A new UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning musical Chicago will open at the New Wimbledon Theatre in February 2027.
Currently running through to November 2027, other theatres the tour will visit include Sunderland, Birmingham, Nottingham, Plymouth and Liverpool.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cell mate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.
The show’s sassy score includes the show-stopping songs Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango, and All That Jazz.
2027 tour dates
New Wimbledon Theatre: 5th - 13th February
Theatre Royal Plymouth: 16th - 20th February
Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff: 22nd - 27th February
Sheffield Lyceum: 2nd - 6th March
Liverpool Empire: 24th - 27th March
Newcastle Theatre Royal: 29th March - 3rd April
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre: 6th - 10th April
Glasgow King’s Theatre: 10th - 15th May
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen: 18th - 22nd May
Manchester Opera House: 25th - 29th May
Grand Opera House, York: 31st May - 5th June
Blackpool Opera House: 7th - 12th June
Nottingham Concert Hall: 14th - 19th June
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford: 21st - 26th June
Dublin: 29th June - 10th July
Southend Cliffs Pavilion: 13th - 17th July
Eastbourne Congress Theatre: 19th - 25th July
Birmingham Hippodrome: 27th July - 7th August
Norwich Theatre Royal: 9th - 14th August
Theatre Royal Brighton: 16th - 21st August
Bristol Hippodrome: 31st August - 4th September
Milton Keynes Theatre: 6th - 11th September
Hall for Cornwall, Truro: 14th - 18th September
New Theatre Oxford: 20th - 25th September
Hull New Theatre: 27th September - 2nd October
Venue Cymru, Llandudno: 4th - 9th October
Sunderland Empire: 11th - 16th October
Woking Theatre: 1st - 6th November
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham: 8th - 13th November
Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent: 15th - 20th November
Edinburgh Playhouse: 23rd - 27th November
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and choreographer Bob Fosse, the show has won six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, and is said to be the longest running American musical in Broadway and West End history.
Since it opened in New York in 1996, Chicago has played in 38 countries worldwide, and been performed in English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, French, Danish, Japanese and Korean.
It has been seen by an estimated 35 million people across the globe, grossed over $1.8 billion and played over 36,000 performances.
For more information, and details of how to book, go to chicagothemusical.com/uk-tour
