Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that their smash hit production of the musical ANNIE will embark on a U.K. tour opening at the Manchester Opera House on Saturday 9th February 2019.

This production recently ran for an extended season in the West End following a sell-out tour of the U.K. and Ireland in 2015/16 and will open later this month in Toronto.

The tour will visit Storyhouse, Chester from 25th-30th March 2019, and tickets go on sale on Tuesday 1st May.

Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined to find her real parents, her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search…

With its award-winning book and score, this stunning new production includes the unforgettable songs It’s the Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow.

ANNIE has Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin and a Book by Thomas Meehan.

ANNIE is directed by Nikolai Foster with set and costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Nick Winston, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Richard Brooker.