The smash-hit West End production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is setting off on a big new UK and Ireland tour in 2024 and 2025.
Based on CS Lewis’s much-loved book, the show proved a hit in the West End, playing the Bridge Theatre and the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London and scoring some great reviews from the critics. The new tour will mark the 75th anniversary of the publication C.S. Lewis iconic novel, one of the top-ten best selling novels of all time.
The UK and Ireland tour of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe kicks off at Leeds Playhouse for a Christmas run from 18 November 2024 to 25 January 2025, and then visits, Leicester, Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle, Brighton, Dartford, Woking, Torquay, Southend-on-Sea, High Wycombe, York, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Norwich, Canterbury, Milton Keynes, Blackpool, Llandudno, Eastbourne, Aylesbury, and Sunderland.
Directed by Michael Fentiman, and based on the original production by Sally Cookson, the creative team also includes set and costume by Tom Paris, music are Barnaby Race and Benji Bower, choreography by Shannelle ‘Tali’ Fergus, lighting by Jack Knowles, sound design Tom Marshall,puppetry direction by Toby Olié, puppetry deign by Max Humphries, aerial direction by Gwen Hales, illusions by Chris Fisher, the wigs, hair and make-Up design by Susanna Peretz. Casting director is Will Burton CDG.
Producer Chris Harper said: ‘We can’t wait for both children and adults to join us on this spectacular new journey through the wardrobe, and are proud to be marking the 75th anniversary of the publication of CS Lewis’ novel with this tour.’
Director Michael Fentiman added: ‘I’m delighted to be taking our beautiful production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe on a major tour of the UK and Ireland in 2025. The production celebrates the magic of live theatre and is led by a multi-talented cast of actors, singers, musicians, dancers and puppeteers; it is a celebration of the possibilities of the collective imagination and the boundless wonders of individual skill.’
Casting to be announced.
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe UK & Ireland Tour Dates
Further tour dates to be announced. See booking information here.
Leeds Leeds Playhouse
18 November 2024 – 25 January 2025
Leicester Curve Theatre
30 January 2025 – 8 February 2025
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre
11 February 2025 – 15 February 2025
Liverpool Empire Theatre
18 February 2025 – 22 February 2025
Newcastle Theatre Royal
25 February 2025 – 1 March 2025
Dartford The Orchard Theatre
18 March 2025 – 22 March 2025
Woking New Victoria Theatre
25 March 2025 – 29 March 2025
Torquay Princess Theatre
1 April 2025 – 5 April 2025
Southend-on-Sea Palace Theatre
8 April 2025 – 12 April 2025
High Wycombe Wycombe Swan
15 April 2025 – 19 April 2025
York Grand Opera House
22 April 2025 – 26 April 2025
Belfast Grand Opera House
29 April 2025 – 3 May 2025
Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre
6 May 2025 – 11 May 2025
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
13 May 2025 – 17 May 2025
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
27 May 2025 – 31 May 2025
Stoke-on-Trent Regent Theatre
3 June 2025 – 7 June 2025
Glasgow King’s Theatre
10 June 2025 – 14 June 2025
Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre
17 June 2025 – 21 June 2025
Inverness Eden Court Theatre
24 June 2025 – 28 June 2025
Norwich Theatre Royal
8 July 2025 – 12 July 2025
Canterbury The Marlowe Theatre
15 July 2025 – 19 July 2025
Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Theatre
22 July 2025 – 26 July 2025
Blackpool Winter Gardens
29 July 2025 – 2 August 2025
Llandudno Venue Cymru
5 August 2025 – 9 August 2025
Eastbourne Congress Theatre
12 August 2025 – 16 August 2025
Aylesbury Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
7 October 2025 – 11 October 2025
Sunderland Empire Theatre
11 November 2025 – 15 November 2025
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