Producers of The Drifters Girl have extended the UK & Ireland tour through to 2024.
Having played to packed houses and nightly standing ovations at the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End (following a triumphant run at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal), the production recently announced a UK Tour to open in 2023, with performances beginning at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, on Tuesday 12th September 2023.
Now, following huge public demand, the tour reveals extended dates through 2024, visiting: Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol; Regent Theatre, Stoke; Venue Cymru, Llandudno;Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin; Grand Opera House, Belfast; Theatre Royal, Plymouth; Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Empire Theatre, Liverpool; New Theatre, Oxford; New Theatre, Hull; Grand Theatre, Leeds; Empire Theatre, Sunderland; His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen; King’s Theatre, Glasgow; Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham; Churchill Theatre, Bromley; Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh; Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff.
The musical charts the remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest vocal groups and the woman who made them. The Drifters Girl soundtrack features classics including Save The Last Dance For Me, Under The Boardwalk, Kissin In The Back Row Of The Movies, Stand By Me, Come On Over To My Place, Saturday Night At The Movies and many more.
The show has a book by Ed Curtis, and is based on an idea by Tina Treadwell, co-created by Beverley Knight, Adam J Bernard, Tarinn Callender, Matt Henry and Tosh Wanogho-Maud. The production is directed by Jonathan Church, with set design is by Anthony Ward, choreography by Karen Bruce, costume design by Fay Fullerton, orchestrations and musical supervision by Chris Egan, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Tom Marshall and video design by Andrzej Goulding. Casting is by Stuart Burt.
The Drifters Girl is produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian.
The Drifters Girl 2023 /2024 Tour Dates
| 2023 Tour Dates | 2024 Tour Dates |
|---|---|
| Tue 12th – Sat 16th Sept Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Tue 19th – Sat 23rd Sept Theatre Royal, Norwich Tue 26th – Sat 30th Sept Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield Tue 3rd – Sat 7th Oct Alhambra Theatre, Bradford Tue 10th – Sat 14th Oct Opera House, Manchester Tue 24th – Sat 28th Oct Milton Keynes Theatre Tue 31st Oct – Sat 4th Nov Curve Theatre, Leicester Tue 7th – Sat 11th Nov Cliffs Pavilion Southend Tue 14th – Sat 18th Nov Theatre Royal, Newcastle Tue 21st – Sat 25th Nov New Victoria Theatre, Woking Tue 28th Nov – Sat 2nd Dec Orchard Theatre, Dartford | Tue 9th – Sat 13th January Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol Tue 16th – Sat 20th January Regent Theatre, Stoke Tue 23rd – Sat 27th January Venue Cymru, Llandudno Tue 30th January – Sat 3rd February Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin Tue 6th – Sat 10th February Grand Opera House, Belfast Tue 13th – Sat 17th February Theatre Royal, Plymouth Tue 20th – 24th February Theatre Royal, Nottingham Tue 27th February – Sat 2nd March Empire Theatre, Liverpool Tue 5th – Sat 9th March New Theatre, Oxford Tue 12th – Sat 16th March New Theatre, Hull Tue 19th- Sat 23rd March Grand Theatre, Leeds Tue 26th – Sat 30th March Empire Theatre, Sunderland Tue 2nd – Sat 6th April His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Tue 9th – Sat 13th April King’s Theatre, Glasgow Tue 16th – Sat 20th April Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham Tue 23rd – Sat 27th April Churchill Theatre, Bromley Tue 30th April – Sat 4th May Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh Tue 7th – Sat 11th May Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff |
