LORNE MICHAELS, CROSSROADS LIVE
AND SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS
PRESENT
THE 2026/2027 UK AND IRELAND TOUR
OF THE AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL
MEAN GIRLS
OPENING AT
MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE
ON 23 FEBRUARY 2026
Lorne Michaels, Crossroads Live and Sonia Friedman Productions are delighted to announce further details of the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL. The tour will open at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026 before touring to venues across the UK and Ireland until the end of January 2027. Tour listings below with further venues and casting to be announced. www.meangirlsmusical.com/tour
Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron may think she knows a thing or two about survival of the fittest thanks to her zoologist parents, but high school is a whole new level of savage. When Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung. Expect iconic characters, razor-sharp wit, and killer songs.
MEAN GIRLS, the smash-hit musical comedy based on the iconic Paramount Pictures film of the same name, had its first West End performance at the Savoy Theatre on 5 June 2024, where it was seen by over 330,000 people and played until 8 June 2025. MEAN GIRLS recently took home the coveted ‘Best New Musical’ award at the 2025 WhatsOnStage Awards.
MEAN GIRLS had its world premiere in 2017 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre to ecstatic responses, where it played to packed houses. The show then went on a hugely successful US tour in 2019 and recently completed a second US tour. In addition, in 2024, Paramount Pictures released a new twist on the fan-favourite film from the comedic mind of Tina Fey with a fresh and fun re-telling of the story featuring sensational musical performances.
The musical MEAN GIRLS has a book by Tina Fey, music and vocal arrangements by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Brian Ronan, hair design by Josh Marquette, musical supervision/vocal, dance, incidental and additional music arrangements by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, orchestrations by John Clancy and dance and incidental music arrangements by Glen Kelly.
MEAN GIRLS UK TOUR – 2026/2027 TOUR LISTINGS
MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026
MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 10 – SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026
CARDIFF WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 6 – SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 19 – SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026
EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM
https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2026
HULL NEW THEATRE
https://www.hulltheatres.co.uk
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 1 – SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2026
BOURNEMOUTH PAVILLION
https://www.bournemouthpavilion.co.uk
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 9 JUNE – SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, BELFAST
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026
GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON
https://www.grandtheatre.co.uk
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 29 JUNE – SATURDAY 11 JULY 2026
THE KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre-glasgow
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 20 – SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 28 JULY – SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026
CLIFF’S PAVILLION, SOUTHEND
https://trafalgartickets.com/cliffs-pavilion-southend
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 18 – SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026
BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 25 AUGUST – SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2026
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
https://www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 8 – SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2026
THE HAWTH CRAWLEY
https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 5 – SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2026
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 19 – SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire
ON SALE SOON
TUESDAY 17 – SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2026
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse
ON SALE SOON
MONDAY 18 – SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2027
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
https://www.theatreroyal.co.uk
ON SALE SOON
THE TOUR WILL ALSO BE VISITING STOKE ON TRENT, EASTBOURNE, WOKING, ABERDEEN, CANTERBURY, NOTTINGHAM, SHEFFIELD, WIMBLEDON, BIRMINGHAM, OXFORD AND SOUTHAMPTON WITH DATES AND VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON