UK & Ireland tour announced for smash hit musical ANNIE

Photo credit: Matt Crockett

Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that their smash hit production of the musical ANNIE will embark on a UK and Ireland tour, opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on 23 May 2026.

The tour will go on to play in Birmingham, Manchester, Plymouth, Canterbury, Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Blackpool, Newcastle, Dublin, Bristol, Nottingham, Hull, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Truro, Cheltenham, Stoke-on-Trent, Crawley, Belfast, Aberdeen, Woking, Bradford, Oxford, Sunderland, Norwich, Wolverhampton, Glasgow, and Leicester, with further venues to be announced.

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, with direction by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, set and costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Nick Winston, lighting by Ben Cracknell, and sound by Richard Brooker.

Casting will be announced shortly.

To book tickets for ANNIE at select touring venues, please click here.