Top Hat tour starts in July 2025

Published 9 June 2025

This summer, the Olivier Award-winning show Top Hat The Musical is back for an autumn and winter tour, following a summer residency at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Step into a world of elegance, romance, and dazzling dance as the golden age of Hollywood is brought to life on stage. Based on the classic 1935 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Top Hat features some of Irving Berlin’s greatest songs, including Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, and Puttin’ on the Ritz.

The story follows Broadway star Jerry Travers as he arrives in London and falls head over heels for model Dale Tremont. But a case of mistaken identity, a fiery Italian admirer, and an unexpected trip to Venice make the path to true love anything but smooth.

Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes), this tour brings all the glamour and charm of the golden age of Hollywood back to the stage for the first time in a decade.

2025 Tour Dates

Chichester Festival Theatre

14 Jul – 6 Sep

New Victoria Theatre, Woking

18 – 20 September

Milton Keynes Theatre

23 – 27 September

Playhouse, Edinburgh

30 Sep – 4 Oct

New Wimbledon Theatre

14 – 18 October

Liverpool Empire

28 Oct – 1 Nov

Sunderland Empire

18 – 22 November

Opera House, Manchester

25 – 29 November

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

20 – 24 January 2026