Strictly Come Dancing star to take to the stage at Aylesbury's Waterside Theatre
and live on Freeview channel 276
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After seven years on Strictly Come Dancing, last week Kevin announced his departure from the series and now he makes a full‐time move into the world of musical theatre in a role that could hardly be better suited.
Kevin Clifton said: “I’m beyond excited to be finally fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play Scott Hastings in Strictly Ballroom The Musical. When I was 10 years old I first watched the movie that would become my favourite film of all time.
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Hide Ad“This is my dream role. Plus I get to work with Craig Revel Horwood again! I really can’t wait to don the golden jacket and waltz all over the UK from September this year in what’s set to be an incredible show!”
The musical is based on the award‐winning global film phenomenon, Strictly Ballroom, which inspired the world to dance.
Directed by Craig Revel Horwood, this all‐singing, all‐dancing and all‐glittering show is set to dazzle audiences once more with the new 2020/21 tour.
Kevin joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, performing in the final five times and was crowned Strictly Champion in 2018. He’s a world‐class professional dancer, former Youth World Number One and four‐time British Latin Champion and has won international open titles all over the world.
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Hide AdAfter making his West End musical theatre debut in 2010 in Dirty Dancing, Kevin has starred in The Wedding Singer as Robbie Hart as well as starring in the West End production of Rock of Ages as Stacie Jaxx.
Strictly Ballroom The Musical tells the beguiling story of Scott Hastings, a talented, arrogant and rebellious young ballroom dancer. When Scott’s radical dance moves see him fall out of favour with the Australian Federation, he finds himself dancing with Fran, a beginner with no moves at all.
Inspired by one another, this unlikely pair gather the courage to defy both convention and their families – and discover that, to be winners, the steps don’t need to be strictly ballroom.
Featuring a show‐stopping book by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, and bringing together a sublime cast of over 20 world class performers, Strictly Ballroom brings to life iconic songs, including Love is in the Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time.
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Hide AdThis tour will also feature new songs by internationally acclaimed artists including Sia, David Foster and Eddie Perfect.
Strictly Ballroom originated as a stage play that Baz Luhrmann devised with a group of classmates at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1984.
Eight years later the film version won three awards at the 1993 BAFTA awards and a 1994 Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, going on to become one of the most successful Australian films of all time.
Tickets are on sale now. Call 0844 871 7607 (booking fee. Calls cost up to 7p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge) or visit atgtickets.com/aylesbury (booking fee).