While series four of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is currently hotting up on TV, things are about to do the same in real life. The dates for the series four tour have just been announced and it’s heading to Manchester.
The cast of the show will land at the opera house on april 19, 2023, as well as another date at the Liverpool Empire on april 24. All 12 contestants will be taking part in the tour, notably hometown name Cheddar Gorgeous.
Cheddar, originally from Birmingham but a long-time Manchester resident - who earned a PhD in anthropology from Manchester uni - is still in the running for this series, with half the contestants already out, and a few wins under her belt.
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Joining Cheddar on the bill for the UK tour will be Baby, Black Peppa, Copper Top, Dakota Schiffer, Danny Beard, Jonbers Blonde, Just May, Le Fil, Pixie Polite, Sminty Drop and Starlet.
Ben Hatton, director of theatre touring for Cuffe and Taylor, said: “We are delighted to be presenting our third live tour of rupaul’s drag race uk. It is a show that is outrageous and exciting in equal measures and audiences just absolutely love it. Get ready for a completely laugh out loud evening of no holds barred entertainment.”
Here are the series four tour dates in full:
April 14 - Plymouth, Plymouth Pavilions
April 15 - Brighton, Brighton Dome
April 16- Southampton, Mayflower Theatre
April 18 - Birmingham, Symphony Hall
April 19 - Manchester, Opera House
April 21 - Glasgow, Kings
April 22 - Stockton, Stockton Globe
April 23 - Sheffield, City Hall
April 24 - Liverpool, Empire
April 27 - Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
April 28 - London, Royal Albert Hall
April 29 - Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
April 30 - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
May 1 - Swansea, Swansea Arena
May 3 - Ipswich, Ispwich Regent
May 4 - Newcastle, O2 City Hall
May 6 - Leeds, First Direct Arena Leeds
May 7 - Bristol, Bristol Hippodrome
Tickets go on sale on November 4 at 10am.
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