Tina, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner, will open at the Aldwych Theatre in April 2018. Performances will begin on 21 March 2018 with press night on 17 April 2018. Tina is initially booking to 16 June 2018.
Tickets are released for public sale at 10am on 22 September 2017 with priority booking from 10am on 15 September 2017.
Tina Turner said: “I am so excited to be bringing my musical to the West End! London is a place that means so much to me and had such a big impact on my music and my life. Returning now to tell my full story, in the city I love, feels like an important chapter and is truly exciting.”
Written by Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, Tina is directed by Phyllida Lloyd, with choreography by Anthony van Laast, set and costume design by Mark Thompson, musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Nevin Steinberg and orchestrations by Ethan Popp. Casting for Tina will be announced in due course.
This new stage musical, presented in association with Tina Turner herself, reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race.
With a career that has spanned more than half a century, legendary rock performer Turner is one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time.
She first rose to fame in the 1960s, partnering with her then-husband Ike Turner, achieving great acclaim for their live performances and catalogue of hits.
Later, Turner enjoyed an international solo career with her 1984 album Private Dancer earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards, including three Grammys.
Phyllida Lloyd and Tina Turner at the Tina workshop in December 2016. Picture: Hugo Glendinning
She went on to deliver more chart-topping albums and hits, receiving a further eight Grammy Awards and reportedly selling more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history. The revered singer was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and has often been voted as one of the most successful female rock’n’roll artists of all time.
Katori Hall is a writer and performer from Memphis, Tennessee. In 2016, her play Children of Killers was performed as part of the National Theatre’s Connections Festival. Her play The Mountaintop, premiering at Theatre503 in 2009, received a transfer to Trafalgar Studios and became the winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play. Following the West End run, the play opened on Broadway in October 2011 starring Samuel L Jackson and Angela Bassett.
Phyllida Lloyd returns to the West End where she has previously directed the world premiere of Mamma Mia!, currently still running in London after 18 years. Her production subsequently opened on Broadway and worldwide, becoming a global phenomenon before she directed a film version for Universal Pictures.
More recently she has directed a Shakespeare Trilogy for the Donmar at King’s Cross. Previously for the Donmar Warehouse she directed Mary Stuart which transferred to the Apollo Theatre and then Broadway, The Threepenny Opera and Boston Marriage.
She directed Six Degrees of Separation, Hysteria and Wild East all for the Royal Court and The Way of the World, Pericles, What the Butler Saw, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Duchess of Malfi all for the National Theatre.
Set and costume designer Mark Thompson, choreographer Anthony van Laast and musical supervisor Nicholas Skilbeck all collaborated with Lloyd on the world premiere of her production of Mamma Mia!
Tina is produced by Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner.
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