Lee Mead .. Timeline - Barnum UK tour reviews, 2026

I always hesitate to label my own first impressions of a show as a 'review', I see them more as a sharing of thoughts with fellow fans. In any event, you can read them here, while below are the actual reviews! I'll be adding them for each venue throughout the run.

30 January - 7 February: Theatre Royal, WINDSOR

10 - 14 February: Palace Theatre, MANCHESTER

24 - 28 February: Grand Opera House, YORK

3 - 7 March: Theatre Royal, BRIGHTON

10 - 14 March: King's Theatre, PORTSMOUTH

Unfortunately, Lee missed press night in Portsmouth due to an injury, from which I wish him a speedy recovery - thankfully the show was in the safe hands of his cover, Tom Sterling!

17 - 21 March: Wales Millennium Centre, CARDIFF

24 - 28 March: Waterside Theatre, AYLESBURY

31 March - 4 April: Alhambra Theatre, BRADFORD

7 - 11 April: Everyman Theatre, CHELTENHAM

14 - 18 April: Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, DUBLIN

21 - 25 April: Hippodrome Theatre, BIRMINGHAM

28 April - 2 May: Lyceum Theatre, SHEFFIELD

Lee was indisposed at the beginning of the tour's Sheffield run (I wish him a speedy recovery) and Tom Sterling stepped capably into the breach once more on press night.