Get ready to join the band, kids, the School of Rock UK tour begins

Dewey rocking out on stage. Credit: Image supplied

With the little cherubs back at school, why not treat them to an unforgettable night out at the theatre?

This week the first-ever tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit musical School of Rock begins across the UK and Ireland.

Following rave reviews in London's West End, the show won an Olivier Award for best musical, while the Broadway version netted seven Tony Awards, including best musical and best score.

Based on the 2003 hilarious Jack Black film, the musical follows Dewey Finn; a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra quid by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.

However, while teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school's beautiful but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within him.

Leading the UK and Ireland tour cast is Jake Sharp playing music teacher Dewey Finn, fresh from performing the role in the West End. With musical theatre veteran Rebecca Lock playing Dewey's love interest Rosalie Mullins.

Three teams of twelve incredibly talented children will alternate to perform live alongside Dewey each night and are currently getting ready to stick it to the man when the bell rings for the new school term this September.

So unleash your inner rock god and enjoy a fun-filled night of family entertainment.

Tickets from just £13, for more information, visit https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/school-of-rock/

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SCHOOL OF ROCK - 2021/22 TOUR DATES

Tue 7 – Sat 18 Sept

Hull New Theatre

Mon 20 – Sat 25 Sept

Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

Mon 27 Sept – Sat 2 Oct

New Victoria Theatre, Woking

Tue 5 – Sat 9 Oct

Sunderland Empire

Tue 12 – Sat 16 Oct

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend

Tue 19 – Sat 23 Oct

Regent Theatre, Stoke

Mon 25 – Sat 30 Oct

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Mon 1 – Sat 6 Nov

Derngate Theatre, Northampton

Tue 9 – Sat 13 Nov

Grand Opera House, Belfast

Tue 16 – Sat 20 Nov

Concert Hall, Nottingham

Mon 22 – Sat 27 Nov

Venue Cymru, Llandudno

Tue 30 – Sat 4 Dec

Princess Theatre, Torquay

Mon 13 Dec – Sat 1 Jan 2022

New Oxford Theatre

Tue 4 – Sat 15 Jan

Palace Theatre, Manchester

Mon 17 – Sat 22 Jan

The Hawth, Crawley

Tue 25 – Sat 29 Jan

Edinburgh Playhouse

Mon 31 Jan – Sat 5 Feb

Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

Tue 8 – Sat 12 Feb

Milton Keynes

Tue 15 – Sat 19 Feb

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

Tue 22 – Sat 26 Feb

Regent Theatre, Ipswich

Mon 7 – Sat 12 March

King’s Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 15 – Sat 19 March

Norwich Theatre Royal

Mon 21 March – Sat 26 March

New Wimbledon Theatre

Mon 28 March – Sat 2 April

Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Mon 4 – Sat 9 April

Grand Theatre, Leeds

Tue 12 – Sat 16 April

Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

Tue 19 – Sat 30 April

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Tue 3 – Sat 7 May

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

Tue 10 – Sat 14 May

Bristol Hippodrome

Mon 16 – Sat 21 May

Wales Millenium Centre

Mon 23 – Sat 28 May

Orchard Theatre, Dartford

Mon 30 May- Sat 4 June

Curve Theatre, Leicester

Tue 21 June – Sat 2 July

Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin

Tue 5 – Sat 9 July

Liverpool Empire

Mon 18 – Sat 23 July

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Mon 25 July – Sat 6 Aug

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

Mon 8 – Sat 13 Aug

Bournemouth Pavilion