Here & Now, presented by UK pop sensation Steps, has revealed first look rehearsal images for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour.
Opening at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 29 August 2025, the tour will run through to 16 May 2026, concluding at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre.
Joining the previously announced principal cast are Ben Darcy (Pretty Woman, West End) as Ben and Lauren Woolf (I Should Be So Lucky, UK Tour) as Tracey.
They appear alongside Rebecca Lock as Caz, Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Blake Patrick Anderson as Robbie, Rosie Singha as Neeta, Finty Williams as Patricia, River Medway as Jem, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, Edward Baker-Duly as Max, and John Stacey as Lesley.
The ensemble includes Georgia Christofi, Kade Ferraiolo, Albert Green, Harry Jack, Casey Jay, Charlie-Jay Johnson, Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah, Dean Rickards, Markus Södergren, Genevieve Taylor, and Jessica Vaux.
Here & Now features Steps’ most iconic hits and an original book by Shaun Kitchener. It is produced by the band, ROYO, and Pete Waterman.
Direction comes from Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award-winner Matt Cole and musical supervision by Matt Spencer-Smith.
Set in seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, the musical follows Caz and her friends as they navigate love, betrayal, and the search for a happy ending.
Steps—Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Lee Latchford-Evans, and Lisa Scott-Lee—bring their chart-topping legacy to the stage, with hits including Tragedy, Stomp, One For Sorrow, and 5,6,7,8.
The creative team also includes Tom Rogers (set design), Gabriella Slade (costume design), Howard Hudson (lighting), Adam Fisher (sound), Sam Cox (wigs and hair), Jackie Saundercock (make-up), and Will Burton for Grindrod Burton Casting.
Listings and ticket information can be found here
