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The Drifters Girl

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Running time: Doors open 1 hour before each performance. Show times TBC

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Age Guidance: 8+
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+

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Members receive £10 off the opening night performance, priority booking plus other benefits including local offers. Find out more about our memberships

Direct from the West End, The Drifters Girl comes to the Theatre Royal as part of a major UK & Ireland tour.

Nominated for BEST NEW MUSICAL at the 2022 Olivier Awards, this smash-hit show has audiences on their feet night after night with a phenomenal soundtrack packed full of iconic Drifters hits including Saturday Night At The Movies, Save The Last Dance For Me and Stand By Me.

Discover the remarkable story of The Drifters and the truth about the woman who made them. From the highs of hit records to the lows of legal battles and personal tragedy, Faye Treadwell was the legendary manager of The Drifters who refused to give up on the group she loved.

Thirty years, and hundreds of hit songs later, there is no doubt that Faye Treadwell was and always will be, The Drifters Girl.

Carly Mercedes Dyer, former star of Six the Musical and who delighted audiences with her performances as Erma in Anything Goes, will play music industry change-maker, Faye Treadwell.

Carly will star alongside Ashford Campbell (who hit UK screens in ITV’s The X Factor as member of The Risk and now continues his journey with The Drifters Girl having performed as part of the West End company), Miles Anthony Daley (Tina Turner: The Musical, Aldwych Theatre; Choir of Man, Arts Theatre), Tarik Frimpong (The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre; Aladdin, Prince Edward Theatre) and Dalton Harris, who won The X Factor in 2018, Jaydah Bell-Ricketts (A Little Princess, Royal Festival Hall; School Of Rock, Gillian Lynne Theatre) to her first touring role as Girl.

Completing the cast is Loren Anderson, Tre Copeland-Williams, Ethan Davis, Matthew Dawkins and Linseigh Green. Read more about the cast.

Please note the Spotify playlist is the West End recording.

Members
Save £10 in the Stalls & Upper Circle on Tuesday 7.30pm (excluding Balcony) and save £5 on all tickets in the Stalls and Upper Circle for Wednesday – Thursday 2pm & 7.30pm performances only.

Under 26s
Save £5 on all tickets in the Stalls and Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Wednesday & Thursday 2pm performances only. To purchase these tickets you must be under 26 at the time of purchase. You may be asked to show your ID on doors to confirm your age.

Groups 10+
Groups of 10 or more save £4 on all tickets in the Stalls & Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Wednesday & Thursday 2pm performances only. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book.

Groups 20+
Groups of 20 or more save £6 on all tickets in the Stalls & Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Wednesday & Thursday 2pm performances only plus 1 free ticket with every 20 seats booked. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book.

No concessions available in the Balcony or on Friday 7.30pm & Saturday 2.30pm & 7.30pm performances

‘An extraordinarily enjoyable night out. The Drifters Girl is hard to beat’

WhatsOnStage

‘A GREAT NIGHT OUT’

Daily Express

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