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Four friends. One Summer.

So much love in store...

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About the show

Happiness is only a heartbeat away with HERE & NOW, the hilarious and heart-warming new musical based on the songs of the multi-million-selling pop phenomenon, Steps. Don’t miss this sparkling celebration of love and friendship when it embarks on a UK & Ireland tour after its record-breaking world premiere!

 
Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'? Or does love have other plans in store…?

 

Directed by the award-winning Rachel Kavanaugh (Half a Sixpence, The Great British Bake Off Musical) and written by Shaun Kitchener (Hollyoaks), HERE & NOW features many of Steps’ iconic hits, including 5, 6, 7, 8, Stomp, Better Best Forgotten, and Last Thing On My Mind.

This brand new musical is produced by Steps themselves, ROYO and pop legend Pete Waterman.

IT'D BE A TRAGEDY TO MISS IT!

Photographs of World Premiere Production.
Casting for the UK & Ireland Tour to be announced.
HERE & NOW includes discussion around baby loss which some may find upsetting.

Age guidance is 5+

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Reviews

★★★★★
A joyous celebration of both music and life
Theatre and Tonic
★★★★★
There is something for everyone
Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★★
A riot of colour, music and joy
Black Country Radio
★★★★★
A must-see for fans of Steps and lovers of feel-good theatre alike
Curtain Call Reviews
★★★★★
The best new jukebox musical in years
All That Dazzles
★★★★
It’s hard to imagine a Steps musical done better
The Stage
★★★★
A foot kickin’, finger clickin’, leather slapping, hand clappin’ hit!
WhatsOnStage
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The biggest jukebox hit since Mamma Mia!
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    UK & IRELAND TOUR

     2025/2026

    Aylesbury Waterside

    Fri 29 — Sat 30 Aug 2025

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    Manchester Opera House

    Tue 02 — Sat 13 Sep 2025

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    Glasgow Kings

    Tue 16 — Sat 20 Sep 2025

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    Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre

    Tue 23 Sep — Sat 4 Oct 2025

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    Southend Cliffs Pavilion

    Tue 07 — Sat 11 Oct 2025

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    Woking New Victoria

    Tue 14 — Sun 19 Oct 2025

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    Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre

    Tue 21 — Sun 26 Oct 2025

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    Newcastle Theatre Royal

    Tue 28 Oct — Sun 2 Nov 2025

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    New Wimbledon Theatre

    Tue 04 — Sun 9 Nov 2025

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    Nottingham Theatre Royal

    Tue 11 — Sun 16 Nov 2025

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    Sheffield Lyceum

    Tue 18 — Sat 22 Nov 2025

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    Liverpool Empire

    Tue 25 — Sat 29 Nov 2025

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    Theatre Royal Brighton

    Tue 02 — Sat 13 Dec 2025

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    Stockton Globe

    Mon 15 — Sun 28 Dec 2025

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    Southampton Mayflower

    Tue 20 — Sat 24 Jan 2026

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    Belfast Grand Opera House

    Tue 27 — Sat 31 Jan 2026

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    Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre

    Tue 03 — Sat 7 Feb 2026

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    Grand Opera House York

    Tue 10 — Sun 15 Feb 2026

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    Oxford New Theatre

    Tue 17 — Sun 22 Feb 2026

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    Edinburgh Playhouse

    Tue 24 Feb — Sun 1 Mar 2026

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    Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

    Tue 10 — Sun 15 Mar 2026

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    Hall For Cornwall Truro

    Tue 17 — Sun 22 Mar 2026

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    Plymouth Theatre Royal

    Tue 24 — Sat 28 Mar 2026

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    Milton Keynes Theatre

    Tue 31 Mar — Sat 4 Apr 2026

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    Blackpool Opera House

    Wed 08 — Sun 12 Apr 2026

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    Norwich Theatre Royal

    Tue 14 — Sun 19 Apr 2026

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    Hull New Theatre

    Tue 21 — Sun 26 Apr 2026

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    Leicester Curve

    Tue 28 Apr — Sun 3 May 2026

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    Leeds Grand Theatre

    Tue 05 — Sun 10 May 2026

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    Steps (Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian 'H' Watkins, Lee Latchford-Evans and Lisa Scott-Lee) are the UK's most successful mixed sex pop group of all time, with 14 top five singles, 4 number one albums, 22 million record sales, 500 million streams & 11 sold-out national arena tours under their belts.
    The band's hits include #1 singles Tragedy/Heartbeat and Stomp, the gold certified One For Sorrow & Better Best Forgotten, the silver certified 5,6,7,8, Last Thing On My Mind, Love's Got A Hold On My Heart, Chain Reaction & many more.

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    CAST

    CAST FOR 2025/2026 TO BE ANNOUNCED

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    Creative Team

    BOOK BY

    SHAUN KITCHENER

    DIRECTED BY

    RACHEL KAVANAUGH

    CHOREOGRAPHY

    MATT COLE

    MUSICAL SUPERVISOR, ORCHESTRATOR & ARRANGEMENTS

    MATT SPENCER-SMITH

    LIGHTING DESIGNER

    HOWARD HUDSON

    SET DESIGNER

    TOM ROGERS

    COSTUME DESIGNER

    GABRIELLA SLADE

    WIGS, HAIR AND MAKE UP DESIGNER

    SAM COX

    SOUND DESIGNER

    ADAM FISHER

    CASTING BY

    WILL BURTON CDG

    PROPS SUPERVISOR

    PROPWORKS

    Musical Director

    Amy Shackcloth

    MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

    PHIJ ADAMS

    COSTUME SUPERVISOR

    JUSTIN ALLIN

    WIGS & HAIR SUPERVISION BY

    CHARLIE WATSON

    PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

    SETTING LINE

    ASSOCIATE MAKE UP DESIGNER

    Jackie Saundercock

    GRAPHIC DESIGN

    FEAST CREATIVE

    MARKETING

    DEWYNTERS

    PRESS & PR

    BUCHANAN PR

    ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER

    JANE McMURTRIE

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    MATT HASSALL

    ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER

    OLLIE DURRANT

    PRODUCER

    ROYO

    PRODUCER

    STEPS

    PRODUCER

    PETE WATERMAN

    PRODUCER

    FASCINATION MANAGEMENT