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Following a record-breaking UK and Ireland tour, Johannes Radebe will make his West End debut as Lola in the new production of the multi-award-winning KINKY BOOTS. The show arrives at the London Coliseum for a strictly limited 17-week season, running from 17 March to 11 July 2026.
Before opening in London, the musical previews at Curve, Leicester for one week starting 3 March 2026.
Tickets will go on sale on 15 July 2025.
KINKY BOOTS features a dynamic book by Harvey Fierstein and an original, Tony Award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper. Renowned director Nikolai Foster (My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, and Billy Elliot), Artistic Director of Curve Leicester, leads this vibrant production.
A Story of Reinvention and Resilience
The musical follows Charlie Price as he inherits a struggling shoe factory. His fateful partnership with Lola—an exuberant drag queen—leads to creative reboot and personal transformation. Can they work together to reboot the business and save the day?
Creative Team
KINKY BOOTS is directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Leah Hill, and set and costume design by Robert Jones. Lola and the Angels’ costume design is by Tom Rogers. Musical supervision is by George Dyer, lighting design is by Ben Cracknell, and sound design is by Adam Fisher. Casting is by Harry Blumenau CDG CDA, and wigs, hair and make-up design is by Campbell Young Associates. Production management is by Setting Line.
KINKY BOOTS is produced by ROYO, Runaway Entertainment and Curve.
