Legally Blonde The Musical is going on tour around the UK and Ireland
Amber Davies will play the role of Elle Woods
West End and Broadway smash-hit musical Legally Blonde The Musical is going on a tour around the UK and Ireland, with popular theatre actress Amber Davies playing the iconic role of Elle Woods.
Produced by Curve and ROYO, the tour will travel around the UK and Ireland between February 2026 and January 2027, with dates in cities Leicester, Southampton, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Southend, Canterbury, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, York, Truro and Newcastle, to name a few.
What is Legally Blonde The Musical?
This ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon, follows Elle Woods on her transformation from ‘It Girl’ fashionista to legal ace at Harvard Law School, all in the name of love.
Elle must prove she is more than blonde ambition, swap the changing rooms for the courtroom and learn that ‘being true to yourself never goes out of style.’
What are the dates?
The first show will take place in Leicester on 7th February 2026, with the final almost one year later in Brighton.
Check out the full list of dates and venues below:
February 2026
Leicester, Curve - Fri 7th – Sat 21st
Southampton, Mayflower Theatre - Mon 24th – Fri 28th
March 2026
Sheffield, Lyceum - Tue 3rd – Sat 7th
Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre - Tue 10th – Sat 14th
Southend, Cliffs Pavilion - Mon 16th – Sat 21st
Canterbury, Marlowe - Tue 24th – Sat 28th
April 2026
Birmingham, The Alexandra - Tue 31st – Sat 4th
Glasgow, King’s Theatre - Tue 7th – Sat 11th
Liverpool, Empire Theatre - Tue 14th – Sat 18th
York, Grand Opera House - Tue 21st – Sat 25th
May 2026
Truro, Hall for Cornwall - Mon 4th – Sat 9th
Newcastle, Theatre Royal - Tue 12th – Sun 17th
Nottingham, Theatre Royal - Tue 19th – Sat 23rd
Oxford, New Theatre - Tue 26th – Sat 30th
June 2026
Plymouth, Theatre Royal - Tue 2nd – Sat 6th
Leeds, Grand Theatre - Mon 8th – Sat 13th
Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre- Tue 16th – Sat 20th
Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre - Mon 22nd – Sat 27th
July 2026
Bristol, Hippodrome - Tue 30th – Sat 4th
Dublin, Bord Gais Energy Theatre - Mon 6th – Sat 18th
Belfast, Grand Opera House - Tue 21st – Sat 25th
September 2026
Norwich, Theatre Royal - Mon 21st – Sat 26th
Edinburgh, Playhouse - Tue 29th – Sat 3rd
October 2026
Aylesbury, Waterside - Tue 6th – Sat 10th
Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre - Tue 13th – Sat 17th
Wimbledon, New Theatre - Tue 20th – Sat 24th
Hull, New Theatre - Tue 27th – Sat 31st
November 2026
Manchester, Opera House - Tue 3rd – Sat 14th
Stoke, Regents Theatre - Tue 17th – Sat 21st
Woking, New Victoria Theatre - Tue 24th – Sat 28th
December 2026
Sunderland, Empire - Tue 1st – Sat 5th
January 2027
Brighton, Theatre Royal - Mon 14th – Sat 2nd Jan
How to get tickets
Tickets are on sale now. You can buy tickets for all venues here.
Who is in the cast?
Former Love Island winner Amber Davies has been announced to play the lead role of Elle Woods. Amber has previously appeared in 9 to 5: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Back to the Future: The Musical and Pretty Woman.
She said:“ I'm absolutely thrilled to be playing the iconic role of Elle Woods in ROYO and Curve's new production of Legally Blonde. As a huge fan of the film and the musical, this part is the role of a lifetime, and I am honoured to be stepping into Elle’s perfect heels. I have always wanted to work with the incredible theatrical mind that is Nikolai Foster, and I am so excited to hit the road again and bring Laurence O'Keefe's incredible score back to the UK! Get ready Harvard... This is gonna be just like senior year except for funner!”
Amber Davies will not be performing at every performance on the tour, please check the venue website for information.
Further casting and creatives will be announced in due course.
Check out which other hit films went on to become brilliant musicals:
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot arrived in cinemas in 2000 telling the story of a boy from County Durham who took up ballet lessons. The film is set around the backdrop of the miners' strike of 1984-85. In 2005 the musical version opened at the Victoria Palace with music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall (who also went on to pen the screenplay to Elton's biopic, Rocketman).
The musical was a huge success and ran in the West End for just over a decade closing in 2016 ahead of a refurbishment of the theatre which would then welcome Hamilton as its next resident. The musical was broadcast live across cinemas in 2014 and during this period had our very own Ruthie Henshall as Billy's teacher Mrs. Wilkinson.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
While Chitty Chitty Bang Bang may feel like it was always designed for the stage, we had to wait a while for technology to catch up before we saw our fine four fendered friend up on the stage. The 1968 film was based on the book by Bond writer Ian Fleming which starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts. However, the story wasn't put on the stage until 2002 where it opened at the London Palladium starring Michael Ball as Caractacus, Emma Williams as Truly Scrumptious and Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jemima.
The musical version included the songs from the original including 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', 'Hushabye Mountain' and 'Me Ol' Bamboo'. The film's original composers, the Sherman Brothers (also known for Mary Poppins) composed six new songs for the stage adaptation.
Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens is one of the few musicals that is based on a documentary. The 1975 film showed the lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Big Edie) and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie), they were related to First Lady Jackie Kennedy but found themselves in an isolated life in a decaying mansion overrun with cats in their later life.
The first act is a fictional imagining of what the mother and daughter's lives may have been like in the 1940s as rich aristocrats living lives of luxury. The second act jumps to 1975 with the actress who played Big Edie in Act I switching over to play Little Edie in Act II. This part of the musical is based on the content of the documentary pulling lines directly from the source material.
Hairspray
Hairspray has been a huge hit since it first opened on Broadway in 2002 packed with comedy and feel-good songs. The show is based on the 1988 film of the same name which was written, directed and produced by John Waters, and starred Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad and the legendary drag queen Divine as Tracy's mother, Edna.
The musical has plenty of feel-good songs including 'Good Morning Baltimore' and 'You Can't Stop the Beat' and of course the powerful 'I Know Where I've Been'. The musical adaptation was successful enough that it was then itself adapted into a movie musical in 2007!
Heathers
Before the Mean Girls came along, the Heathers were terrorising the hallways. The 1989 film has a cult following and is considered one of the greatest coming of age films of all time so it's no surprise that Heathers eventually got the musical theatre treatment.
The musical quickly became a fan favourite with plenty of us listening to the Broadway cast recording on repeat when it was released and jumping for joy when the Heathers arrived in the West End. The show proved to be popular here having run on the West End twice already as well as getting a UK tour.
Kinky Boots
Set in a shoe factory in Northampton, Kinky Boots is a story about celebrating difference and accepting each other. The show's book was written by Harvey Fierstein with songs by Cyndi Lauper after opening on Broadway in 2012 it wasn't long until the musical hit the West End with the show opening at the Adelphi theatre in 2015.
Legally Blonde
How do you improve on the iconic film that is Legally Blonde? Why, add some amazing songs to it that's how! Legally Blonde has been a hit among theatre fans since it opened in 2007 with its campy up-beat songs such as 'Omigod You Guys', 'Positive', 'So Much Better' and 'Legally Blonde'.
The show made it to the West End in 2009 with Sheridan Smith in the lead as Elle Woods. It's since toured the UK twice with Faye Brookes and Lucie Jones in the leading role respectively.
Pretty Woman
The iconic 1990 Julia Roberts film is one of the more recent films to get the musical theatre treatment. Pretty Woman: The Musical premiered in Chicago in 2018 and transferred to Broadway a few months later where it ran for a year.
The show opened on the West End in early 2020 but closed after a month because of the COVID-19 pandemic - however as theatres returned, they opened back up in their new home at the Savoy Theatre.
Little Shop of Horrors
This was another cult classic that went from film to stage, to film again. The first version of Little Shop of Horrors was a black and white B movie which was released in 1960. The musical adaptation came out in 1982 with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman – the pair who went on to pen music for some Disney greats including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast.
The show's score includes the songs 'Skid Row (Downtown)', 'Somewhere That's Green' and 'Suddenly Seymour'. The musical was quickly adapted into a movie musical in 1986 and there are plans for another film with Billy Porter in the role of Audrey II.
Singin' in the Rain
With how well this story adapts to the stage we wouldn't be surprised if people thought the stage version of Singin' in the Rain came first. However, the beloved 1952 Gene Kelly film didn't make it to the stage until 1983 when it opened at the London Palladium with Tommy Steele as Don Lockwood.
The stage version has come with plenty of amendments throughout its various revivals but still includes the songs we all love including 'Fit as a Fiddle', 'Good Mornin'', 'Would You' and of course, 'Singin' in the Rain'.
Waitress
Sugar, butter, flour. Waitress the musical has captured our hearts as we learn about what baking can do. The story is based on the 2007 film written by Adrienne Shelly who also directed and starred in the film. Sadly, Adrienne didn't live to see the film's release where it received positive reviews.
The stage adaptation has a book by Jessie Nelson and music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Sara has also starred in the leading role both on Broadway and the West End. The show has gone on to become a fan favourite with it making a return to Broadway and heading on a UK & Ireland tour.
The Greatest Showman
Following the fantastic 2017 film The Greatest Showman, was announced there will be a musical adaptation of the production, taking to the stage in the UK in Spring 2026.
The new production will feature the Grammy Award-winning songs which featured in the blockbuster movie, along with new music written especially for the musical adaptation.
13 Going on 30 The Musical
In September 2025, 13 Going on 30 The Musical will have its world premiere at Manchester Opera House. The musical stars West End singer Lucie Jones as Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old who wishes she could bypass her teenage years, and wakes up as a 30-year-old after her birthday.