Lara Denning News

It’s Friday night and the vibe is right as Caz and her fabulous friends dream of the perfect summer of love. But when Caz discovers her ‘happy ever after’ is a lie, and the gang’s attempts at romance are a total tragedy, they wonder – will love ever get a hold on their hearts? Or should they all just take a chance on a happy ending…

The UK and Ireland tour of the musical HERE & NOW, presented by UK pop sensation Steps, will come to Milton Keynes Theatre for a week of performances, from Tue 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr.

HERE & NOW, presented by UK pop sensation, Steps, has announced that Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews will take over the role of Patricia from 23 January 2026.

Check out brand new photos featuring actress Lara Denning in the role of Caz in the UK and Ireland tour of HERE & NOW. The musical, created by Steps with an original book by Shaun Kitchener, continues touring with direction by Rachel Kavanaugh and choreography by Matt Cole.

West End actress Lara Denning will take over the role of Caz in the UK and Ireland tour of HERE & NOW. Rebecca Lock who currently plays Caz will leave the production on Sunday 9 November.

Ben Jackson Walker, the original Romeo in the Broadway production of & Juliet, will be revisiting the role in the UK and Ireland tour. Learn more about the show here!

​​​​​​​The global musical sensation that is & Juliet will be coming to Milton Keynes Theatre for two weeks in March and April as part of its UK & Ireland Tour. Learn more here!

Check out brand new photos of of the UK Tour of & JULIET featuring new cast members Lee Latchford-Evans & Jay McGuiness. After thrilling audiences at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End from 2019-2023 and much of the UK last year, the Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated musical & JULIET is on its second leg of its a UK & Ireland tour

Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans will play Lance at select performances of the second leg of the UK tour of & Juliet. He is set to alternate the role with Ranj Singh. Learn more here!

The Wanted band member and 2015 Strictly Come Dancing winner Jay McGuiness will star as Shakespeare during the second leg of the tour of & Juliet, from Bristol to Nottingham.

Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.

After thrilling audiences at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End from 2019-2023,  & JULIET is on a UK and Ireland tour, visiting Manchester, Southampton, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Leeds and more. Check out all new video clips here!

Center Stage Records will release of ALICE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, a new musical journey inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Learn more!

Check out new production photos of the UK & Ireland tour of & Juliet

Award-winning songwriter Max Martin attended the first performance of the UK tour of & JULIET at the Manchester Opera House on Monday 8 July. Max joined the cast onstage to make a speech after the bows. Check out photos here!

All new rehearsal photos have been released from the & Juliet UK and Ireland Tour. The tour opens at Manchester Opera House on 8 July and continues until concluding on 28 June 2025 at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre.

The UK & Ireland tour cast of & Juliet appeared on Britain's Got Talent to give the audience a sneak-peak from their hit musical. Check out the video here of the cast performing Katy Perry's 'Roar'!

Dr Ranj Singh will make his musical theatre debut playing the role of Lance in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of & JULIET. The tour opens at Manchester Opera House on 8 July 2024.   

West End actor, Matt Cardle, will play the role of Shakespeare in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of & Juliet. He joins the previously announced Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Sandra Marvin as Angélique and Lara Denning as Anne.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the producers of & JULIET have announced Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Sandra Marvin as Angélique and Lara Denning as Anne in the upcoming UK tour, opening at Manchester Opera House on 8 July 2024.