Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences off their feet with the announcement of the new 2020/2021 tour which will stop off at Darlington Hippodrome from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 February 2021.
Directed by dancer, choreographer and Britain’s favourite TV judge; the fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood, Strictly Ballroom will be foxtrotting around the UK and Ireland from September 2020. The show is based on the award-winning, global film phenomenon, ‘Strictly Ballroom’ that inspired the world to dance.
Featuring a show-stopping book by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce, and bringing together a sublime cast of over 20 world class performers, Strictly Ballroom brings to life iconic songs, including Love is in the Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time with dynamic and joyous verve. This tour will also feature some amazing new songs by internationally acclaimed artists including Sia, David Foster and Eddie Perfect. The show’s scintillating singing, dazzling dancing and eye-popping costumes will combine together to bring audiences a story of heart, comedy and drama, and promises to be an unforgettable night under the glitter ball.
Strictly Ballroom The Musical tells the beguiling story of Scott Hastings, a talented, arrogant and rebellious young ballroom dancer. When Scott’s radical dance moves see him fall out of favour with the Australian Federation, he finds himself dancing with Fran, a beginner with no moves at all. Inspired by one another, this unlikely pair gather the courage to defy both convention and their families – and discover that, to be winners, the steps don’t need to be strictly ballroom…
This uplifting and courageous musical originated as a stage play that Baz Luhrmann devised with a group of classmates at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1984. Eight years later he made his screen directorial debut with ‘Strictly Ballroom’, the first instalment in Luhrmann’s acclaimed Red Curtain Trilogy. The vibrant film enjoyed staggering success, winning three awards at the 1993 BAFTA awards and a 1994 Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, going on to become one of the most successful Australian films of all time, earning more than $80 million at the box office. In April 2014 Strictly Ballroom The Musical had its world premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.
Strictly Ballroom runs at Darlington Hippodrome from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 February 2021. Tickets are on sale now.
For more information or to book call 01325 405405 or visit www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk