FIRST LOOK: Footloose UK Tour 2017

Footloose UK Tour

It’s time to cut loose as Footloose the musical returns to a theatre near you in 2017. We hope you enjoy these great first look production images as Gareth Gates, Hannah Price, Joshua Dowen, Maureen Nolan and the Footloose UK Tour cast bring this great musical back to UK stages by popular demand. Based on the 1984 film smash starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose the musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose: The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again, bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music. Footloose: The Musical … Read more

Maureen Nolan and Gareth Gates Headline Footloose UK Tour

Maureen Nolan joins the cast of Footloose on Tour n the Uk in 2016

It was announced this morning that Maureen Nolan will join the 2016 UK tour cast of Footloose playing Vi Moore. She will be joining Gareth Gates as Willard and Luke Baker who will play Ren McCormack. Gareth Gates will play Willard from 29 January until 16 April, returning to the show from 20 June 201 Based on the 1984 screen sensation starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose: The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose: The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again in this brand new production, bursting with youthful … Read more

Gareth Gates Plays Willard In Footloose Tour 2016

Gareth Gates will play Willard in Footloose on tour.

17 years to the day since it first opened on Broadway, it is announced that worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2016, touring the UK from January. Gareth Gates will play Willard from 29 January until 16 April, returning to the show from 20 June 2016. Gareth rose to fame through the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2001, going on to sell over 5 million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the 3rd best-selling single of the Noughties. Gareth is also the youngest ever-male solo artist to debut at number 1. More recently Gareth has enjoyed a successful career on stage, with credits including Les Misérables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In 2014 Gareth appeared in the final series of … Read more

Alison Jiear Joins Cast of 3 Little Pigs

Alison Jiear joins the cast of the 3 Little Pigs.

It was announced today the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Alison Jiear will join the cast of The 3 Little Pigs, the new musical by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe playing the role of Mummy Pig. The Olivier nominated actress will be performing alongside Simon Webbe (Blue, Strictly Come Dancing, Sister Act), Gareth Gates (Pop Idol, Dancing On Ice, Les Miserables) and Leanne Jones (Hairspray). This Great Big Little West End show premieres at the Palace Theatre on 5th August 2015. Book Now

Stiles and Drewe’s The 3 Little Pigs Gets West End Premiere

Stiles and Drewe The 3 Little Pigs West End

The 3 Little Pigs, a new family musical by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles will have its West End premiere at the Palace Theatre from 5 August 2015. Discover how the three little porkers become world renowned celebrity superstars when forced to leave the warmth of their mother’s overcrowded sty. Will the Three Little Pigs cope without their adoring mother’s “hogs and kisses”? Will their DIY building skills cut the mustard? And will they be able to stand on their own four trotters and outwit the Big Bad Wolf? The 3 Little Pigs will star Simon Webbe (Blue, Strictly Come Dancing, Sister Act), Gareth Gates (Pop Idol, Dancing on Ice, Les Miserables), Leanne Jones (Hairspray) and Taofique Folarin (The Lion King, Avenue Q). Stiles and Drewe say: ‘‘Most children will know the story of The 3 Little Pigs, so our job has been to reinvent it in a theatrical way, … Read more