Hit West End show Dirty Dancing has announced a new tour of the UK and Ireland in 2026 and 2027.
The tour kicks off at Milton Keynes Theatre on 27 August 2026, and then visits Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Blackpool, Sunderland, Manchester, Oxford, Glasgow, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Hull, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Norwich, Derry, Belfast, London Wimbledon. See all tour dates here.
Further tour dates are to be announced.
The live stage show is based on the much-loved movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, and features the soundtrack of the film, including ‘Do You Love Me?’, ‘Hungry Eyes’ and the Academy Award-winning ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’.
The stage adaptation, written by original screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein, has previously enjoyed multiple runs in the West End and on tour. It is produced by Karl Sydow in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions.
This production of Dirty Dancing was also set to play new London venue the Capital Theatre, although last month producers announced that the venue would not be ready in time, and the production has been postponed.
The new UK and Ireland tour of Dirty Dancing is playing from August 2026.
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Selected dates now on sale including Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Sunderland, Manchester, Oxford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stoke, London Wimbledon
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