Brenda Edwards will return to Hairspray, which will embark on its second major national UK and Ireland tour in 2027. Choreographed by Olivier Award winner Drew McOnie, further venues and dates will be announced soon.
The tour will open in Manchester at the Palace Theatre on 2 July until 19 July 2027 before travelling to Glasgow Kings Theatre (20-25 July), Edinburgh Playhouse (27 July – 1 August), Cardiff Wales Millenium Centre (3-7 August), Dublin Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (9-14 August), Belfast Grand Opera House (16-21 August), Southend Cliffs Pavilion (24-29 August), New Wimbledon Theatre (31 August – 4 September) Liverpool Empire (13-18 September), Bradford Alhambra Theatre (20-25 September), Sunderland Empire (27 September – 2 October), Milton Keynes Theatre (4-9 October), Malvern Theatres (11-16 October), Birmingham Hippodrome (25-30 October), York Grand Opera House (1-6 November), Leicester Curve (8-13 November), Theatre Royal Brighton (15-20 November), Woking Theatre (22-27 November) and Bristol Hippodrome (10-15 January 2028).
This iconic musical comedy features some of musical theatre’s best hit songs including Welcome To The 60s, You Can’t Stop The Beat and Good Morning Baltimore by Academy Award, Tony and Emmy winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West End, on Broadway and on the big screen since 1988, the timeless story of Hairspray centres around heroine Tracy Turnblad, who has big hair, a big heart, and big dreams to dance her way onto national TV, and into the heart of teen idol Link Larkin. When Tracy becomes a local star, she is able to use her newfound fame to fight for liberation, tolerance, and interracial unity in Baltimore. But can she win equality – and Link’s heart – without denting her ’do?
Hairspray is a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name which starred Divine and Ricki Lake by cult filmmaker John Waters. With music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman Marc Shaiman and book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, the stage production of Hairspray originally opened to rave reviews on Broadway in 2002 and subsequently won eight Tony Awards. The production opened in London at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2007 and won four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical. Proving to be an international success, Hairspray has also played in South Africa, Japan, South Korea, China and Dubai. Following the musical’s phenomenal success on stage, a film of the musical was released in 2007 which starred John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and James Marsden.
TOUR DATES:
Opens 2 July 2027, w/c 5 July 2027 and w/c 12 July 2027
Palace Theatre, Manchester
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/palace-theatre-manchester/
w/c 19 July 2027
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre-glasgow/
w/c 26 July 2027
Playhouse, Edinburgh
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse/
w/c 2 August 2027
Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
On sale soon
https://www.wmc.org.uk/
w/c 9 August 2027
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
On sale soon
https://www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/
w/c 16 August 2027
Grand Opera House, Belfast
On sale soon
https://www.goh.co.uk/
w/c 23 August 2027
Palace Theatre, Southend
On sale
https://trafalgartickets.com/palace-theatre-southend/
w/c 30 August 2027
New Wimbledon Theatre
On sale soon
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre/
w/c 13 September 2027
Liverpool Empire
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire/whats-on/
w/c 20 September 2027
Bradford Alhambra Theatre
On sale soon
https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on
w/c 27 September 2027
Sunderland Empire
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire/whats-on/
w/c 4 October 2027
Milton Keynes Theatre
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/whats-on/
w/c 11 October 2027
Malvern Theatres
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/whats-on/
w/c 25 October 2027
Birmingham Hippodrome
On sale soon
https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/whats-on/
w/c 1 November 2027
York Grand Opera House
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york/whats-on/
w/c 8 November 2027
Leicester Curve
On sale soon
https://www.curveonline.co.uk/
w/c 15 November 2027
Brighton Theatre Royal
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton/whats-on/
w/c 22 November 2027
Woking Theatre
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/woking-theatre/whats-on/
w/c 10 January 2028
Bristol Hippodrome
On sale
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome/whats-on/