Cast Set For the UK and Ireland Tour of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
The tour will open at Curve Theatre, Leicester from Thursday 6 March 2025 to Saturday 22 March 2025 before visiting a further 20 venues.Â
By: Stephi Wild Jan. 21, 2025
The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of TINA – THE Tina Turner MUSICAL, opening at Curve Theatre, Leicester from Thursday 6 March 2025 to Saturday 22 March 2025 before visiting a further 20 venues.Â
Elle Ma-Kinga N'Zuzi and Jochebel Ohene MaCcarthy will share the iconic role of Tina Turner, alongside David King-Yombo as Ike Turner. Martin Allanson will play Record Producer Phil Spector, with William Beckerleg as record company Marketing Manager Erwin Bach, Rushand Chambers as Tina's father Richard Bullock, Claude East as Tina's grandmother Gran Georgeanna (GG), Isaac Elder as Tina's Manager Roger Davies, Georgia Gillam as Tina's sister Alline Bullock, Letitia Hector as Tina's mother Zelma Bullock, Kyle Richardson as Tina's first love Raymond Hill, and Gemma Sutton as Ike and Tina's manager Rhonda Graam.
Ensemble members are Viquichele Cross as Lorraine, Charlotte Elisabeth-Yorke as Toni, Kane Matthews as Tina's son Craig, Daniel N'Guessan-Lopez as Tina's son Ronnie and Richard Taylor Woods as Martyn Ware. The Ikettes are played by D'Mia Lindsay-Walker, Alana Robinson and Sedona Sky and swings are Loren Anderson, Ella Howlett, Eleanor Morrison-Halliday, Max Mulrenan, Tom Self and Toby Shellard.
Children's casting includes Chloe Angiama, Chizaram Ochuba-Okafor and Ava Wallace-Corbett as Young Anna Mae Bullock, and Shaniyah Abrahams, Lily Bunn and Mariah Martinez as Young Alline/Young Craig.
Elle Ma-Kinga N'Zuzi joins the UK and Ireland touring company having alternated the role of Tina Turner in the Stuttgart production of TINA – THE Tina Turner MUSICAL. Her other theatre credits include Moulin Rouge! Das Musical at the Musical Dome, Cologne, Starlight Express at the Starlight Express Theatre, Bochum, Sweet Charity at Nottingham Playhouse, Kiss Me, Kate at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS in France and the USA,  The Lion King – Rhythm of the Pridelands and The Lion King, both in Paris, and West Side Story in Orléans. She was awarded the Trophée de la Comédie Musicale for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance as Rizzo in Grease at Théâtre Mogador. Elle's television credits include Le Monde de Demain for Netflix and her film credits include Le Temps d'Aimer at Cannes Film Festival.
Jochebel Ohene MaCcarthy joins the UK and Ireland touring company having alternated the role of Tina Turner in the original Australian production of TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL, playing to audiences in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. Her other theatre credits include UK and International Tours of Ghost the Musical, The Color Purple at Curve, Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome, Hairspray at the London Coliseum and the UK Tour of The Lion King. Jochebel's film credits include Six Triple Eight for Netflix, and her television credits include Go Buster for Disney+ and Prime Video.
David King-Yombo's West End credits include Moulin Rouge! at Piccadilly Theatre and Oklahoma! at Wyndham's Theatre. His other theatre credits include Romeo & Juliet at Stafford Gatehouse, Protests, Hymns and Caskets at Belgrade Theatre, The Princess and the Pauper at The Mowlem, The Ballad of St John's Car Park at Icon Theatre, and The Visit at The National Theatre.                                                                       Â
TINA – THE Tina Turner MUSICAL continues to run in the West End at the Aldwych Theatre, where it has played for over 6 years following its world premiere, receiving critical acclaim, and breaking all Box Office records at the venue. It is currently booking until 25 October 2025 - making it the longest running show to ever run at the Aldwych. The production is also a global success, with 8 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.
TINA – THE Tina Turner MUSICAL is the story of legendary artist Tina Turner, the twelve-time Grammy Award winning Queen of Rock ‘n' Roll. 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, musical supervision 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, casting by Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG.
TINA – THE Tina Turner MUSICAL is produced by Stage Entertainment, Joop Van Den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner.
TINA – THE Tina Turner MUSICAL is dedicated to the memory of Tina Turner, who sadly passed away in May 2023.
Tour Dates
Thursday 6 – Saturday 22 March 2025
Leicester Curve
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Wednesday 26 March – Saturday 5 April 2025
Sunderland Empire
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Tuesday 8 – Saturday 26 April 2025
Bristol Hippodrome
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Tuesday 6 – Saturday 24 May 2025
Grand Opera House, Belfast
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Tuesday 27 May – Saturday 14 June 2025
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin
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Tuesday 17 – Saturday 28 June 2025
Birmingham Hippodrome
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Tuesday 1 – Saturday 12 July 2025
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Tuesday 15 July – Saturday 2 August 2025
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
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Tuesday 12 – Saturday 23 August 2025
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
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Tuesday 26 August – Saturday 6 September 2025
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
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Tuesday 9 – Saturday 20 September 2025
Sheffield Lyceum
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Tuesday 23 September – Saturday 4 October 2025
King's Theatre Glasgow
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Tuesday 7 – Saturday 18 October 2025
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
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Tuesday 28 October – Saturday 8 November 2025
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
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Tuesday 11 – Saturday 22 November 2025
Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh
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Tuesday 25 November 2025 – Saturday 3 January 2026
Palace Theatre, Manchester
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Tuesday 13 – Saturday 24 January 2026
Theatre Royal, Norwich
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Tuesday 27 January – Saturday 7 February 2026
Milton Keynes Theatre
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Tuesday 10 – Saturday 28 February 2026
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
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Tuesday 3 – Saturday 14 March 2026
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
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Tuesday 17 March – Saturday 4 April 2026
Leeds Grand Theatre
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