A major UK tour of CATS has been announced. The brand-new production of the multi-award-winning musical will open at Theatre Royal, Plymouth, where it plays from 6 – 17 October 2026 and then tours through to June 2027.

The tour is directed and choreographed by Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Artistic Director, Drew McOnie and follows a summer season at the venue from 25 July – 12 September.

With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, this production of CATS recently announced 2026’s touring engagements, which after Theatre Royal, Plymouth will visit Hull, New Theatre (20 – 24 October 2026); Birmingham, Hippodrome (27 Oct -7 November 2026); Manchester, Palace Theatre (10 – 21 November 2026) Bristol Hippodrome (24 – 28 November 2026); Llandudno Venue Cymru (1 – 5 December 2026) and Glasgow, Theatre Royal (8 – 27 December 2026).

Today, additional dates for 2027 are confirmed, including: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall (6 – 16 January 2027); Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre (19 – 23 January 2027); Sunderland, Empire Theatre (26 – 30 January 2027); Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre (9 – 13 February 2027); Norwich, Theatre Royal (16 – 27 February 2027);  Belfast, Grand Opera House (2 – 13 March 2027); Oxford, New Theatre (23 – 27 March 2027); Southampton, Mayflower Theatre (30 March – 10 April 2027); Edinburgh Playhouse (20 – 24 April 2027); Bradford, Alhambra Theatre (27 April – 1 May 2027); Liverpool, Empire Theatre (5 – 15 May 2027); Woking, New Victoria Theatre (18 – 22 May 2027); Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre (25 – 29 May 2027); Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre (1 – 5 June 2027) and Newcastle, Theatre Royal (8 – 19 June 2027).

CATS at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is part of Drew McOnie’s second season as Artistic Director. It marks the third Andrew Lloyd Webber title produced by the venue in the last 10 years following the Olivier-Award winning revival of Jesus Christ Superstar (directed by Tim Sheader and choreographed by Drew McOnie) in 2016, 2017 and 2020, and Evita (directed by Jamie Lloyd) in 2019.