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Six the Musical Tour

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SIX THE MUSICAL TOUR 2024 DATES & TICKETS

Six the Musical Tour BIRMINGHAM Tue 18 Jun – Sat 22 Jun 2024 Six the Musical Tour EDINBURGH Tue 11 Jun – Sat 15 Jun 2024 Six the Musical Tour LEEDS Tue 28 May – Sat 01 Jun 2024 Six the Musical Tour LIVERPOOL Tue 21 May – Sat 25 May 2024 Six the Musical Tour LEICESTER Thu 02 May – Sun 12 May 2024 Six the Musical Tour CANTERBURY Tue 05 Mar – Sat 09 Mar 2024 Six the Musical Tour WOLVERHAMPTON Tue 27 Feb – Sun 03 Mar 2024 Six the Musical Tour NORWICH Tue 20 Feb – Sat 24 Feb 2024 Six the Musical Tour LLANDUDNO Tue 13 Feb – Sat 17 Feb 2024 Six the Musical Tour CHELTENHAM Tue 30 Jan – Sat 10 Feb 2024 Six the Musical Tour AYLESBURY Tue 23 Jan – Sun 28 Jan 2024 Six the Musical Tour SOUTHEND -ON-SEA Tue 16 Jan – Sun 21 Jan 2024 Six the Musical Tour SWANSEA Wed 10 Jan – Sun 14 Jan 2024 Six the Musical Tour BRIGHTON Tue 19 Dec – Sat 06 Jan 2024 Six the Musical Tour NORTHAMPTON Tue 28 Nov – Sat 02 Dec 2023 Six the Musical Tour NOTTINGHAM Tue 21 Nov – Sun 26 Nov 2023 Six the Musical Tour TORQUAY Tue 14 Nov – Sat 18 Nov 2023 Six the Musical Tour POOLE Tue 31 Oct – Sun 12 Nov 2023 Six the Musical Tour SKEGNESS Tue 24 Oct – Sat 28 Oct 2023 Six the Musical Tour PORTSMOUTH Wed 11 Oct – Sun 15 Oct 2023 Six the Musical Tour CHESTER Tue 12 Sep – Sat 16 Sep 2023 Six the Musical Tour BATH Mon 14 Aug – Wed 23 Aug 2023 Six the Musical Tour CARDIFF Tue 08 Aug – Sat 12 Aug 2023 Six the Musical Tour MANCHESTER Tue 18 Jul – Sun 23 Jul 2023 Six the Musical Tour BLACKPOOL Tue 11 Jul – Sat 15 Jul 2023 Six the Musical Tour NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Tue 04 Jul – Sat 08 Jul 2023 Six the Musical Tour YORK Tue 27 Jun – Sun 02 Jul 2023 Six the Musical Tour PETERBOROUGH Tue 06 Jun – Sun 11 Jun 2023 Six the Musical Tour HULL Tue 23 May – Sun 28 May 2023 Six the Musical Tour ABERDEEN Tue 09 May – Sat 13 May 2023 Six the Musical Tour TUNBRIDGE WELLS Tue 25 Apr – Sat 29 Apr 2023 Six the Musical Tour HIGH WYCOMBE Tue 18 Apr – Sun 23 Apr 2023 Six the Musical Tour BELFAST Tue 11 Apr – Sat 15 Apr 2023 Six the Musical Tour DUBLIN Tue 04 Apr – Sat 08 Apr 2023 Six the Musical Tour CAMBRIDGE Tue 14 Feb – Sat 25 Feb 2023 Six the Musical Tour WOKING Tue 31 Jan – Sun 05 Feb 2023 Six the Musical Tour DARTFORD Tue 24 Jan – Sun 29 Jan 2023 Six the Musical Tour CHICHESTER Tue 22 Nov – Sun 27 Nov 2022 Six the Musical Tour INVERNESS Tue 08 Nov – Sat 12 Nov 2022 Six the Musical Tour BRADFORD Tue 01 Nov – Sat 05 Nov 2022 Six the Musical Tour MALVERN Tue 25 Oct – Sat 29 Oct 2022 Six the Musical Tour SWINDON Tue 04 Oct – Sat 08 Oct 2022 Six the Musical Tour COVENTRY Tue 27 Sep – Sun 02 Oct 2022 Six the Musical Tour TRURO Tue 06 Sep – Sun 11 Sep 2022 Six the Musical Tour DERRY / LONDONDERRY Tue 23 Aug – Sat 27 Aug 2022 Six the Musical Tour EASTBOURNE Tue 31 May – Sun 05 Jun 2022 Six the Musical Tour KINGSTON UPON THAMES Tue 17 May – Sun 29 May 2022 Six the Musical Tour GUILDFORD Tue 01 Mar – Sat 12 Mar 2022 Six the Musical Tour MOLD Tue 22 Feb – Sat 26 Feb 2022

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WHAT IS SIX THE MUSICAL ABOUT?

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

All this time They’ve been just one word in a stupid rhyme So they picked up a pen and a microphone History’s about to get overthrown.

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of her-storical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude.  Powered by an all-female band and with songs including Ex-Wives, Haus of Holbein and Don’t Lose Ur Head.

The modern retelling of King Henry VIII's six wives turned divas had its humble beginnings in 2017 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it was presented by history-loving Cambridge students. The concept of the show was born in a poetry class. As research for the show, Marlow read  Antonia Fraser ‘s “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” whilst Moss watched  Lucy Worsley ‘s documentary series  Six Wives.

Since making its professional debut, the musical has crossed the pond to Broadway. The West End production has been nominated for 5 Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best Musical, whilst the Broadway production was nominated for two Drama League Awards.

Now the phenomenal SIX is ready to embark on its first UK tour bringing this piece of uplifting musical theatre to a venue near you…

Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE in concert!

SIX THE MUSICAL UK TOUR - CAST & CREATIVE

Six the Musical 2024 Tour Cast :

• Nicole Louise Lewis – Catherine of Aragon 
• Laura Dawn Pyatt – Anne Boleyn 
• Erin Caldwell  – Jane Seymour 
• Kenedy Small  – Anna of Cleves
• Lou Henry – Katherine Howard 
• Aoife Haakenson – Catherine Parr
• Izi Maxwell – Understudy
• Tamara Morgan – Understudy
• Ellie Jane Grant – Understudy
• Shakira Simpson – Ensemble
• Natalie Pilkington – Ensemble

The cast are backed by the show's all-female band, The Ladies in Waiting:

• Guitar –  Lola Barber
• Bass –  Jikea Oh
• Drums – Amanda Dal

Book, Music & Lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Directed by  Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage

Choreography by  Carrie-Anne Ingrouille

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• Bournemouth
• Derry / Londonderry
• High Wycombe
• Kingston upon Thames
• Milton Keynes
• Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Northampton
• Peterborough
• Southampton
• Southend-on-Sea
• Stockton-on-Tees
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Wolverhampton

Six the Musical 2023-24 Cast – New Production Images

New production images have been released for Six the Musical now running at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End.

Six the musical at London’s Vaudeville Theatre have announced new Queens: Nikki Bentley  ( Wicked –  West End) as Catherine of Aragon,  Thao Therese Nguyen  ( Miss Saigon –  West End and UK & Ireland Tour) as Anne Boleyn,  Kayleigh McKnight  ( Heathers the Musical –  The Other Palace) as Jane Seymour,  Reca Oakley  ( SIX  – NCL) as Anna of Cleves,  Inez Budd  ( Heathers the Musical –  The Other Palace) as Katherine Howard and  Janiq Charles  ( Disney’s The Lion King –  West End & UK Tour) as Catherine Parr. They are joined by  Gabriella Stylianou  ( The Great British Bake Off Musical –  Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham & West End) as Alternate Aragon/Seymour and Dance Captain,  Naomi Alade  ( Beautiful – The Carole King Musical –  UK Tour) as Alternate Boleyn/Cleves,  Hannah Lowther  ( The SpongeBob Musical –  Southbank Centre, London & UK Tour) as Alternate Howard/Parr,  Meg Dixon-Brasil  ( SIX  – NCL) as Super Swing and  Natalie Pilkington  ( SIX –  UK & Ireland Tour, South Korea, NCL) as UK Super Swing.

Think you know the six Wives of Henry VIII? Think again…

  Prepare to lose your head and experience the Tudor Wives’ lives as they turn back the clock and take to the stage to reclaim their crowns and retell their stories of love, loss and the infamous ex they all have in common.

Join Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard and Parr, backed by their fierce on-stage band,   the Ladies in Waiting, and Get Down to a royal retelling of the sassiest story in British Her-story.

The crowning glory of the West End, Broadway and beyond, SIX, created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, is currently booking in the West End until 28 April 2024 at the Vaudeville Theatre.  As recently announced, the Queendom has hit 1.5million followers globally – across YouTube, Instagram, X, TikTok and Facebook in the UK, US, Australia, Korea and beyond.

Winner of over 35 international awards, including two 2022 Tony Awards, a Whatsonstage award, and nominated for five Oliviers, SIX can also be seen live on stage worldwide: on Broadway at the Lena Horne Theatre in New York, across the UK on its current sell-out, record-breaking tour, with two concurrent North American tours, a recent Australian tour and forthcoming productions due to play Korea, Holland and Canada.

The show’s 2018 debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe hastened its West End transfer in January 2019 at the Arts Theatre. In 2020, SIX transferred for a short West End season at the Lyric Theatre before opening at its current home, the Vaudeville Theatre in November 2021.

SIX is written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, with direction by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, Choreography is by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, with set design by Emma Bailey, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Tim Deiling, sound design by Paul Gatehouse, musical orchestration by Tom Curran, and musical supervision by Joe Beighton.

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Meet the west end’s latest queens – six cast announced.

By Carly-Ann Clements First Published 15 June 2018, Last Updated 15 June 2018

Forget one new Duchess. The West End has gone all out and gotten itself six new queens. Yaaaaaaaaaas! Today, the cast of the eagerly anticipated Six The Musical has been announced and we’re royally impressed.

The all-female band powering this brand new British musical will be made up of six fierce performers. Each will play one of Henry VIII’s wives to retell their story from their perspective. Jarneia Richard-Noel (The Color Purple) will play Catherine Of Aragon, Millie O’Connell (Thoroughly Modern Millie) will play Anne Boleyn, Natalie Paris (Sunday in the Park with George) will play Jane Seymour, Alexia McIntosh (Godiva Rocks) will play Anna Of Cleves, Aimie Atkinson (In The Heights) will play Katherine Howard, and Maiya Quansah-Breed will play Catherine Parr. Grace Mouat will complete the cast as swing/dance captain.

Remixing 500 years of heartbreak, this celebration of sisterly sass-itude will tell the her-story of these significant women from a whole new point of view.

Written by  Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, Six attracted the attention of producers Kenny Wax and Global Musicals Ltd following a hit run at Edinburgh where it received rave reviews. It played a select number of performances in London earlier this year, and now returns for a fully-fledged run in the West End.

Wendy Barnes of Global Musicals said: “Kenny, Andy and I saw the previous production independently of each other but we were all immediately blown away by the funny, relevant humour and infectious score that these two young talents had created. We are proud to debut their first musical and begin an ambitious and exciting journey for the piece, which is particularly timely as we strive for female equality and empowerment. These women were so much more than history would have us believe.”

Six opens at the Arts Theatre on 30 August 2018.

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About This Show

From the West End to Broadway, the international smash hit musical Six is on its UK tour in 2023-2024!

Six the musical is a Double Tony Award winner for ‘Best Original Score’ and ‘Best Costume Design’, and winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for ‘Best West End Show’ (2022 and 2023)

Embarking on its UK tour, Six the musical tells the history of Henry VIII’s wives in a way audiences haven’t seen before. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.

These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.

Six the musical is a sell-out Tudor take-off with ‘an incredibly strong and powerful message’ (The Australian) and is ‘pure entertainment’ (New York Times), with a Gold-Disk winning album featuring songs such as Don’t Lose Ur Head and Ex-Wives.

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Currently touring until 28 September 2024

Six is the award-winning smash hit musical from Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss that has taken the world by storm, now touring across the UK

Six The Musical UK dates and venues

• Oxford , New Theatre Oxford 25 June 2024 - 29 June 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Sunderland , Sunderland Empire 2 July 2024 - 6 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Bromley , Churchill Theatre 10 July 2024 - 14 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Southampton , Mayflower Theatre 16 July 2024 - 20 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Salford , The Lowry 13 August 2024 - 1 September 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Bristol , Bristol Hippodrome 10 September 2024 - 14 September 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Milton Keynes , Milton Keynes Theatre 24 September 2024 - 28 September 2024 Book tickets ➤

Nominated for five Olivier Awards , SIX turns Tudor queens into pop princesses. The acclaimed stage show sees 500 years of historical heartbreak become an hour of 21st century sass.

Six The Musical UK tour cast

The current touring Queens are Nicole Louise Lewis (Catherine of Aragon), Laura Dawn Pyatt (Anne Boleyn), Erin Caldwell (Jane Seymour), Kenedy Small (Anna of Cleves), Lou Henry (Katherine Howard) and Aoife Haakenson (Catherine Parr).

Joining them are alternates Izi Maxwell, Tamara Morgan and Ellie Jane Grant with super-swing and dance captain Shakira Simpson.

Supporting the cast are the show’s all-female band, The Ladies in Waiting.

Alongside the tour, Six The Musical is currently playing an extended run in the West End at the Vaudeville Theatre.

About the show

Six The Musical is a 75-minute, sung-through show set as a fictional singing contest among Henry VIII’s six wives.

Each queen sings about her struggles with the King in a mock competition. They compete to be crowned the ultimate musical sensation, based on how much ‘BS’ they had to put up with from Henry.

The show has an age recommendation of 10. Children under 16 must be accompanied.

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SIX UK TOUR CAST ANNOUNCED

⭐ SIX UK TOUR CAST ANNOUNCED ⭐

Here are the cast for the upcoming tour of Six.

The touring Queens will be played by Lauren Drew (Catherine of Aragon), Maddison Bulleyment (Anne Boleyn), Lauren Byrne (Jane Seymour), Shekinah McFarlane (Anna of Cleves), Jodie Steele (Katherine Howard) and Athena Collins (Catherine Parr).

With alternates Jennifer Caldwell, Cassandra Lee and Harriet Watson.

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SIX The Musical announces new cast for the UK Tour

The multi award-winning musical phenomenon SIX, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, today announces a new cast for the UK tour. The current company will play their final performance on Sunday 6 March with the new company taking over from Tuesday 8 March at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford. The new touring Queens will be played by Chlöe Hart (Catherine of Aragon), Jennifer Caldwell (Anne Boleyn), Casey Al-Shaqsy (Jane Seymour), Aiesha Pease (Anna of Cleves), Jaina Brock-Patel (Katherine Howard) and Alana M Robinson (Catherine Parr). Grace Melville, Leesa Tulley and Natalie Pilkington (Dance Captain) will be joining the cast as Alternates, with Super Swing Harriet Caplan-Dean. The cast are backed by the show’s all-female band, The Ladies in Waiting.

SIX follows the six wives of Henry VIII as they take to the mic to tell their own personal tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.

Since its early days as a student production in a 100-seat room at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the show has fast become a global musical phenomenon. SIX currently has productions playing on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and at the Sydney Opera House prior to an Australian and New Zealand tour, with a major US tour coming soon. Meanwhile, back on home turf, the London production is now enjoying its third royal residence in the West End at the Vaudeville Theatre and the UK tour continues its nationwide sold-out reign, now booking through to 2023.

SIX was nominated for five Olivier Awards including Best New Musical. It won the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards and was invited to perform on the results show of ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and BBC’s ‘Children in Need Appeal Show’. Celebrating the global success of its songs with over 300 million streams and over 3 billion views on TikTok, the original studio album of SIX has officially turned Gold, marking over 100,000 sales in the UK and will be released on vinyl next month.

Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SIX is co-directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, featuring choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. The design team includes Emma Bailey (Set Design), Gabriella Slade (Costume Design), Tim Deiling (Lighting Design) and Paul Gatehouse (Sound Design). The score features orchestrations by Tom Curran with music supervision and vocal arrangements by Joe Beighton. Musical Director Jennifer Deacon and UK Musical Supervisor Katy Richardson. Casting is by Pearson Casting. SIX is produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes and George Stiles.

Tour Information:

SIX UK TOUR 2022/23

Tue 1 – Sat 5 February WOLVERHAMPTON Grand Theatre Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DE BOX OFFICE 01902 42 92 12 grandtheatre.co.uk

Mon 7 – Sat 12 February CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS BOX OFFICE 01227 787787 marlowetheatre.com

Tue 15 – Sat 19 February NORTHAMPTON Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton NN1 1DP BOX OFFICE 01604 624811 royalandderngate.co.uk

Tue 22 – Sat 26 February MOLD Theatr Clwyd Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 1YA BOX OFFICE 01352 344101 theatrclwyd.com

Tue 1 – Sat 12 March GUILDFORD Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Millbrook, Guildford GU1 3UX BOX OFFICE 01483 44 00 00 yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

Tue 15 – Sat 26 March EDINBURGH Festival Theatre 13 / 29 Nicolson Street Edinburgh, EH8 9FT BOX OFFICE 0131 529 6000 capitaltheatres.com

Tue 29 Mar – Sat 2 April LEEDS Grand Theatre 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU BOX OFFICE 0844 848 2700 leedsheritagetheatres.com

Tue 5 – Sat 10 April HULL New Theatre Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF BOX OFFICE 01482 300 306 hulltheatres.co.uk

Tue 12 – Sat 16 April LIVERPOOL Empire Theatre Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 1JE BOX OFFICE 0333 0096690

Tue 19 – Sat 30 April SHEFFIELD Lyceum Theatre 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA BOX OFFICE 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.com

Tue 3 – Sat 14 May CARDIFF Wales Millennium Theatre Bute Place, Cardiff CF10 5AL BOX OFFICE 029 2063 6464 wmc.org.uk

Tue 17 – Sun 29 May KINGSTON Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street, Kingston KT1 1HL BOX OFFICE 020 7174 0090 rosetheatrekingston.org

Tue 31 Apr – Sun 5 May EASTBOURNE Congress Theatre Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BP BOX OFFICE 01323 412 000 eastbournetheatres.co.uk

Tue 7 – Sat 12 June SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Empire Lane, Southampton, SO15 1AP BOX OFFICE 02380 711811 mayflower.org.uk

Tue 14 – Sun 19 June GLASGOW Theatre Royal 282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA BOX OFFICE 03330 096 690

Wed 22 June – Sat 2 July CHELTENHAM Everyman Theatre Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ BOX OFFICE 01242 572 573 everymantheatre.org.uk

Tue 5 – Sun 10 July CHESTER Storyhouse Hunter Street, Chester CH1 2AR BOX OFFICE 0844 815 7202 storyhouse.com

Tue 12 – Sat 16 July AYLESBURY Waterside Theatre Exchange St, Aylesbury HP20 1UG BOX OFFICE 03330 096 690

Tue 19 – Sat 23 July BRIGHTON Theatre Royal New Road, Brighton BN1 1SD BOX OFFICE 03330 096 690

Tue 26 – Sun 31 July NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND BOX OFFICE 0115 989 5555 trch.co.uk

Tue 2 – Sun 14 August SALFORD The Lowry Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ BOX OFFICE 0843 208 6000 thelowry.com

Wed 17 – Sun 21 August BELFAST Grand Opera House 2-4 Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7HR BOX OFFICE 0289 0241919 goh.co.uk

Tue 23 – Sat 27 August DERRY Millennium Forum 3 Newmarket St, Londonderry BT48 6EB BOX OFFICE 028 71264455 millenniumforum.co.uk

Tue 30 Aug – Sat 3 September BLACKPOOL Opera House Church Street, Blackpool FY1 1HU BOX OFFICE 0844 856 1111 wintergardensblackpool.co.uk

Tue 20 – Sat 24 September BRISTOL Hippodrome Theatre St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol, BS1 4UZ BOX OFFICE 03330 096 690

Tue 4 – Sat 8 October SWINDON Wyvern Theatre Theatre Square, Swindon SN1 1QN BOX OFFICE 0343 310 0040 swindontheatres.co.uk

Tue 17 – Sat 21 January PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal Plymouth Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR BOX OFFICE 01752 267222 theatreroyal.com

FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED Running time: 80 minutes, no interval Age guide: 10+

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UK & INTERNATIONAL TOUR 2024/25

DIVORCED. BEHEADED. LIVE IN CONCERT.

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tale, remixing five hundred years of her-storical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude.

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Please note that auditions are held in the UK only.  

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The production will tour the UK from September 2024 – February 2025, including a winter run at Lyric Hammersmith. 

The cast has been announced for the UK premiere of Play On!, the jazz-fuelled, Twelfth Night-inspired musical that will tour the UK from September 2024 – February 2025, including a winter run at Lyric Hammersmith.  From Talawa, the UK’s outstanding Black theatre company, this joyous, musical retelling of Shakespeare’s beloved play brings to life the 1940s New York jazz scene, set to a timeless, toe-tapping Duke Ellington score. 

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The cast comprises Tsemaye Bob-Egbe (SIX The Musical and TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, West End) as Viola, who sets forth to make a name for herself in the New York jazz scene.  Lady Liv is played by Kori Hedgemon (Lovin’ Vegas and We Are One, Carnival Cruise Line; Hairspray, Pratville Theatre), the star singer at The Cotton Club.  The club’s world-famous song writer The Duke is played by Earl Gregory (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, West End; Kinky Boots, The Fugard Theatre).  Making up the cast are Llewellyn Jamal (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, and Get Up, Stand Up!, West End) as Jester; Cameron Bernard Jones (Ain’t Too Proud, Prince Edward Theatre ; The Burnt City, Punchdrunk; The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre) as Rev; Lifford Shillingford (Britain’s Got Talent, ITV; Tarantino Live, Riverside Studios) as Sweets; Tanya Edwards (Sister Act The Musical, UK tour) as Miss Mary; and Gleanne Purcell-Brown (Living, Lionsgate UK; Curtains, West End; Spamalot, UK tour) as Ceecee.  

The ensemble comprises Natalia Brown (Sister Act The Musical, West End); Freya Karlettis (Sleeping Beauty, Ipswich Regent Theatre; Hairspray, Royal Caribbean Cruises); Amber Cayasso (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Bridge Theatre); Jarnéia Richard-Noel (SIX The Musical, West End; Madagascar The Musical, UK tour); Andre Coulson (Five Guys Named Moe, The Gatehouse Theatre; To The Streets!, China Plate/Birmingham Hippodrome); Alex Okoampa (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, West End; Motown The Musical, UK tour; The Five, Sky); Spin (Sinatra, Birmingham Rep; We Will Rock You, UK tour); and Dylan Blake-Colbet in his stage debut. 

This exciting jazz musical is conceived by Sheldon Epps , with a book by Cheryl L. West .  In the Cotton Club, New York City, a young songwriter arrives ready to make her name – but disguising herself as a man will give her a better shot in a male-dominated music world.  As she meets club owner The Duke and sensational singer Lady Liv, Vy is swept up in a syncopated symphony of melodies, mistaken identities and romance. 

Play On! is directed by Talawa’s Artistic Director Michael Buffong (A Kind of People, Royal Court; Guys and Dolls, Talawa); Kenrick Sandy (Artistic Associate, Barbican; Boy Blue; Free Your Mind, Aviva Studios) is the Choreographer; and Liam Godwin (The Big Life, Theatre Royal Stratford East; West End Musical Christmas, Adelphi Theatre; Bat Boy, London Palladium) is the Musical Supervisor. 

Play On! will tour to the Belgrade Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Playhouse, Salisbury Playhouse and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from September 2024 – February 2025.  Play On! is produced by Talawa Theatre Company and Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in partnership with J Clare Productions and Chuchu Nwagu Productions, with co-producers Birmingham Hippodrome; Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres; Lyric Hammersmith Theatre; and Wiltshire Creative, Salisbury.  Talawa and partners are proud that Play On! will provide opportunities for mid-career global majority talent to work on a large-scale production and tour.  In line with Talawa’s commitment to platforming African diaspora actors and creatives, the season’s Associate Programme and seed commissions address under-representation in the sector. 

The partners are committed to supporting Black artists to create theatre across the country.  Play On! is at the heart of Talawa’s 2024 Black Joy season, which is generously supported by Arts Council England and National Lottery. 

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Taylor Swift Eras tour: London setlist and everything you need to know

F orget the Euros, Glastonbury or Wimbledon. The hottest tickets in Britain this summer are for one show only: Taylor Swift’s Eras tour , which has finished its run in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff and is now in the midst of covering London in a sea of sequins, friendship bracelets and excitable Swifties.

What time do gates open? 

• Secret songs

How long is the concert?

Of course, actually getting tickets for the biggest tour in a generation – my colleague, Neil McCormick , wrote in his recent definitive review that the Eras tour is “worthy of six stars” and more akin to a religious ritual than a pop concert – is only half of the battle. You might have beaten the Ticketmaster queue and planned an outfit, but are you ready for a three-hour extravaganza packed with secret clues and rituals?

Eras tour UK dates

Swift is playing nine more dates in the UK and Ireland: the London run continues over today and tomorrow; then, the 34-year-old will be performing the following dates: 

• June 28-30: Dublin, Aviva Stadium
• August 15-20: London, Wembley Stadium

Here’s your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the UK leg of the Eras tour – past, present and future – from timings, support acts and the 46-strong setlist to potential secret songs and special guests.

Fans with early entry should be able to enter Wembley from 4pm, with general ticket holders permitted from 4.30pm. 

Swift’s main performance will begin between 7pm and 7.20pm (with the primary support act, Paramore, taking to the stage around 6pm, and the earlier opener expected around 4.30-5pm).

Which songs are on the setlist?

In order, the full setlist is as follows: 

From Lover:

• Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
• Cruel Summer
• You Need to Calm Down

From Fearless:

• You Belong With Me
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• I Knew You Were Trouble
• All Too Well (10 minute version)

From Speak Now:

From Reputation:

• …Ready For It?
• Don’t Blame Me
• Look What You Made Me Do

From Folklore/Evermore:

• Champagne Problems
• Illicit Affairs
• My Tears Ricochet
• Blank Space
• Shake It Off
• Wildest Dreams

From The Tortured Poets Department:

• But Daddy I Love Him
• So High School
• Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
• The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
• I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

From Midnights:

• Lavender Haze
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Shit

The majority of the Eras setlist hasn’t changed since Swift kicked off the tour in Arizona last March – it still opens with Lover and ends with Midnights, spanning 46 songs and 10 albums (her poor Debut still doesn’t get a look in). But the arrival of The Tortured Poets Department back in April resulted in a predictable switch-up, with certain songs taken off the setlist (The Archer, Long Live, The 1, The Last Great American Dynasty, ’Tis the Damn Season and Tolerate It) to make room for seven from the new album. 

Fans disappointed at the changes can always hold out hope that one will appear as a secret song during the acoustic set – which immediately follows The Tortured Poets Department’s section.

The secret songs played so far – and what could be next

The secret song (or acoustic) section of the show is easily the most anticipated by fans. Every night is different – although Swift has abandoned her rule from the US leg that secret songs can only be played once, unless a mistake was made – with Swift having 11 albums of material to choose from. 

Swift has swapped performing two full secret songs for ‘mashups’ including, usually, two or three tracks. Here is the full list of secret songs from each UK show so far, and which could be next.

Edinburgh night one:

• Would’ve Could’ve, Should’ve/I Know Places
• ‘Tis the Damn Season/Daylight

Edinburgh night two:

• The Bolter/Getaway Car
• All of the Girls You’ve Loved Before/Crazier

Edinburgh night three:

• It’s Nice to Have a Friend/Dorothea
• Haunted/Exile

Liverpool night one:

• I Can See You/Mine
• Cornelia Street/Maroon

Liverpool night two: 

• This Is What You Came For/Gold Rush
• The Great War/You’re Losing Me

Liverpool night three:

• Carolina/No Body, No Crime
• The Manuscript/Red

Cardiff: 

• I Forgot That You Existed/This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
• I Hate It Here/The Lakes

London night one:

• Hits Different/Death By A Thousand Cuts

The Black Dog/Come Back Be Here/Maroon

Our predictions:

London: Novices will immediately suggest London Boy, from Lover, as the perfect choice – and of course it is, but it’s still highly unlikely that Swift will opt to sing an ode to her ex-boyfriend (Joe Alwyn) in his home city. The Black Dog and Come Back Be Here, both songs about London, were perfect choices for Wembley night one, but could future dates at the capital spell bigger surprises? A shock appearance from Florence Welch (who sang on Florida!!!), perhaps, or the National’s Aaron Dessner, already in the UK for a summer of festivals?

Taylor Swift’s set lasts for three hours and 15 minutes: up there with career-spanning performances from Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and The Cure. 

The main show begins with the appearance of a ticking clock on stage, which counts down from a total of two minutes while songs from Lady Gaga (Applause) and Lesley Gore (You Don’t Own Me) play in the background. 

Once the countdown reaches zero, dancers brandishing ginormous, pastel-hued flags walk out on stage to a backing track listing her various albums (the crowd’s biggest scream being reserved for when it says “My name is Taylor, and I was born in 1989!”). Then, the fabric flags fall to the floor, lifts and reveals Swift beneath, in the centre, ready to be hoisted up on a rising stage block to sing a short version of opener Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince (from Lover) before going straight into her biggest streaming hit, Cruel Summer.

Swift takes no substantial breaks during the three-hour plus set – aside from various outfit or stage changes in between Eras – but there are fleeting moments you can rest, including after the Speak Now section (which is a mere single song, Enchanted) which has a slightly longer interval before Swift begins to perform songs from Red. Don’t forget, either, to put on the special wristband you’re handed on entry – it flashes different colours throughout the set and can often signal surprise songs or special moments.

Prepare your friendship bracelets

Whether you’re a bona fide Swiftie or the parent or guardian of one, I guarantee you will have heard of friendship bracelets. Inspired by a lyric from Midnights’ You’re On Your Own, Kid (“So make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it”), Swift’s fans wear armfuls of homemade, largely plastic bracelets featuring beads that spell out song names or inside jokes. 

Then, once at the show, the fans “trade” bracelets with each other to make new friends. The internet is full of tutorials on how to make them, but if your show is drawing closer and you’re yet to make any, Amazon Prime is your best bet.

What to pack?

Despite what Gen Zs on TikTok may suggest, the Eras tour is just a concert. Thus, it doesn’t necessitate buying fancy new cameras, iPhones, earplugs or battery packs – but you would be wise to pack a jumper (it gets cold – and the ones for sale on the official merchandise will set you back around £60); those friendship bracelets, as well, of course, as your ticket. 

The tour is completely sold-out for all dates, but it is worth keeping an eye on your emails as Ticketmaster are reportedly sending out last-minute purchase codes ahead of each date. 

What to wear?

Sequins, glitter, cowboy hats – anything goes, as long as you go for it. Find the link to our all-ages guide on what to wear to Swift’s Era’s tour below. 

What to wear to the Eras tour

Learn the fan lyrics 

If you’re lucky enough to have tickets to the Eras tour, learning 11 albums worth of songs – plus the Vault tracks from her ‘Taylor’s Version’ rerecords – might seem like an impossible task. Unluckily, it’s not just Swift’s 274 official singles (46 of which make up the setlist) that you need to know, because the crowd adds special lines to multiple songs. 

During Delicate, from Reputation, fans yell the chant “One, two, three, let’s go b—h!” after she sings “We can’t make any promises, now can we, babe?” Chart-topping revenge anthem Bad Blood, meanwhile, taken from 2014’s 1989, sees fans screech the end of the line “You forgive / You forget / But you never let it go”. Swift’s knowing winks during the songs indicate she knows exactly what the crowd is gearing up for.

Who are the support acts?

US pop-rock band Paramore are the primary support act for all UK Eras shows, and typically begin their 45-minute set at 6pm. Extra support acts have also been announced for the shows at Wembley Stadium: Griff (June 22) and Benson Boone (June 23). 

A guide to the Eras support acts

Standout moments so far – concert by concert

The Eras tour is a tightly-run ship revolving around immaculate choreography, a watertight setlist and a performer renowned for her professionalism, but that doesn’t mean every single night is the same. The weather can be temperamental, Swift could bring out a special guest, or you might just spot your favourite A-lister lurking within the crowd (or, more likely, the coveted VIP tent in front of the sound desk). And of course, there’s the secret song section, for which we’ve dedicated a separate section below this one.

Edinburgh: Night One

Fans present at the opening show in Edinburgh were quick to record the moment Swift had to take a break from performing Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve on acoustic guitar – as part of the secret songs set – because of a pesky hand-cramp. As Swift put it: “My hand has frozen in a weird way. This has never happened before!” 

Videos of her shivering on stage suggest the reliably-volatile Scottish weather was to blame. Another highlight came courtesy of her backing dancer Kam, recently in the news for his decision to buy a kilt (after worrying it was cultural appropriation), who contributes a city-specific line to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Edinburgh’s first one being “Ya wee raj”. Think of it as Taylor does Trainspotting.

Edinburgh: Night Two

Proving that the secret song section is truly what gets the crowd (and internet) talking, Swift’s decision to perform Crazier, a track taken from 2009’s Hannah Montana: The Movie – that she has never played live before – had Swifties around the globe hyperventilating, not least because its inclusion suggested it will appear on the rerecording of her debut album.

Elsewhere, fans of Amazon Prime Video’s hit Outlander would have been wise to peer towards the VIP tent, where the show’s cast – including Sam Heughan – were busy dancing the night away.

Edinburgh: Night Three

Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt, who watched the third show from the VIP tent, shared a moving message on Instagram about her long-term love for Swift. The 29-year-old, who hails from West Lothian, wrote: “It was so special to hear the songs that made me want to pick up a guitar back in the place I’m from”. 

Swift’s influence was also keenly felt during her surprise performance of Exile, in which the crowd – all 73,000 of them – dutifully sang Bon Iver’s parts of the song; you can see her joy in videos from the performance in which she’s grinning, in disbelief, that this many people know her music this inside-out.

Liverpool: Night One

You’ll be surprised to learn that Liverpool’s biggest Swiftie is not, in fact, a random teenage girl singing along to Fearless in her bedroom. Jurgen Klopp, the former Reds manager, who has spoken of his love for Swift’s music before, showed up on the first night at Anfield (wearing pink heart-shaped sunglasses, no less) to show his support. Elsewhere, Swift performed I Can See You, a Vault track from Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), as the first secret song - fitting given it was filmed in the city last year. No appearance from Sir Paul McCartney - also an avid Swiftie - but there’s two nights left…

Swift used her 100th Eras Tour show to confirm that the tour will end this year, ending speculation that more dates would be added. “The celebration of the 100th show for me means this is the very first time I’ve acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December. Like, that’s it,” she told the rain-sodden crowd at Anfield. “I think that this tour has really become my entire life,” she said during her intro to All Too Wel. “It’s taken over everything. I think I once had hobbies, but I don’t know what they were anymore.

“All I do when I’m not on stage is sit at home and try to think of clever acoustic song mash-ups and think about what you might want to hear.”

Liverpool: Night Two

Stood just a few heads back from where Swift was seated for the surprise songs set, nothing could have prepared me for the first track: This Is What You Came For, the 2016 hit originally performed by Calvin Harris and Rihanna – that Swift wrote. It will surely be on Reputation (Taylor’s Version); Harris, Swift’s superstar DJ ex-boyfriend, clearly couldn’t be bothered to deal with the social media attention, because he deleted his account on X after this performance. I’ve seen Swift on multiple tours, in wildly different stages of her career, but seeing her on Eras – so confident and self-assured – is a privilege. 

British rising star Griff, who will open for Swift on the second night at Wembley, was also present - warning that “if I don’t have a voice next week at Wembley it’s because I lost it at Eras a week early.” 

Liverpool: Night Three

A highlight of the Red set is always We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, when Swift’s dancer Kem tries out his best local slang. The third night in Scouseland saw him listen to the TikTok advice and yell “Jog on lad,” much to the delight of the crowd. The Red trend continued through to the surprise songs, when Swift performed the title track from that album – an ode to love, but for one night only, Liverpool FC. Or, of course, the Kansas City Chiefs.

A special mention goes to the Swifties who dedicated a selection of friendship bracelets to victims of the Hillsborough disaster.

Swift had obviously been doing her homework before heading to the Welsh capital’s Principality Stadium, as she uttered a number of Welsh phrases throughout the gig, from “Shwmae Cardiff” (Hello Cardiff) to “Croeso I daith Eras” (Welcome to the Eras tour) and “Un, dau, tri, pedwar” (1, 2, 3, 4). Fan favourite dancer Kam, meanwhile, went for “ych a fi!” (gross) during We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. As the only indoor/closed-roof concert of the UK leg of Eras, meanwhile, some fans in Cardiff were left disappointed there was no firework display during Karma, the closing song.

London: Night One

The first night in the capital was always going to be starry, and Wembley certainly didn’t disappoint. Swift’s boyfriend, the NFL star Travis Kelce, showed up with his brother Jason, along with supermodel Cara Delevingne, fashion designer Stella McCartney, actresses Rosamund Pike and Nicola Coughlan and even Labour leader Keir Starmer (with his wife, Victoria). Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales opted to celebrate his 42nd birthday at the show , watching from a private box with his children. 

As always, the surprise songs segment proved a winner, as Swift launched into The Black Dog, for the first time ever, which was inspired by her past visits to an unassuming boozer in Vauxhall. Swift has always had a special relationship with London, having lived here for a time when she was dating British actor Joe Alwyn, meaning her first night at Wembley (she has played at the stadium before, as part of 2018’s Reputation tour) was always going to be special. Little wonder she called it “the most exhilarating city in the world”! She even got the weather to bend to her every whim, with the day’s rare sun giving way to rain during Midnight Rain.

Potential special guests

Swift has brought a number of famous guests on stage to sing with her throughout the Eras tour – typically artists with feature credits on her songs. The National’s Aaron Dessner, who produced much of her lockdown albums Folklore and Evermore, appeared in Santa Clara, California, to perform melodic break-up ballad Right Where You Left Me. The National are in Europe throughout the summer for their own gigs and festival performances – including a Sunday night headline slot on the Other Stage at Glastonbury – so he could make a surprise appearance again. 

Then there’s sister-indie trio HAIM, who are personal close friends with Swift and featured on No Body, No Crime. Pictures of them out for a meal in London with Swift (and other famous faces, including Kate Moss, Lena Dunham and Andrew Scott) suggest they could make an appearance.

Other potential secret guests range from Lana Del Rey (who sang on Snow on the Beach, and is in the UK in August for Reading and Leeds festivals), Ed Sheeran (Everything Has Changed), Jack Antonoff (Getaway Car and more) and Zayn Malik (I Don’t Wanna Live Forever).

The secrets to look out for – and what they all mean

Ask any Taylor Swift fan what the secret to her colossal success is, and you might be surprised by their answer. Her emotionally vulnerable lyrics and 11 chart-topping studio albums come into play, of course, but it’s her Easter eggs – the secret clues she hides in her songs – that have established her as an unprecedented force in the music industry. And she’s done the same with the Eras concert, filling it with clues, tips and tricks hidden behind certain stages, lyrics or costumes that throw light on her life, her passions and her songs. Here we interpret it all for you. 

The show opens with Lover – to mark Taylor’s creative rebirth …

Released in 2019, Swift’s seventh studio album was meant to get the full bells and whistles treatment: chart-topping singles (Me!, You Need to Calm Down, Lover and The Man) and a sold-out tour (“Lover Fest” was supposed to be a worldwide phenomenon, that included a show at London’s BST Hyde Park). Lover was also intended to mark a creative rebirth for Swift, whose popularity had waned following public spats with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian (that resulted in 2017’s Reputation). 

Instead, Covid arrived, the tour was cancelled, and some of the singles flopped (although the album did feature Cruel Summer, surprisingly now her biggest, most-streamed hit). Swift had multiple reasons to open the Eras tour with the Lover section, and track Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince. The album was her first record to be entirely hers – following her legal battle with former record label Big Red Machine, that has seen her rerecord much of her back catalogue – and it never got its glory days because of the pandemic, so she seems to be picking up where she left off. 

Some fans have even construed the choice to be aimed at former boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who she reportedly broke up with in March 2023 (the same month the Eras tour kicked off in the US), with Swift the all-American golden girl and he, the brooding British actor, the prince who wound up breaking her heart.

… Then the house burns down

For much of the Lover section, Swift performs on stage in front of a huge glass house with rooms nodding at previous music videos or Eras. As the titular track ends and she prepares to move into the Fearless era, the house bursts into fake flames and looks like it is burning down on stage. Could it symbolise the breakdown of her relationship with Alwyn, an end to her romantic side, or a potential hiatus post-Eras tour?

The Fearless dance

Nostalgia forms the heart of the Eras tour. Over two decades, Swift has released 11 studio albums packed with hits – from Love Story to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – and made billions of dollars from her music. The tour itself is a celebration of this (as Swift announces at the beginning: “We are about to go on a little adventure together”), as well as her old and new fans. The second part of the show is dedicated to 2008’s country gem Fearless – which won her first Grammy for Album of the Year – and features multiple nods to her younger years and earlier performances, including the jump and spin dance and heart sign she makes with her hands during the title song.

The meaningful outfits 

Colours are important in Taylor Swift’s World, because each album is colour-coded (gold for Fearless, purple for Speak Now, black for Reputation, etc). Those signifiers form the heart of many fans’ chosen outfits for the tour, but also Swift’s own style choices on stage. When she announced 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in Los Angeles on August 9, she swapped her usual outfits for blue variants (1989’s colour) throughout the show. The show’s newest Era, dedicated to 11th album The Tortured Poets Department, sees her wear a toned-down spin on a circus ringmaster outfit for I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (a knowing nod to her 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards outfit) – a song about powering through heartbreak to dazzle fans and critics – while the logo on the t-shirt she wears during 22 (from Red) changes depending on the show.

One particular outfit to keep an eye on is the black and red, snake-emblazoned sequin catsuit she wears during the Reputation era – because it’s the only outfit that hasn’t changed since the beginning of the tour. 

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart – and the Reputation glass boxes

ICDIWABH, mentioned above, is a defiant, gloriously poppy middle finger-up to anyone who thought Swift would buckle under the pressure of heartbreak and fame. “They said, “Babe, you gotta fake it ‘til you make it” and I did,” she sings. “Lights, camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die”. The staging itself involves a motionless Swift, lying on the ground after performing The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, being picked up by two grinning circus masters, who strip her dress and replace it with the ringmaster outfit. After flopping and falling around like a ragdoll, Swift suddenly jerks to life and bursts into song – a true professional, at whatever personal cost.

During the Reputation section, meanwhile, and in particular Look What You Made Me Do, Swift performs in front of a collection of glass boxes containing dancers dressed in similar costumes to ones worn throughout her career. The song itself, which was originally aimed at West and Kardashian, is Swift’s way of standing up for herself in front of an industry who expected her to be the meek, good-girl country star, instead of a powerful woman. Taken together, the imagery of both songs (ICDIWABH and LWYMMD) supports this – Swift seeing herself as someone who hasn’t been allowed to grow up, whose entire adolescence (and now, adulthood) was catered to pleasing the public.

Taken from her fourth studio album, 2012’s Red, 22 marked a musical switch for Swift from country to pure pop. During her performance of the song at the Eras tour, she storms down the long stage with her crew of backing dancers to reach one lucky fan at the other end, who is handed the black (personally signed) trilby she wears during the performance (and wore in the original video). 

Fans looking to secure the hat would be best to direct their attention to the Taylor Nation social media accounts – allegedly run by a combination of 13 Management, her mother Andrea and father Scott – who personally choose the recipient. One such lucky fan was the late basketball player’s Kobe Bryant’s young daughter, Bianka, who was handed the hat (and embraced) by Swift in Los Angeles.

The Folklore house

Between the pop-tastic anthems of Red and 1989, Swift brings down the tempo for the Folklore section (twinned with Evermore on the European leg). The album, which she wrote and released during the pandemic, was a critical darling; co-written with and produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, it marked a switch from pop to a more indie, mature sound. During the set, she performs songs from Folklore and Evermore from atop a grassy woodland cabin (inspired by her 2021 Grammy performance) that is also home to the moss-covered piano where she sits and performs Champagne Problems.

So High School’s ode to Travis Kelce

When Swift began the Eras tour, she was newly single and heartbroken, tearing up on stage while performing for songs she had written in honour of former beau Joe Alwyn. Since then, she’s released The Tortured Poets Department, another break-up album widely interpreted to be about Matty Healy, the 1975 frontman who she dated afterwards. 

But her current boyfriend, the NFL star Travis Kelce, has no reason to fear, because he gets his love story during So High School. Swift only sings part of the song, which is about her falling head over heels for this teenage-kind of love (and includes the line “You know how to ball / I know Aristotle”), but the accompanying dance is the clearest nod to Kelce. She and her backing dancers sit atop makeshift bleachers and “swag surf” – a waving motion typically used at US sporting events, that she was seen doing during a Kansas City Chiefs game earlier this year.

The Bejeweled TikTok dance

It’s easy to attribute the unprecedented success of the Eras tour to the rise of TikTok. The day after the tour began in Arizona in March 2023, I had seen it in its entirety – from my bedroom in London – thanks to people live-streaming from the concert, or uploading multiple videos. Since then, of course, there has been the blockbuster concert film, but the video sharing platform offered the first opportunity for international fans (or those who couldn’t afford tickets) to see the show. 

TikTok even provided Swift with a free choreographer. New Jersey-based creator Mikael Arellano went viral in 2022 with his dance to Bejeweled, the ninth track from Midnights, where he shimmies and shakes his hands and body to the chorus. It racked up billions of views and sure enough, when the Eras tour opened, Swift and her dancers did the same dance. As a way of saying thank you, Arellano was even called up to accept the much-fêted 22 hat in May 2023.

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Tom Cruise, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and More Stars Attend Taylor Swift’s 2nd Eras Tour Show in London

Swift performed the second of three gigs at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, June 22

The second night of Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour stop in London is a star-studded affair!

The "Fortnight" singer, 34, may have kicked off her string of shows at Wembley Stadium by going Instagram official with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce , in a royally epic selfie featuring Prince William ,  Prince George  and  Princess Charlotte — but the stars made sure to continue packing the crowd for night two on Saturday, June 22.

Travis' brother, Jason Kelce , and his wife, Kylie Kelce , attended their second night of the groundbreaking tour after the brothers were seen trading friendship bracelets with a young fan on night one — and that was just the beginning.

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Tom Cruise was seen being escorted through the stadium by security, per a fan's post on Instagram .

Plus, eagle-eyed Swifties spotted Barbie director Greta Gerwig in the crowd.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis also settled in for a night full of Swift classics, and Rachel Zegler captured a moment on her way to the show, per an Instagram post from a popular fan account. The post also featured a snapshot of Hugh Grant in the crowd at Wembley.

" Liam Hemsworth is in attendance for N2 at Wembley!" another Swift fan account captioned a post on X (formerly Twitter) featuring footage of Hemsworth chatting with someone in the crowd.

Per yet another fan account on X , the Eras Tour and Fifty Shades of Grey collided on Saturday night when Irish actor Jamie Dornan attended the show.

Holly Jackson , bestselling author of the novel  A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder , also documented her night at the Eras Tour on Saturday on her Instagram Stories , writing over a photo of herself that she was "manifesting" that Swift would perform "No Body, No Crime" from 2020's Evermore as part of her "surprise song" set.

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The celebrity-filled showing at Swift's London show comes after stars including Jonathan Van Ness , Nicola Coughlan ,  Salma Hayek ,  Leslie Mann and  Cara Delevingne joined Prince William, his kids and the Kelces on night one at Wembley on Friday, June 21.

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