A major new tour of hit musical comedy Legally Blonde is coming to UK & Ireland theatres in 2026.
The new production will open at the Curve in Leicester on 7 February 2026, and then tour to 31 venues including Southampton, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Southend, Canterbury, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, York, Truro, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Leeds, Cardiff, Aberdeen, Bristol, Dublin, Belfast, Norwich, Edinburgh, Aylesbury, Wolverhampton, London Wimbledon, Hull, Manchester, Stoke, Woking, Sunderland, and a Christmas 2026 season in Brighton See tour dates here.
Legally Blonde The Musical will be directed by the Curve Leicester’s Nikolai Foster (Kinky Boots, A Chorus Line).
Casting and the creative team are to be announced.
The hit musical boasts music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, and the book is by Heather Hach, based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the smash-hit movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
Watch the new Legally Blonde trailer
This new production of Legally Blonde is produced by the Curve Leicester and ROYO (Kinky Boots, Oscar at the Crown, Here & Now – The Steps Musical, 13 Going On 30 The Musical).
Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said in a statement: “Legally Blonde is firmly established in the musical theatre repertoire as a contemporary classic and it’s a pleasure to be reunited with “Little Miss Woods – comma – Elle” in the 2020s. Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach’s electrifying musical about empowerment, equality and the folly of judging a book by its cover remains pitch perfect and as relevant as ever. We have assembled a “mad props” creative team and together we are looking forward to creating a fresh, fun and sunny SoCal production of this great musical. And following the incredible success of Kinky Boots, it’s a thrill to collaborate again with our friends at ROYO. We can’t wait to share the show with audiences across the UK and Europe after Elle takes over Curve early 2026.”
Also announced today by the Curve in Leicester, their new Christmas production of The Sound of Music is set to star Molly Lynch and David Seadon Young.
More about Legally Blonde The Musical tickets
Tickets for Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, York, Oxford, Bristol – now on sale for ATG+ members, on general sale from Friday 16 May at 10am; Tickets for Woking, London Wimbledon, Edinburgh, Aylesbury, Sunderland, Manchester, Stoke – on sale at 10am on 21 May
Legally Blonde The Musical – 2026 Tour dates
- 7 – 21 February – Leicester, Curve
- 24 – 28 February – Southampton, Mayflower Theatre
- 3 – 7 March – Sheffield, Lyceum
- 10 – 14 March – Milton Keynes Theatre
- 16 – 21 March – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
- 24 – 28 March – Canterbury, Marlowe
- 31 March – 4 April – Birmingham, The Alexandra
- 7 – 11 April – Glasgow, King’s Theatre
- 14 – 18 April – Liverpool, Empire Theatre
- 21 – 25 April – York, Grand Opera House
- 4 – 9 May – Truro, Hall for Cornwall
- 12 – 17 May – Newcastle, Theatre Royal
- 19 – 23 May – Nottingham, Theatre Royal
- 26 – 30 May – Oxford, New Theatre
- 1 – 6 June – Plymouth, Theatre Royal
- 8 – 13 June – Leeds, Grand Theatre
- 16 – 20 June – Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre
- 22 – 27 June – Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre
- 30 June – 4 July – Bristol, Hippodrome
- 6 – 18 July – Dublin, Bord Gais Energy Theatre
- 21 – 25 July – Belfast, Grand Opera House
- 21 – 26 September – Norwich, Theatre Royal
- 29 September – 3 October – Edinburgh Playhouse
- 6 – 10 October – Aylesbury, Waterside
- 13 – 17 October – Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre
- 20 – 24 October – Wimbledon, New Theatre
- 27 – 31 October – Hull, New Theatre
- 3 – 14 November – Manchester, Opera House
- 17 – 21 November – Stoke, Regent Theatre
- 24 – 28 November – Woking, New Victoria Theatre
- 1 – 5 December – Sunderland, Empire
- 14 December – 2 January 2027 – Brighton, Theatre Royal
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