Smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS will return to tour the UK and Ireland, opening in March 2026.
Joining the previously announced multi award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna, in Waitress The Musical are Les Dennis as Joe, Sandra Marvin as Becky and Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn.
Waitress will be ‘opening up’ at the New Wimbledon Theatre from Saturday 28 March 2026.
Further casting to be announced in due course. waitressthemusical.co.uk
Waitress celebrated its official UK opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End on 7 March 2019.
The Story
WAITRESS is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles. With a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro,
WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town, who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness.
But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life. This beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.
WAITRESS UK & IRELAND TOUR 2026/2027
SATURDAY 28 MARCH – SATURDAY 4 APRIL 2026
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
MONDAY 6 – SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026
THEATRE ROYAL, BRIGHTON
MONDAY 13 – SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
MONDAY 20 – SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
TUESDAY 28 APRIL – SATURDAY 2 MAY 2026
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
MONDAY 4 – SATURDAY 9 MAY 2026
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
Casting for the role of ‘Jenna’ to be announced.
TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 16 MAY 2026
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
TUESDAY 19 – SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
TUESDAY 26 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2026
MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE
MONDAY 8 – SATURDAY 13 JUNE 2026
WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
TUESDAY 16 – SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2026
CLIFFS PAVILION, SOUTHEND
Casting for the role of ‘Jenna’ to be announced for the following dates
MONDAY 29 JUNE – SATURDAY 4 JULY 2026
NEW THEATRE, OXFORD
MONDAY 6 – SATURDAY 11 JULY 2026
REGENT THEATRE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
MONDAY 13 – SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026
OPERA HOUSE, BLACKPOOL
TUESDAY 28 JULY – SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, BELFAST
TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
MONDAY 10 – SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2026
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM
MONDAY 17 – SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
MONDAY 24 – SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2026
BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION THEATRE
TUESDAY 1 – SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2026
HULL NEW THEATRE
MONDAY 7 – SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
MONDAY 14 – SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026
CONGRESS THEATRE, EASTBOURNE
TUESDAY 22 – SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2026
KINGS THEATRE, GLASGOW
TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026
SHEFFIELD LYCEUM
TUESDAY 27 – SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026
LOWRY, SALFORD
FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
More about the Cast
Les Dennis is one of the UK’s best-known entertainers with a career in showbusiness spanning over 50 years. His West End credits include Inside Number 9: Stage Fright at the Wyndham’s Theatre, Grandad Trotter in Only Fools and Horses The Musical at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Wilbur in Hairspray opposite Michael Ball at the London Coliseum, King Arthur in Spamalot, Amos Hart in Chicago and Bill in Me and My Girl. His touring theatre credits include 42nd Street, Art, Legally Blonde, High School Musical 2 and Uncle Fester in the musical comedy The Addams Family. His many TV credits include Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street and a fictional version of himself in Extras.
Sandra Marvin returns to the role of Becky having previously starred in Waitress both in the West End and on tour. Her many theatre credits include Rabby in Fat Ham at the RSC, Angelique in the UK and Ireland tour of & Juliet, Martha in White Christmas at Sheffield Theatres, Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act both in the West End and UK tour, Mrs Fezziwig/Mrs Mops in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre, City of Angels and Committee at the Donmar Warehouse, Miss Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Queenie in Show Boat at the New London Theatre, Rose in Stepping Out at the Vaudeville Theatre, Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre and Ragtime and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Her other credits include Bagdad Café at the Old Vic Theatre, Romantics Anonymous at Bristol Old Vic and on tour in the US and Mama Morton in Chicago at Leicester Curve. On screen Sandra is known for playing Jessie Grant/Dingle in Emmerdale and Patricia Williams in Call the Midwife. In 2016 Sandra performed with Kate Bush on her 22-date sold-out Before the Dawn concerts and features on her live album of the same name. Sandra also sings the title track on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the George Clooney film, Gravity.
Evelyn Hoskins returns to the role of Dawn having previously starred in Waitress both in the West End and on tour. She most recently reprised her role of Carol Van Deusen in 42 Balloons at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, having previously played at the Vaudeville Theatre and Lowry, Salford. Evelyn’s other stage credits include Something Rotten! in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Gyspy at the Mill at Sonning, Carrie at the Southwark Playhouse, as well as originating the role of Thea in the London production of Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre.
Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, author and vlogger. Her many theatre credits include Jovie in Elf the Musical at the Aldwych Theatre, the title role in the UK and Ireland tour of Calamity Jane, Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, Veronica Sawyer in Heathers at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family UK and Ireland tour, all of which won her a Best Actress in a Musical award at the WhatsOnStage Awards. Further credits include Once – In Concert at the London Palladium, Treason – The Musical Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Elizabeth in The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre and on tour, Grusha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Rose Theatre, Fantine in Les Misérables: The Concert at the Gielgud Theatre, Eponine in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, winning a WhatOnStage award for Best Takeover in a Role, and Beth in Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds arena tour.
