Full cast announced for KINKY BOOTS at London Coliseum
Emmie Newitt
16 February, 2026, 10:09
The brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical will head into the London Coliseum for a strictly limited 17-week season that begins from 17 March.
The cast of Kinky Boots. Photo by Matt Crockett.
Kinky Boots will be led by Strictly Come Dancing's pro Johannes Radebe as Lola, with Matt Cardle (&Juliet, UK Tour) as Charlie Price and Tosh Wanogho-Maud as Alternate Lola*
Joining them will be Courtney Bowman (Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Billie-Kay (Burlesque, Savoy Theatre) as Nicola, Billy Roberts (Military Wives the Musical, York Theatre Royal) as Don, Rachel Izen (Funny Girl, UK Tour) as Pat, Jessica Daley (Military Wives, York Theatre Royal) as Trish, Jonathan Dryden Taylor (The Wizard of Oz, Curve/West End) as Mr Price, Scott Paige (The Great British Bake Off The Musical, Noel Coward Theatre) as George and Liam Doyle (Heathers, The Other Palace) as Harry.
The cast is completed by Andy Barke (My Fair Lady, Curve), Kathryn Barnes (Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre), Cerys Burton (The Odyssey, Unicorn Theatre), Kaya Farrugia (There’s No Place Like Home, West End), Nay-Nay (MJ The Musical, Prince Edward Theatre), Keith Alexander (The Herds, Sadler’s Wells), Nathan Daly (Starlight Express, Bochum), Kofi Dennis (The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre), Ru Fisher (Something Rotten in Concert, West End), Darnell Matthew-James (Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre), Liam McEvoy (Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Ashley-Jordon Packer (Crazy For You, West End), Cole Dunn (50 First Dates, The Other Palace), Annell Odartey (TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre), Jordan Isaac (Evita, Curve) and Tori McDougall (Billy Elliot The Musical, Curve).
The young company includes Sean Garcia Madiba, Noah Ronkainen Phillips, and Rio-Blake Power as Young Lola and Archie John Allen, Joshua Beswick, Louis Cohen, and Callum George as Young Charlie.
Kinky Boots follows Charlie Price as he inherits the family's struggling shoe factory and teams with a drag performer to make high-heeled boots for men. As Lola and Charlie begin to challenge traditional ideas about masculinity and identity, the factory workers also learn to embrace diversity and acceptance. Packed with all the energy and heart, the musical boasts a fantastic score including hits like "The History of Wrong Guys", "Sex Is in the Heel", and "Raise You Up /Just Be".
We've got a full guide on everything you need to know about Kinky Boots for more information!
Kinky Boots choreography by Leah Hill, set design by Robert Jones, costume design by Robert Jones & Tom Rogers, musical supervision by George Dyer, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher, casting by Harry Blumenau CDG CDA, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, associate direction by Michaela Powell with production management by Setting Line.
The production will head to the London Coliseum from 17 March to 11 July, following a brief return to Curve Theatre in Leicester.
*Tosh Wanogho-Maud will play the role of Lola on all Monday performances from 6 April 2026.
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