Sasha Velour’s theatrical drag spectacular Smoke & Mirrors is reborn and hitting the road again in 2022! It is announced today that the acclaimed one-queen show will return to Europe and the UK with 36 dates in 33 cities from January to March 2022, after its initial 17-city UK/EU run in 2020 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sasha Velour, will tour nine cities in the UK from 4 February until 17 February 2022, including the legendary Hammersmith Apollo, as well as a mammoth 27 dates across Europe, kicking off in Helsinki on Thursday, 20 January.
At over 90 minutes, Smoke & Mirrors is a lip-synched autobiographical fantasy with captivating visuals and breathtaking surprises. Dreamed up and meticulously performed by Velour, every second of this iconic production remains heart-felt and unforgettable. The soundtrack spans from Judy Garland to Le Tigre, featurian Velourian classics like “So Emotional” (Whitney Houston) and “Cellophane” (Sia) Throughout, theatrical techniques are used to unmask deeper truths about gender, grief, fame, and community. This is a show dedicated to anyone who dares to live life “over the top!”
Sasha Velour says “The new ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ tour is gonna be everything and more! Lana’s out, Britney’s in…and we are going to Prague, bitches! This show always reminds me to celebrate rebirth and flexibility, so we took the surprised delays as an opportunity for growth. Can’t wait to share this with you!”
Tickets go on general sale Friday, 11 June 2021 at 9am via http://bit.ly/SashaVelourTickets
There will also be an exclusive pre-sale on 9 June 2021 for tickets to the new shows at 9am which you can access if you sign up to the following link
Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors is the biggest ever one-queen drag show of its kind, the first theatrical drag spectacular to integrate a full lip sync narrative and tour the world at this scale. Over the course of a year, it was seen by over 35,000 people in 30 cities across three continents, featuring sold out performances at iconic theaters in New York, LA, London, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Auckland, Toronto, Vancouver and more, and is now going on the road, visiting more than 33 cities across Europe. Hailed as “a spellbinding tour de force” (Forbes), “Smoke & Mirrors” has pushed the boundaries of what drag can be, incorporating Velour’s signature innovative use of video projection.
Tickets for Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors’ UK tour go on general sale Friday, 11 June 2021 at 9am here
