Bianca Del Rio is bringing her new stand-up show, It Gets Bitter, to the UK and Ireland in spring 2027. The 13-date tour opens at Brighton Dome on Wednesday 31 March and visits Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin before a night at The London Palladium on Tuesday 13 April. It ends at the New Theatre in Cardiff on Thursday 15 April.
It Gets Bitter is her seventh solo stand-up tour, and it marks 30 years in drag for the comedian known offstage as Roy Haylock.
Where is Bianca Del Rio touring in 2027?
These are the 13 UK and Ireland dates for It Gets Bitter:
- Wednesday 31 March 2027: Brighton Dome, Brighton
- Thursday 1 April 2027: Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
- Friday 2 April 2027: O2 Apollo Manchester
- Saturday 3 April 2027: Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
- Sunday 4 April 2027: City Hall, Sheffield
- Monday 5 April 2027: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
- Wednesday 7 April 2027: Bristol Beacon, Bristol
- Thursday 8 April 2027: O2 City Hall, Newcastle
- Friday 9 April 2027: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
- Saturday 10 April 2027: Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- Monday 12 April 2027: National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Tuesday 13 April 2027: The London Palladium, London
- Thursday 15 April 2027: New Theatre, Cardiff
The UK and Ireland run is one part of a world tour. Bianca also takes It Gets Bitter to Latin America this November, and across the US, Canada and mainland Europe in 2027.
What is It Gets Bitter about?
The show turns Bianca's famously sharp tongue on the absurdities of modern life. Pop culture, world events and the everyday habits that drive her to the brink are all fair game, and no topic is off limits. Expect tightly written stand-up mixed with quick-fire audience interaction, in the style of insult comedy she has made her own.
There is a warning for anyone with a fragile ego: choose your seats carefully. In classic Bianca fashion, the front row is a firing squad, and nobody close to the stage is safe from her put-downs.
Bianca said: “There's a lot going on in the world today, and I have a lot to say about it. I'm looking forward to finally getting back on the road and venting to anyone who will listen. The old saying is 'It gets better', but I'm proof that after 30 years in drag 'It Gets Bitter'!!”
Who is Bianca Del Rio?
Bianca shot to fame as the breakout star and winner of season six of RuPaul's Drag Race. The New York Times dubbed her the “Joan Rivers of the Drag World”, and she calls herself the “Clown in a Gown”. Her comedy is built on frankness, timing and a willingness to say what everyone else is thinking.
Away from stand-up, she has starred in the films Hurricane Bianca and Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate, the comedy special Rolodex of Hate and the television specials Not Today, Bianca. She is the author of Blame It On Bianca Del Rio: The Expert on Nothing with an Opinion on Everything, and she returns to television in season six of The Traitors US.
Theatre fans may remember her West End debut as Hugo and Loco Chanelle in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie, which we covered when it was announced in 2019.
Each city gets one night, and London's only date is Tuesday 13 April at The London Palladium. Cardiff on Thursday 15 April is the last of the 13 dates.
Follow Bianca Del Rio: It Gets Bitter (coming soon) on British Theatre for the latest on the tour.
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