UK & Ireland tour announced of ANNIE

ANNIE will embark on a UK and Ireland tour opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on Saturday 23 May 2026. www.anniethemusicaltour.uk

La Voix will star as Miss Hannigan, alongside Alex Bourne as Oliver Warbucks, in the UK and Ireland tour of the musical ANNIE, opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on Saturday 23 May 2026. 

La Voix will play the role in Wimbledon, Birmingham, Manchester, Plymouth and Canterbury, with casting for the role of Miss Hannigan from Cardiff onwards, and full company, to be announced soon.

Tour schedule and on sale details below with further dates to be announced. www.anniethemusicaltour.uk

Who is La Voix

La Voix was most recently a participant in Series 23 of Strictly Come Dancing. She previously appeared on Season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, reaching the grand finale and being awarded runner up. Her other TV credits include appearances on ITV’s Queens For The Night, becoming a semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent, and her film credits include Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. With her live show, La Voix Meets, she’s interviewed legends such as Dawn French, Joanna Lumley, Su Pollard, and Vanessa Feltz, and performed for the British Royal Family at their exclusive New Year’s Eve ball.

She recently released her debut original pop single, The Show Isn’t Over, followed by her second original single, Hitchcock Blonde. Her hotly anticipated EP The Show Isn’t Over was released in autumn of 2025 alongside a UK tour of the same name, with dates in London’s West End as well as Glasgow, Manchester, Cornwall, Brighton and more.

Who is Alex Bourne

Alex Bourne returns to Annie as Oliver Warbucks, having played the role in the West End, in Toronto and on a UK Tour. His other theatre credits include The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz at the Gillian Lynne Theatre and on a UK Tour, Edna Turnblad in the UK Tour of Hairspray, Sam Carmichael in the UK Tour of Mamma Mia!, Khashoggi in We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre, Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre and on an international tour, and Lex Hogan in Eugenius! at The Other Palace. He also played Fred Graham in Kiss Me, Kate at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre, for which he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. On film he can be seen in Sony Pictures’ Cinderella.

What is Annie about

Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…

With its Tony® award-winning book and score, this stunning production includes the unforgettable songs ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’, ‘Easy Street’, ‘I Don’t Need Anything But You’ and ‘Tomorrow’.

ANNIE has Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin and a Book by Thomas Meehan. It is directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster with set and costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Nick Winston, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Richard Brooker.

ANNIE UK TOUR 2026-27

SATURDAY 23 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2026
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
La Voix starring as Miss Hannigan.

TUESDAY 2 – SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2026
THE ALEXANDRA, BIRMINGHAM
La Voix starring as Miss Hannigan.

TUESDAY 9 – SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026
PALACE THEATRE MANCHESTER
La Voix starring as Miss Hannigan.

MONDAY 22 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026
THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
La Voix starring as Miss Hannigan.

TUESDAY 30 – SATURDAY 4 JULY 2026
MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY
La Voix starring as Miss Hannigan

TUESDAY 7 – SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026
WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 21 – SUNDAY 26 JULY 2026
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 28 – SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026
BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026
THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 11 – SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 18 – SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 1 – SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2026
CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 8 – SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2026
HULL NEW THEATRE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 15 – SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 22 – SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 29 – SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER 2026
HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 6 – SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2026
THE EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 13 – SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026
REGENT THEATRE, STOKE-ON-TENT
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 20 – SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026
THE HAWTH THEATRE, CRAWLEY
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 27 – SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, BELFAST
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 3 – SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2026
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

MONDAY 16 – SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2026
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

MONDAY 23 – SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2026
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2026 – SUNDAY 3 JANUARY 2027
NEW THEATRE OXFORD
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

MONDAY 18 – SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2027
THE SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2027
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 2 – SUNDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2027
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 16 – SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2027
GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2027
LYCEUM THEATRE, SHEFFIELD
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

TUESDAY 2 – SUNDAY 7 MARCH 2027
KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
The role of Miss Hannigan to be announced soon.

FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED


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