Capital dates set for smash-hit Tina Turner musical on first ever UK tour
Tina was a truly inspirational woman whose story still moves and elates audiences around the world nightly
The producers of the hit West End production, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, have announced that the show will arrive in Edinburgh next year as part of its first ever UK and Ireland tour.
The tribute show, dedicated to the memory of “The Best” singer, who passed away in May last year, will be at the Edinburgh Playhouse from November 1122, 2025, with casting to be announced soon.
Tickets for the tour go on general sale on Tuesday, March 5, with ATG+ members getting access the day before.
Tina continues to run in the West End at the Aldwych Theatre, where it has played for over five years following its world premiere, receiving critical acclaim, and breaking all Box Office records at the venue.
It is currently booking until May next year, making it the longest running show to ever run at the Aldwych.
The production is also a global success, with eight productions having opened worldwide since 2018, including on Broadway and across North America, Germany, Spain, Netherlands and Australia.
The show is currently on tour in both North America and Australia.
Producer Tali Pelman said: “Tina Turner played to packed out arenas across the UK and Ireland throughout her extensive career.
“We’re thrilled to now be able to bring her extraordinary story to stages across the UK and Ireland for the first time, celebrating the life and times of a truly inspirational woman whose story continues to move and elate audiences around the world every night.”
The musical tells the story of legendary artist Tina Turner, the 12-time Grammy Award winning “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” who was born as Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Brownsville, Tennessee nearby Nutbush.
Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, the musical is an inspiring true story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender, and race to conquer the world against all odds.
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is choreographed by Anthony van Laast, with set and costume designs by Mark Thompson.
The show’s musical supervision is by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Nevin Steinberg, projection design by Jeff Sugg, orchestrations by Ethan Popp, and wigs, hair and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates.
The show was produced by Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner.