The King and I Tickets – UK & Ireland Tour

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway hit musical The King and I hits the road on a UK & Ireland tour.

Bartlett Sher’s Tony Award winning Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I is embarking on a tour of the UK in 2023.

This gloriously lavish production is brought to the stage by an internationally renowned creative team under Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, My Fair Lady, To Kill a Mockingbird) and features a world-class company of over 50 West End and Broadway performers and a full-scale orchestra.

The King and I stars Call The Midwife’s Helen George as Anna, with Broadway star Darren Lee (Chicago, Guys and Dolls) as the King of Siam, Dean John-Wilson (The King and I) as Lun Tha, Marienella Phillips (Henry V) as Tuptim, and Cezarah Bonner as Lady Thiang.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Tony-award winning musical is a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of East versus West, and boasts a score featuring beloved classics “Getting To Know You,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance,” “I Have Dreamed” and “Something Wonderful”.

The Broadway production of The King and I won four 2015 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Costume Design of a Musical.

UK & Ireland Tour Dates

CANTERBURY MARLOWE THEATRE
04 FEB 2023 – 11 FEB 2023

WIMBLEDON NEW THEATRE
14 FEB 2023 – 18 FEB 2023

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE THEATRE
21 FEB 2023 – 25 FEB 2023

BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA THEATRE
28 FEB 2023 – 04 MAR 2023

LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU
07 MAR 2023 – 11 MAR 2023

HIGH WYCOMBE SWAN
14 MAR 2023 – 18 MAR 2023
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BRISTOL HIPPODROME
28 MAR 2023 – 01 APR 2023

DARTFORD ORCHARD THEATRE
04 APR 2023 – 08 APR 2023
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BRADFORD ALHAMBRA
11 APR 2023 – 15 APR 2023

SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION
18 APR 2023 – 22 APR 2023
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CARDIFF NEW THEATRE
25 APR 2023 – 29 APR 2023
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HULL NEW THEATRE
02 MAY 2023 – 06 MAY 2023

GLASGOW KINGS THEATRE
16 MAY 2023 – 20 MAY 2023

DUBLIN BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE
27 JUN 2023 – 01 JUL 2023

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The King & I Full Cast revealed joining Helen George

Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of The King & I, Bartlett Sher's Tony Award winning Lincoln Center Theater revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. As already announced, Call the Midwife star Helen George will play the lead role of Anna in the show. She will be joined by Broadway stage star Darren Lee (Chicago, Guys and Dolls) as the King of Siam, with Dean John-Wilson (The King and I) as Lun Tha, Marienella Phillips (Henry V) as Tuptim, and Cezarah Bonner as Lady Thiang. Other cast include Kok-Hwa Lie (The King & I) as Kralahome, Caleb Lagayan (Les Misérables) as Prince Chulalongkorn, Sam Jenkins-Shaw (The Night Watch) as Captain Orton/Sir Edward Ramsay, and Maria Coyne (The Phantom of the Opera) as Alternate Anna. The ensemble includes Chi Chan, Jeffrey Chekai, Emily Grace-Ling, Cher Nicolette Ho, Rachel Wang-Hei Lau, Daniel Len, Candy Ma, Rachel MacDougall, Amelia Kinu Muus, Yuki Ozeki, Kitt Pakapom, Prem Rai, Ria Tanaka, Hiromi Toyooka, Jasmine Triadi, Jensen Tudtud, Qinwen Xue and Jason Yang-Westland. In terms of the child actors, Harry Altoft, Dexter Barry, Max Ivemey and Charlie McGuire play Anna's son Louis; and Bethany Campbell, Coco Bridger, Cody Concha, Ethan Fung, Dulcie-Bella Hackley, Caitlin Lau, Khun Cho Lwin, Angelica Quynh An Nguyen, Tenzin Noryang, Sabri Leonel Puci, Niall Rina, Francis Benedict Sarte, Mia Snowdon, Yuen Zhai and Phoebe Zhao-Welsh play the Royal children. The tour starts at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury on 4 February 2023, with other dates including Wimbledon, Liverpool, Birmingham, Llandudno, High Wycombe, Bristol, Dartford, Bradford, Southend, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin. Rodgers and Hammerstein's much-loved musical is an uplifting East meets West tale, and boasts a score featuring classics such as "Getting To Know You," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," "I Have Dreamed" and "Something Wonderful". This revival of The King and I played the London Palladium in 2018 starring the show's Broadway lead, Kelli O'Hara. Book tickets to The King & I UK and Ireland tour

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The King and I casting announced for UK & Ireland tour

Casting for the lead role of Anna in The King and I has been announced ahead of the show's UK and Ireland tour. Kicking off at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury on 4 February 2023, the show will star Call the Midwife's Helen George as Anna. Other dates on the tour include Wimbledon, Liverpool, Birmingham, Llandudno, High Wycombe, Bristol, Dartford, Bradford, Southend, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin. Further casting is to be announced. Bartlett Sher's Tony Award winning Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I played the London Palladium in 2018 starring the show's Broadway lead, Kelli O'Hara. Rodgers and Hammerstein's much-loved musical is an uplifting East meets West tale, and boasts a score featuring classics such as "Getting To Know You," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," "I Have Dreamed" and "Something Wonderful". Helen George said in a press statement that: "Theatre is my first love, and I am so excited to be returning to the stage for this beautiful, majestic production of The King and I. I was blown away when I saw Bartlett Sher's staging of this wonderful show, so I can't wait to work with him and the rest of the creative team to bring this timeless story back to the stage next year. Anna is such a strong, passionate and determined character, and I'm going to relish bringing her to life every night, as well as giving audiences all over the UK the chance to see this peerless Broadway and West End musical right on their doorstep." Book tickets to The King and I UK and Ireland tour

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West End musical The King and I to be screened in cinemas

The West End production of The King and I will be broadcast to cinema's later this year. Bartlett Sher's award-winning Lincoln Center production stars Broadway actress Kelli O'Hara & Japanse film star Ken Watanabe - the five star landmark production has been described as "Breathtaking. Exquisite.Remarkable." New York Times and "simply devine" New York Post. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, The King and I boasts a score featuring beloved classics “Getting To Know You,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance,” “I Have Dreamed” and “Something Wonderful”. The acclaimed musical transferred from the US for a limited West End engagement, playing from 21 June 2018 until 29 September 2018 at the London Palladium. Buy ticket to The King and I Sher said: "The response from the theatre audiences on Broadway, throughout America on tour and now in London at the Palladium has been phenomenal. They have really taken this show into their hearts. I'm delighted that the worldwide cinema release will now give a greater number of people the opportunity to enjoy this production of which we are all so proud." The West End production will be shown in cinemas across the UK for one night only on 29 November 2018. The revival has set design by Michael Yeargan, costume design by Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Scott Lehrer, choreography by Chistoper Gattelli, musicial supervision by Ted Sperling and musical direction by Stephen Ridley. Tickets for the cinema screenings are already on sale, with the show having a 12A certificate.

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Aladdin’s Dean John-Wilson joins the cast of The King and I

Disney's Aladdin star Dean John Wilson joins the West End cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I. Wilson and Na-Young Jeo will play the role of the young lovers Lun Tha and Tuptim. In addition to Aladdin, Dean John-Wilson’s theatre credits include Miss Atomic Bomb, Here Lies Love at the National Theatre and From Here to Eternity at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Na-Young Jeon is known for portraying Gigi on an international tour of Miss Saigon, and Fantine in Les Miserables in the West End and South Korea. The young stars join the previously announced cast members Kelli O’Hara (Anna), Tony and Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The King), and Ruthie Ann Miles (Lady Thiang) who starred in the Tony Award winning production. Director Bartlett Sher's multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I transfer to London's historic London Palladium from 21 June 2018. Buy ticket to The King and I The King and I is booking from 21 June 2018 until 29 September 2018 at the London Palladium.

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Broadway’s The King and I confirmed for London in 2018

Bartlett Sher's acclaimed Lincoln Centre Theater production of The King and I will transfer to London's West End in March 2018. The celebrated production will see West End debuts for Broadway musical royalty Kelli O’Hara, who reprises her Tony Award-winning role of Anna Leonowens, together with film star, Oscar and Tony nominee Ken Watanabe, who will star in the title role of The King of Siam. Sher's highly anticipated production received stunning reviews from Broadway's most respected critics including: "I doubt I’ll see a better production in my lifetime" Wall Street Journal "Breathtaking. Exquisite. Remarkable" New York Times "[a] landmark production and a shot of purest rapture" The Hollywood Reporter "Splendid! This just may be, in fact, the finest staging of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in my experience" The Washington Post "Simply divine. You can't overstate how stunningly beautiful, how achingly well sung this new revival is." New York Post "Absolutely stunning. Kelli O'Hara is ravishing. Ken Watanabe is powerfully seductive" Variety One of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works, The King and I boasts a score featuring beloved classics "Getting To Know You," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," "I Have Dreamed" and "Something Wonderful". The King and I will begin previews from 21 June 2018 at the London Palladium, with opening night on 3 July 2018. The creative team on The King and I will include Tony Award winning costume design Catherine Zuber, set designer Michael Yeargan, lighting designer Donald Holder and sound designer Scott Lehrer. Choreography by Christopher Gattelli will be based on the original choreography by Jerome Robbins. Buy tickets to The King and I Full casting for this production is to be announced. The King and I runs from 21 June 2018 until 4 August 2018 at the London Palladium.

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The King & I eyes West End transfer

Bartlet Sher's Award winning Broadway production of The King & I will reportedly transfer to Andrew Lloyd Webber's London Palladium in 2018. Considered one of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works, the old-school musical features much loved classics "Getting To Know You," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," "I Have Dreamed" and "Something Wonderful". Inspired by Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam, the musical is set in 1860s Bangkok, with the story following the relationship of the King and British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens who is employed to tutor the wives and children of the King. Sher's Broadway revival began its run at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre on 12 March 2015 playing 538 performances, with the final performance being 26 June 2016. The production starred Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe and won four 2015 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Costume Design of a Musical. The musical was meant to transfer in 2016/2017 however casting and theatre availability reportedly held up the transfer. Casting is yet to be confirmed however Sher has indicated he wanted Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe to lead the show. BOOKING Booking opens soon. Sign-up to our email alerts to be the first to hear about booking >

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Broadway sensation The King and I rumoured for West End transfer

Bartlett Sher’s Tony Award winning revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King And I is rumoured for a West End transfer. Sher’s production, currently playing at the Lincoln Centre’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre stars Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara as Anna and Hoon Lee as the King.  It is anticipated that O’Hara who won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical will transfer with the production. The King and I won four 2015 Tony Awards - Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical (Kelli O'Hara), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ruthie Ann Miles), and Best Costume Design of a Musical (Catherine Zuber). Producers are rumoured to be in discussion for the production to play in a theatre on Drury Lane which means it will play either Drury Lane Theatre Royal, current home to hit musical Charlie and The Chocolate Factory or The New London Theatre. BOOKING Sign-up to our email alerts to be the first to hear about booking >

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