Lorne Michaels, Crossroads Live and Sonia Friedman Productions are delighted to announce further casting for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL, opening at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026. Joining the previously announced Emily Lane as Cady Heron, Vivian Panka as Regina George, Sophie Pourret as Karen Smith, Georgie Buckland as Janis Sarkisian, Max Gill as Damian Hubbard, Karim Zeroual as Kevin Ganatra and Joshua Elmore as Mr Duvall, are Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George and Kiara Dario as Gretchen Wieners.
Also joining the cast are Charlie Barnard, Rebekah Bryant, Michael Dean-Wilson Savannah Ffrench, Fergie Fraser, Thomas Gotobed, Jenny Huxley-Golden, Trisha Kumar, Sadie Levett, Arjun Mudahar, Jessie Odeleye, Stefanos Petri, Charlotte Pourret, Jack Rose, Tori Louise Ryan, Lillia Squires and Jayd’n Tyrone.
Faye Tozer will perform in Manchester, Cardiff, Stoke, Sunderland, Milton Keynes, Eastbourne, Woking, Leicester, Aberdeen, Cheltenham, Hull, Bournemouth, Belfast, Wolverhampton, Glasgow, Southend, Llandudno, Canterbury and Blackpool, with casting for Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George for the rest of the tour to be announced.
Faye Tozer is a singer, actress, TV personality and West End star, probably best-known for being a member of BRIT Award-winning pop band Steps who had number one hits with Tragedy and Stomp and have sold over 25 million records worldwide. Faye’s West End credits include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre, and her other musical theatre credits including the Dita Von Teese production of Diamonds and Dust, UK tours of 101 Dalmatians, 42nd Street, In The Spotlight, Me And My Girl, Love Shack and Tell Me On A Sunday, Singin’ in The Rain at Sadler’s Wells, in Toronto and on a UK tour, and Saucy Jack And The Space Vixens at The Leicester Square Theatre. Faye’s film credits include St Georges Day, Mixed Up and Lady Godiva Back In The Saddle.
Kiara Dario will make her UK principal debut in Mean Girls the Musical. Her previous West End credits include the original London cast of The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum and her other theatre credits include the international tour of Miss Saigon, and Annie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Disney’s Camp Rock, AngHuling El Bimbo, Joseph The Dreamer and Snow White, all in the Philippines.
Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron may think she knows a thing or two about survival of the fittest thanks to her zoologist parents, but high school is a whole new level of savage. When Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung. Expect iconic characters, razor-sharp wit, and killer songs.
MEAN GIRLS, the smash-hit musical comedy based on the iconic Paramount Pictures film of the same name, had its first West End performance at the Savoy Theatre on 5 June 2024, where it was seen by over 330,000 people and played until 8 June 2025. MEAN GIRLS recently took home the coveted ‘Best New Musical’ award at the 2025 WhatsOnStage Awards.
MEAN GIRLS had its world premiere in 2017 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre to ecstatic responses, where it played to packed houses. The show then went on a hugely successful US tour in 2019 and recently completed a second US tour. In addition, in 2024, Paramount Pictures released a new twist on the fan-favourite film from the comedic mind of Tina Fey with a fresh and fun re-telling of the story featuring sensational musical performances.
The musical MEAN GIRLS has a book by Tina Fey, music and vocal arrangements by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Brian Ronan, hair design by Josh Marquette, musical supervision/vocal, dance, incidental and additional music arrangements by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, orchestrations by John Clancy and dance and incidental music arrangements by Glen Kelly.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
Emily Lane’s West End credits include playing Anna in Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Hello Dolly! at the London Palladium, and Evita in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Her other theatre credits include Starter For Ten at Bristol Old Vic and, most recently, playing Anne Boleyn in Anne Boleyn, The Musical at Hever Castle.
Vivian Panka was most recently seen playing Alana in the UK tour of Dear Evan Hansen. Her previous theatre credits include Heathers the Musical at The Other Palace and the UK Tour of 9 to 5 The Musical. She also appeared in the film of Heathers: The Musical.
Sophie Pourret will soon appear in Elf the Musical at the Aldwych Theatre. Most recently, she was seen as understudy Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum, and her past theatre credits include Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre, La Cage Aux Folles at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and 42nd Street at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris.
Georgie Buckland can currently be seen playing the leading role of Andy Sachs in the musical The Devil Wears Prada at the Dominion Theatre. Her previous theatre credits include UK tours of Shrek The Musical and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Claus – The Musical at the Lowry, and Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Hope Mill Theatre.
Max Gill’s theatre credits include Charley’s Aunt at the Watermill Theatre, Fly More Than You Fall at Southwark Playhouse, Fangirls at the Lyric Hammersmith, The Boy in the Dress for the RSC and Bugsy Malone at the Lyric Hammersmith. Their film credits include The Lost Girls and Dumbo.
Karim Zeroual is a British television presenter and actor, best known for his work presenting on CBBC and his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing when he reached the 2019 final. His screen acting credits include EastEnders, Da Vinci’s Demons and CBBC sci-fi drama The Sparticle Mystery, and his West End credits include The Lion King and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Joshua Elmore’s many opera credits include La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Pagliacci and La Boheme, all at Opera Holland Park, Seven Last Words at the English National Opera, Queer Staged Messiah and La Contesa di Pallade e Venere for Les Bougies Baroques, Fame and Envy for the Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera, Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica for the Carmina Priapea Opera Company and Brundibar for Boco Arts.
MEAN GIRLS UK TOUR – 2026/2027 TOUR LISTINGS
MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026
MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 10 – SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026
CARDIFF WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 30 MARCH – SATURDAY 4 APRIL 2026
REGENT THEATRE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 6 – SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026
CONGRESS THEATRE, EASTBOURNE
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 27 APRIL – SATURDAY 2 MAY 2026
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 5 – SATURDAY 9 MAY 2026
CURVE, LEICESTER
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 16 MAY 2026
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 19 – SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026
EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2026
HULL NEW THEATRE
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 1 – SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2026
BOURNEMOUTH PAVILLION
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
Please note that Faye Tozer will not perform on Saturday 6 June 2026.
TUESDAY 9 JUNE – SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, BELFAST
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026
GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 29 JUNE – SATURDAY 11 JULY 2026
THE KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026
CLIFF’S PAVILLION, SOUTHEND
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 20 – SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
MONDAY 3 – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026
MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 18 – SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026
BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS
Faye Tozer as Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George.
TUESDAY 25 AUGUST– SATURDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2026
BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
TUESDAY 8 – SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2026
THE HAWTH CRAWLEY
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 5 – SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2026
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 19 – SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
TUESDAY 3 – SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2026
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2026
LYCEUM THEATRE, SHEFFIELD
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
TUESDAY 17 – SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2026
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
TUESDAY 24 – SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2026
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2026 – SATURDAY 2 JANUARY 2027
THE ALEXANDRA, BIRMINGHAM
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 4 – SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2027
NEW THEATRE OXFORD
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 11 – SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2027
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.
MONDAY 18 – SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2027
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
The role of Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George to be announced.