Kinky Boots tour with Johannes Radebe releases show footage

Exclusive: Enjoy a first look at the brand-new revival of Kinky Boots with this newly-released trailer!

The tour, which is strutting across the UK and Ireland, kicked off earlier this year and features Johannes Radebe making his musical theatre debut as Lola.

He’s joined by Dan Partridge as Charlie Price and WhatsOnStage Award winner Courtney Bowman as Lauren, in the Made at Curve production directed by Nikolai Foster.

Kinky Boots is a Tony, Olivier, Grammy and WhatsOnStage Award-winning musical, featuring a book by Harvey Fierstein and a score by Cyndi Lauper. Based on the 2005 film (which was inspired by true events), it tells the story of a struggling shoe factory in Northampton that attempts to save itself by tapping into a niche market – boots for drag queens.

At certain performances, Newtion Matthews plays the role of Lola while playing Simon Senior for all others. Also in the cast are Kara Lily Hayworth as Nicola, Joe Caffrey (Billy Elliot) as Don, Kathryn Barnes (Guys and Dolls) as Pat, Lucy Williamson (Fame) as Trish, Jonathan Dryden Taylor (Fiddler on the Roof) as Mr Price, Scott Paige as George and Liam Doyle (Heathers the Musical) as Harry.

They’re joined by Kofi Dennis (Hamlet), Ru Fisher (Something Rotten! Live in Concert), Ben Middleton (Grease), Ashley-Jordon Packer (A Chorus Line), Cerys Burton (The Odyssey), Cole Dunn (The Wizard of Oz), Kaya Farrugia (There’s No Place Like Home), Jordan Isaac (Evita), Deena Kapadia (Grease), Tori McDougall (Billy Elliot) and Liam McEvoy (Legally Blonde).

Completing the creative team are Leah Hill (choreography), Robert Jones (set and costume design), George Dyer (musical supervision), and Ben Cracknell (lighting design). It also features sound design by Adam Fisher, casting by Harry Blumenau, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, additional costume for Johannes Radebe by Tom Rogers, with associate direction by Michaela Powell, associate choreography by Johnny Bishop, and associate sound design by Harry Barker with production management by Setting Line.

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The tour is currently playing at Truro Hall for Cornwall until 1 March. It’ll then head to Norwich Theatre Royal (4 to 8 March), Milton Keynes Theatre (11 to 15 March), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (18 to 22 March), Brighton Theatre Royal (25 to 29 March), Birmingham Hippodrome (15 to 19 April), Plymouth Theatre Royal (22 to 26 April), Stockton Globe (29 April to 3 May), Newcastle Theatre Royal (6 to 10 May), Bristol Hippodrome (13 to 17 May), Leeds Grand Theatre (20 to 24 May), Southampton Mayflower Theatre (27 to 31 May), Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (3 to 7 June), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (10 to 14 June), Belfast Grand Opera House (17 to 21 June), Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (24 to 28 June), Nottingham Theatre Royal (1 to 5 July), Liverpool Empire (8 to 12 July), Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin (15 to 19 July), and Oxford New Theatre (22 to 26 July).

Radebe is not scheduled to appear in Brighton and Oxford.

Select tour dates are on sale below. You can also read exclusive interviews with the cast and creative team below.