The tour started at the Curve in Leicester in January.
Production images have been released for the new UK & Ireland tour of Kinky Boots, which will conclude its run at the New Theatre in Oxford on the 26th July.
Directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, the production of the musical stars Johannes Radebe making his musical theatre debut as Lola. He is joined by Dan Partridge as Charlie Price and Courtney Bowman as Lauren.
Also in the production are: Newtion Matthews as Simon Sr & Lola at certain performances, Kara Lily Hayworth as Nicola, Joe Caffrey as Don, Kathryn Barnes as Pat, Lucy Williamson as Trish, Jonathan Dryden Taylor as Mr Price, Scott Paige as George and Liam Doyle as Harry. The cast is completed by Kofi Dennis, Ru Fisher, Ben Middleton, Ashley-Jordon Packer, Cerys Burton, Cole Dunn, Kaya Farrugia, Jordan Isaac, Deena Kapadia, Tori McDougall and Liam McEvoy.
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 is a Tony, Olivier and Grammy award winning show, based on the 2005 film. It features a book by Harvey Fierstein and a score by Cyndi Lauper.
The tour is heading next to Edinburgh Playhouse (18 to 22 February), before visiting 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 (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), and Oxford New Theatre (22 to 26 July). Radebe is not scheduled to appear in Brighton and Oxford.
Meanwhile, as well as Foster the production’s creative team includes: Leah Hill (choreography), Robert Jones (set and costume design), George Dyer (musical supervision), and Ben Cracknell (lighting design). The musical also features sound design by Adam Fisher, casting by Harry Blumenau, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates with associate direction by Michaela Powell, associate choreography by Johnny Bishop, and associate sound design by Harry Barker with production management by Setting Line.
To find out more about the tour and to book tickets visit: https://kinkybootstour.com/