West End opening of Strictly Ballroom delayed

The opening of Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom - The Musical will be delayed by two weeks with the first preview will now taking place on Thursday 28th March, with opening night of Thursday 24th April.

The musical, directed by Drew McOnie, is now due to open  at the Piccadilly after the current production of Annie starring Meera Syal ends on 18th February.

In a statement, the show's producers said: In order to allow for unforeseen schedule conflict, the first performance of Strictly Ballroom - The Musical will now take place on Thursday 28 March, with opening night on Thursday 24 April. Ticket holders will be contacted in due course by their point of purchase in order to reschedule dates.