The smash-hit romantic comedy musical Waitress will return to tour the UK and Ireland, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre in March 2026. Award-winning actress Carrie Hope Fletcher will be taking the role of Jenna for a limited run.
Carrie Hope Fletcher. Image provided by production.
Based on the 2007 film, Waitress celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the power of a well-baked pie. It is the story of a small-town pie-maker stuck in a loveless marriage. A baking contest and a friendship with a charming doctor might offer Jenna a ticket to a new life, if she can find the courage and strength to take it, with the support and encouragement of her fellow waitresses.
Directed by Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland, Witness Uganda), with a book by Jessie Nelson (Corrina, Corrina, I Am Sam) and music and lyrics by Grammy award-winner Sara Bareilles, this joyful, romantic musical first opened in the West End in 2019, earning critical acclaim and global success.
Our newest Jenna, Carrie Hope Fletcher, is an award-winning actress who has starred in Cinderella, Heathers, The Addams Family, Les Misérables, and more. She is currently playing the title role in the UK and Ireland tour of Calamity Jane and will star in Elf The Musical this festive season. Further casting is to be announced.
Waitress will begin its tour in London at the New Wimbledon Theatre on March 28th 2026, before making its way to Brighton, Bradford, Woking, Birmingham, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Dublin, Manchester, Cardiff, Southend, Oxford, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool, Belfast, Bristol, Nottingham, Llandudno, Bournemouth, Hull, Liverpool, Eastbourne, Milton Keynes, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Salford. Fletcher will star in shows in London, Brighton, Bradford, Woking, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Dublin, Manchester, and Cardiff, with future casting for Jenna to be announced soon.
