Johannes Radebe to tour solo show in 2027

Johannes Radebe has announced a new UK and Ireland tour for 2027.

The dancer, TV presenter and Kinky Boots star will take his new show, Finally Home, on the road from 1 April to 13 June 2027, including a gala performance at The London Palladium on 9 May.

The production follows Radebe’s previous solo tours, Freedom, Freedom Unleashed and House of Jojo. The new show will feature dance, live vocals and music that has influenced his life and career, including ballroom favourites, South African music and pop songs.

Radebe said: “People have been asking if I won’t be dancing anymore…darling, I’m just getting started! Bringing this tour Finally Home across the UK and Ireland is my way of saying thank you to everyone who has supported my journey. So come ready for joy, fun and celebration, because we’re bringing the biggest party to your town and I cannot wait to dance with you all!”

Born in Zamdela Sasolburg, South Africa, Radebe began dancing at the age of seven. After working internationally, including on cruise ships and with Dancing With The Stars South Africa, he joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 and became one of the programme’s most recognisable professionals. In 2021, he and partner John Whaite reached the final as the show’s first all-male pairing.

Alongside his television work, Radebe has toured extensively with his own productions, made his film choreography debut on Pretty Red Dress, co-produced the Olivier-nominated A Strange Loop, and published the bestselling memoir Jojo: Finally Home. He recently made his musical theatre debut as Lola in Kinky Boots, which toured the UK and Ireland before transferring to the London Coliseum.

The tour will visit High Wycombe Swan Theatre (1 April), Oxford New Theatre (2 April), Eastbourne Congress Theatre (3 April), Liverpool Empire Theatre (4 April), Blackpool Grand Theatre (7 to 8 April), Manchester Palace Theatre (9 to 10 April), Theatre Royal Brighton (14 to 15 April), Stockton Globe (16 April), SEC Armadillo, Glasgow (17 April), Birmingham Hippodrome (18 April), Churchill Theatre, Bromley (20 April), Grand Opera House, Belfast (22 to 24 April), Gaiety Theatre, Dublin (25 April), Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (28 April), The Sands Centre, Carlisle (29 April) and Aberdeen Music Hall (30 April).

In May, he visits Edinburgh Playhouse (1 May), Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (2 May), Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (5 May), Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham (6 May), Bath Forum (7 May), London Palladium (9 May), G Live, Guildford (12 May), Hall for Cornwall, Truro (13 May), Lighthouse, Poole (14 May), Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent (15 May), Leeds Grand Theatre (16 May), Bradford Live (19 May), New Theatre Peterborough (20 May), Orchard Theatre, Dartford (21 May), Sheffield City Hall (22 May), Sunderland Empire (23 May), New Victoria Theatre, Woking (26 May), Curve, Leicester (27 to 29 May), Grimsby Auditorium (30 May), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (2 to 3 June), Princess Theatre, Torquay (4 June), Swansea Building Society Arena (5 June), Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (6 June), Grand Opera House, York (9 June), Hull New Theatre (10 June), Theatre Royal Plymouth (11 to 12 June) and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (13 June).