Brendan Cole announces his thrilling tour for 2013. Starting on January 20th in Aylesbury and concluding in Newport on March 9th, the 32 date tour will be a feast of pure entertainment by an international cast of dancers with amazing star quality.
‘Licence To Thrill’, Brendan’s eagerly anticipated follow up to his debut theatre tour ‘Live and Unjudged’, promises all of the Ballroom and Latin favourites seen on Strictly Come Dancing, with Brendan hosting his audience throughout in this sophisticated new show.
Brendan and his phenomenal cast of 14 musicians and 6 world class dancers are set to dazzle audiences with scintillating music and choreography in this 2 hour dance and big band extravaganza. The Waltzes and Foxtrots will take audiences on an emotional journey of beauty and sophistication while the fast paced Quicksteps, Tangos and American Smooths will simply take their breath away. The excitement of the Latin dances with the likes of Cha Cha, Samba, Salsa and Jive will have people itching to get up and join in right there in their seats while enjoying all of the passion of a dance show offering it all!
The band is lead by Musical Director Barry Robinson and includes the brilliant vocalists Ian Mackenzie and Julie Maguire and some of Britain’s best musicians. On stage throughout the show they will perform songs from across the decades from Nat King Cole to Gladys Knight and Michael Jackson to Tom Jones. Asked if there will be a James Bond theme, Brendan replied “A small one. One of the big songs is Gladys Knight’s Licence to Kill (hence the Licence to Thrill title). Also there will be a dance-off between the males in Live and Let Die which I’m really excited about.”
So who are the dancers who will be joining Brendan on this tour? “My dance cast is truly international with a collective CV from Competition, Theatre, Stage and Television! I’m very lucky to have a cast that have been in Dancing With The Stars of France, Australia and Mexico as well as stars from the Broadway hit Burn the Floor and, of course, Strictly Come Dancing.
My brother Scott is one of my dancers and he brings something very unique to the evening. I am very excited about the latest addition to the cast, my leading lady from France – Fauve Hauto, she is truly sensational! She has such presence and is so exciting to watch so I’m very much looking forward to working with her. I also have the gorgeous Australian dancer Melanie Hooper returning from last year’s show as well as Germany’s Patrick Helm who I’m sure the ladies will absolutely love! With this wealth of talent we will ensure audiences have the best seat in the house, every night, all night and I can’t wait to see it all as a finished product.”
Brendan Cole – Licence To Thrill – Tour Dates:
2013
Date | Venue | Website | Box Office |
January |
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Sun 20 |
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre | www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre | 0844 871 7607 |
Fri 25 |
Truro Hall for Cornwall | www.hallforcornwall.co.uk | 01872 262466 |
Sat 26 |
Truro Hall for Cornwall | www.hallforcornwall.co.uk | 01872 262466 |
Sun 27 |
Plymouth Pavilions | www.plymouthpavilions.com | 0845 146 1460 |
Mon 28 |
Cardiff St David’s Hall | www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk | 029 2087 8444 |
Wed 30 |
Leicester De Montfort Hall | www.demontforthall.co.uk | 0116 233 3111 |
Thu 31 |
Salford Lowry | www.thelowry.com | 0843 208 6000 |
February |
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Fri 01 |
Blackpool Opera House | www.blackpoollive.co.uk | 0844 856 1111 |
Sat 02 |
Bradford St George’s Hall | www.bradford-theatres.co.uk | 01274 432 000 |
Sun 03 |
Carlisle Sands Centre | www.thesandscentre.co.uk | 01228 633766 |
Wed 06 |
Halifax Victoria Theatre | www.victoriatheatre.co.uk | 01422 351158 |
Thu 07 |
Gateshead The Sage | www.thesagegateshead.org | 0191 443 4661 |
Fri 08 |
Milton Keynes Theatre | www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre | 0844 871 7652 |
Sat 09 |
Watford Colosseum | www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk | 0845 075 3993 |
Sun 10 |
Norwich Theatre Royal | www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk | 01603 630000 |
Wed 13 |
Barbican Theatre | www.barbican.org.uk/theatre | 020 7638 8891 |
Thu 14 |
Cambridge Corn Exchange | www.cornex.co.uk | 01223 357851 |
Fri 15 |
Ipswich Regent | www.ipswichregent.com | 01473 433100 |
Sat 16 |
Basingstoke Anvil | www.anvilarts.org.uk | 01256 844244 |
Sun 17 |
Southend Cliffs Pavilion (2 shows) | www.southendtheatres.org.uk | 01702 351135 |
Wed 20 |
Edinburgh Festival Theatre | www.edtheatres.com/festival | 0131 529 6000 |
Thu 21 |
Hull New Theatre | www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre | 01482 300300 |
Fri 22 |
Scunthorpe Baths Hall | www.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk | 0844 854 2776 |
Sat 23 |
Liverpool Philharmonic | www.liverpoolphil.com | 0151 709 3789 |
Sun 24 |
Glasgow Kings Theatre | www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre | 0844 871 7648 |
Mon 25 |
Aberdeen Music Hall | www.boxofficeaberdeen.com | 01224 641122 |
Tue 26 |
Perth Concert Hall | www.horsecross.co.uk | 01738 621 031 |
Thu 28 |
Poole Lighthouse | www.lighthousepoole.co.uk | 0844 406 8666 |
March |
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Fri 01 |
Bristol Hippodrome | www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk | 0844 871 3012 |
Sat 02 |
Canterbury Marlowe | www.marlowetheatre.com | 01227 787787 |
Sun 03 |
Southampton Mayflower | www.mayflower.org.uk | 02380 711811 |