Hamilton the musical is going on tour

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s beloved Hamilton is leaving the sanctuary of the Victoria Palace theatre in London, and taking itself on a tour of the UK. The smash-hit musical, about US founding father Alexander Hamilton, will begin its tour in Manchester in November, and will continue to Edinburgh next year, with further locations to be announced.

Producer of the tour, Cameron Mackintosh has confirmed he will be assembling a new company of actors to perform the tour, while the London shows continue simultaneously.

The first show of the tour will take place at the Manchester Palace Theatre on November 11th for a 15-week season. The next stop will be the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh from February 28th to April 27th. Tickets will go on sale from March 13th.

The production has been running at the restored Victoria Palace theatre in London since 2017, having become a fan favourite, and is booking until March 2024. Hamilton has also run on Broadway since 2015, and has toured North America, Australia and Germany.

The show, written by Miranda, who originally played Hamilton (the first secretary of the Treasury), initially ran off-Broadway at the Public theatre in New York in 2015. Since then the musical has won the Pulitzer prize for drama, 11 Tony awards and seven Olivier awards.