First-look photos for Sylvia: A Musical Revolution UK tour

See new production photos of Olivier Award-winner Beverley Knight and Naomi Katiyo in Sylvia: A Musical Revolution, following the show’s tour opening at Leicester Curve on 24 September and ahead of its five performances at the Royal Albert Hall this November.

New production images of Beverley Knight and Naomi Katiyo in Sylvia: A Musical Revolution, have been released as its UK tour begins, which will conclude at the Royal Albert Hall in London from 13-15 November 2026. The photos show Knight and Katiyo, as well as the musical’s wider cast in their roles.

Sylvia: A Musical Revolution tells the untold story of Sylvia Pankhurst, the rebellious middle child of Emmeline Pankhurst, in a hip hop, funk and soul musical. ritten, directed and choreographed by Kate Prince, with book by Prince and Priya Parmar and music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde.

Beverley Knight MBE also reprises her Olivier Award-winning role as Emmeline Pankhurst, alongside Naomi Katiyo (Hamilton, Just For One Day) as Sylvia Pankhurst, following the production’s sellout world premiere at The Old Vic in 2023.

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Production photos: Sylvia: A Musical Revolution UK tour

A scene from Sylvia, written, directed and choreographed by Kate Prince @ Leicester Curve.
(Opening 25-09-26)
©Tristram Kenton 09-2026

Suffragette homecoming

The tour closes with five performances at the Royal Albert Hall – a venue with genuine suffragette history. It hosted nearly thirty suffrage rallies between 1908 and 1913, before its trustees banned Emmeline Pankhurst, her daughters and the Women’s Social and Political Union from the venue in 1913, making the suffragettes the first political group ever barred from the Hall. The ban was lifted in 1918, when the Hall hosted a Celebration of the Women’s Suffrage Victory meeting addressed by Mrs Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel.

Sylvia: A Musical Revolution‘s run at the Royal Albert Hall as part of its UK tour will also include the UK’s largest ever education matinee on 13 November 2026, welcoming almost 5,000 children and young people.

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Cast and creative team for Sylvia

Alongside Knight and Katiyo, the returning cast of Sylvia: A Musical Revolution includes Kelly Agbowu, Kirstie Skivington as Adela Pankhurst and Ellena Vincent as Christabel Pankhurst.

The wider company includes: Lauren Azania, Ebony Clarke, Eloise Davies, Tachia Newall and Ivano Turco.

The production is designed by Ben Stones, with lighting by Natasha Chivers and Hector Murray, sound by Tony Gayle, and production by Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions and PW Productions, in association with Curve, Beverley Knight and others.

Sylvia

Royal Albert Hall, London

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Main photo: 6. Kirstie Skivington (Adela Pankhurst), Ellena Vincent (Christabel Pankhurst), Beverley Knight MBE (Emmeline Pankhurst), Kelly Agbowu (Mrs Flora 'The General' Drummond/Betty Savoy) and Naomi Katiyo (Sylvia Pankhurst) in 2026 production of Sylvia. Photo by Tristram Kenton.