Blockbuster musical The King and I is heading back to Manchester fresh from an acclaimed run on London's West End. The show - branded "unmissable" by reviewers - will head on a major UK tour from January 2023 which will include a run at Manchester's Palace Theatre.
The production will open in Canterbury and then visit Wimbledon, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wycombe, Bristol, Dartford, Bradford, Southend, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow. Casting will be announced later this year with further UK cities as well as a major international tour also to be announced.
The tour follows the cinema release of the live production of The King and I: From the London Palladium, which was the biggest live event in cinemas of 2018. More than 135,000 movie goers packed cinemas across the globe for the initial performance filmed on stage at the iconic London theatre.
