Debbie McGee joins the Grease UK tour as Miss Lynch in 2027

Debbie McGee will play Miss Lynch in the new UK and Ireland tour of Grease, producer Colin Ingram announced on Tuesday 29 September 2026. The tour opens at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on Friday 23 April 2027, and further casting is yet to be announced.

The announcement also adds Dublin, Blackpool and Manchester to the route, with more tour stops to follow.

Debbie McGee as Miss Lynch

McGee is a familiar face from television, radio and stage. She trained at the Royal Ballet School and began her career as a dancer, before becoming Paul Daniels' assistant on The Paul Daniels Magic Show for the BBC. In 1991 she was among the earliest female magicians to become a member of The Magic Circle, where she is now Honorary Vice President.

She reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 as the oldest celebrity contestant to do so, and won the Strictly Christmas special in 2019. The year 2026 marks her 50th year in showbusiness, and her autobiography, A Magical Life, is published this year. As Miss Lynch, she takes charge of the students at Rydell High.

Creative team

The tour is Curve's staging, directed by Curve's Artistic Director Nikolai Foster with choreography by Arlene Phillips. The book, music and lyrics are by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Designs are by Colin Richmond, orchestrations and musical supervision by Sarah Travis, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Tom Marshall and Richard Brooker, and casting by David Grindrod CDG. It is produced by Colin Ingram for InTheatre Productions and Curve.

The story follows greaser Danny and girl next door Sandy, whose summer romance is tested when they meet again at Rydell High. Songs include Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin', Hopelessly Devoted to You and You're the One That I Want.

Grease UK and Ireland tour dates 2027

These are the dates as listed in the announcement:

• Theatre Royal Plymouth: 23 April to 1 May
• Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff: 3 to 8 May
• Theatre Royal Newcastle: 10 to 15 May
• Wolverhampton Grand Theatre: 17 to 22 May
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent: 24 to 29 May
• Leeds Grand Theatre: 31 May to 5 June
• Grand Opera House, Belfast: 8 to 12 June
• Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin: 15 to 26 June
• Swansea Building Society Arena: 5 to 10 July
• Mayflower Theatre, Southampton: 13 to 17 July
• New Theatre, Oxford: 19 to 24 July
• Liverpool Empire: 26 to 31 July
• Bristol Hippodrome: 2 to 7 August
• Blackpool Winter Gardens: 10 to 14 August
• Darlington Hippodrome: 16 to 21 August
• Opera House Manchester: 30 August to 11 September
• King's Theatre, Glasgow: 13 to 18 September
• Edinburgh Playhouse: 20 to 25 September
• His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen: 27 September to 2 October
• Sunderland Empire: 4 to 9 October
• Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham: 12 to 16 October
• The Alexandra, Birmingham: 18 to 23 October
• Norwich Theatre Royal: 25 to 30 October
• Hull New Theatre: 1 to 6 November

Dates and tickets

Our tour page lists ten stops with dates and tickets: Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Oxford, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Sunderland and Birmingham, running from 24 May to 23 October 2027. To see dates and tickets, visit Grease UK tour dates and tickets. The other stops above are dates from the announcement.