, u/s Lauren Joshua Lovell - Angel, Ensemble Jacob McIntosh - Ensemble, u/s Lola Chileshé Mondelle - Angel, Ensemble Alfie Parker - Ensemble, u/s Don, u/s George Fred Smiley - Simon Senior, Ensemble Joshua St Clair - Harry, Ensemble, u/s Charlie Toyan Thomas-Browne - Angel, Ensemble, u/s Lola Andy Watkins - Mr Price, Ensemble Jason Winter - Swing, Dance Captain

Book - Harvey Fierstein Music & Lyrics - Cyndi Lauper Director & Choreographer - Jerry Mitchell Musical Supervisor, Arranger & Orchestrator - Stephen Oremus Scenic Design - David Rockwell Costume Design - Gregg Barnes Lighting Design - Kenneth Posner Sound Design - John Shivers Hair Design - Josh Marquette UK Associate Director - Dominic Shaw UK Associate Choreographer - Darren Carnall UK Music Supervisor - Jim Henson Casting Director - Jill Green CDG Musical Director – Patrick Hurley Resident Director - Alex Sims UK Associate Lighting Designer - Alistair Grant UK Associate Set Designer - Tim McQuillen-Wright UK Associate Sound Designer - Greg Pink UK Props Supervisors - Chris Marcus & Jonathan Hall for Marcus Hall Props Production Manager - Patrick Molony UK General Manager - Playful Productions Worldwide General Management - Aaron Lustbader for Foresight Theatrical

PERFORMANCE DATES 

BRISTOL HIPPODROME  Bristol | 25 FEBRUARY - 9 MARCH 2019

BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME

Birmingham | 11 - 23 MARCH 2019

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE

Liverpool | 26 MARCH - 6 APRIL 2019

LEEDS GRAND

Leeds | 9 - 20 APRIL 2019

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE

Aberdeen | 23 APRIL - 4 MAY 2019

KINGS THEATRE

Glasgow | 7 - 18 MAY 2019

THEATRE ROYAL

Nottingham | 27 MAY - 8 JUNE 2019

LYCEUM THEATRE

Sheffield | 11 - 22 JUNE 2019

SUNDERLAND EMPIRE

Sunderland | 25 JUNE - 6 JULY 2019

Plymouth | 9 - 20 JULY 2019

WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE

Cardiff | 22 JULY - 3 AUGUST 2019

BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE

Dublin | 19 - 31 AUGUST 2019

MAYFLOWER THEATRE

Southampton | 3 - 14 SEPTEMBER 2019

Norwich | 17 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2019

OPERA HOUSE

Blackpool | 1 - 12 OCTOBER 2019

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Bradford | 15 - 26 OCTOBER 2019

MILTON KEYNES THEATRE

Milton Keynes | 28 OC - 9 NOV2019

HULL NEW THEATRE

Hull | 12 - 23 NOVEMBER 2019

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Kinky Boots UK and Ireland tour announces further dates and venues

The tour kicked off in September

Further dates and venues have been added to the first tour of Kinky Boots , which began this September at Royal and Derngate in Northampton.

Based on the hit 2005 film with a screenplay by Tim Firth, the musical garnered positive reviews when it first opened at the Adelphi Theatre . It has music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein.

The play tells the story of Charlie Price, who inherits a suffering shoe factory. Following a meeting with drag queen Lola, Price starts embracing a more flamboyant business model.

First opening on Broadway in 2012, with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell. It earned 13 Tony Award nominations, winning six including Best Musical and Best Score. In 2016 it went on to win three Olivier Awards following its West End premiere.

The show will run in the West End until its planned closing date of 12 January 2019.

New touring dates include the Dublin Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (19 August to 31 August 2019) while the show will also visit Alhambra Theatre Bradford (14 to 26 October 2019), Milton Keynes Theatre (28 October to 9 November 2019) and Hull New Theatre (11 to 23 November 2019)

Dates for 2019 include Venue Cymru, Llandudno (11 to 16 February 2019), New Theatre Oxford (18 to 23 February 2019), Birmingham Hippodrome (11 to 23 March 2019), Liverpool Empire (25 March to 6 April 2019), His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen (23 April to 4 May 2019), Kings Theatre, Glasgow (6 to 18 May 2019), Theatre Royal Nottingham (27 May to 8 June 2019), Lyceum Sheffield (10 to 22 June 2019), Sunderland Empire (24 June to 6 July).

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