A 30-date, January-September 2025 UK tour of whip-crackin' comedy musical Calamity Jane - starring triple West End best actress winner Carrie Hope Fletcher - arrives at Manchester Opera House in January (21-25, 2025), before other northern runs at Leeds Grand (March 4-8); Liverpool Empire (April 22-26); York Grand Opera House (April 29-May 3); Blackpool Opera House (June 24-28); Venue Cymru in Llandudno (April 26-30) and Bradford Alhambra (September 2-6).
Based on the 1953 Technicolor Doris Day musical western, the production features classic songs including The Deadwood Stage, The Black Hills of Dakota, The Windy City, and the Oscar-winning Secret Love.
Set in the US state of Dakota in the 1870s Calamity has a big mouth and is always up for a fight – especially when shooting insults at the notorious Wild Bill Hickok. But when the men of Deadwood fall for Chicago stage star Adelaide Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered. Her heart's a thumpin'... but who for?
Carrie Hope Fletcher is a three-time WhatsOnStage Best Actress in a Musical winner. She most recently originated the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. Her previous credits include Heathers, The Addams Family and Eponine in Les Misérables. She embarks on her second solo tour, Love Letters, in the autumn. She has also written several best-selling novels and has huge social media presence, with over 635,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel and over a million views a month.
She said: “Calamity Jane is one of those roles that doesn’t come around all too often. She’s action, romance and comedy all packed into one character!”
The production is a revival of Newbury's Watermill Theatre version of 10 years ago. Producer Jamie Wilson said: “I am delighted to be collaborating with them again to bring this wonderful production back to theatres all over the country after 10 years.
"We have been waiting for the right moment - and artist - to step into Calamity's boots and we are thrilled that Carrie will be leading the company."
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