Strictly Come Dancing star opens UK tour at the Bristol hippodrome

The Wanted singer and former winner of strictly come dancing Jay McGuiness is opening as William Shakespeare as &Juliet visits the Bristol hippodrome

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00:00The Wanted singer and former winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Jay McGuinness, is opening as

00:05William Shakespeare as Anne Juliet visits the Bristol Hippodrome as the first stop of

00:10their touring circuit. The contemporary take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet explores

00:16an alternative ending to the play, all whilst bursting through a playlist of pop anthems.

00:21But Jay isn't the only celebrity in the show. Step star Lee Latchford-Evans is also appearing

00:27in the Bristol part of the tour. But there are many other tours coming to the city in

00:322025, with famous faces taking to the Bristol stage, including Play On, a Twelfth Night

00:38Jazz adaptation at Bristol Old Vic, and the Thunder Run Experience, a thrill-seeker experience

00:45at the same venue. And the Elvis Years Tour will be visiting the Redgrave Theatre, to

00:51name a few. 2025 is set to be a very exciting year for the theatre scene in Bristol.