Waitress London Tickets & Tour 2026–2027

Waitress is the hit Broadway and West End musical comedy with an original Sara Bareilles score, following expert pie-maker Jenna as she finds friendship, love and a fresh start at Joe’s Pie Diner in London. Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie and book Waitress tickets now.

Choosing Your Waitress Tickets

Date	Price	Tickets
Monday Mar 30, 2026 07:30 PM	Waitress from £78.52	Tickets
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026 07:30 PM	Waitress from £61.84	Tickets
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 02:30 PM	Waitress from £61.84	Tickets
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 07:30 PM	Waitress from £61.84	Tickets
Friday Apr 03, 2026 07:30 PM	Waitress from £78.52	Tickets
Saturday Apr 04, 2026 02:30 PM	Waitress from £78.52	Tickets
Saturday Apr 04, 2026 07:30 PM	Waitress from £78.52	Tickets

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Waitress Tour

Slice into a freshly baked serving of feels as Sara Bareilles’ hit musical Waitress returns on a major UK and Ireland tour. Follow expert pie-maker Jenna as she finds the courage to rewrite her recipe for life, in a heartwarming, hilarious show heading to a theatre near you.

Date	City	Venue	Tickets
Sat 28 Mar 2026 - Sat 4 Apr 2026	Wimbledon	New Wimbledon Theatre	Tickets
Mon 6 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026	Brighton	Theatre Royal Brighton	Tickets
Mon 13 Apr 2026 - Sat 18 Apr 2026	Bradford	The Alhambra Theatre	Tickets
Mon 20 Apr 2026 - Sat 25 Apr 2026	Woking	New Victoria Theatre	Tickets
Tue 28 Apr 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026	Birmingham	Hippodrome Theatre	Tickets
Mon 4 May 2026 - Sat 9 May 2026	Sunderland	Sunderland Empire	Tickets
Tue 12 May 2026 - Sat 16 May 2026	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Playhouse	Tickets
Tue 19 May 2026 - Sat 23 May 2026	Dublin	Bord Gáis Energy Theatre	Tickets
Tue 26 May 2026 - Sat 30 May 2026	Manchester	Palace Theatre	Tickets
Mon 1 Jun 2026 - Sat 6 Jun 2026	Wolverhampton	Grand Theatre	Tickets
Mon 8 Jun 2026 - Sat 13 Jun 2026	Cardiff	Wales Millennium Centre	Tickets
Wed 17 Jun 2026 - Sat 20 Jun 2026	Southend	Cliffs Pavilion	Tickets
Mon 29 Jun 2026 - Sat 4 Jul 2026	Oxford	New Theatre Oxford	Tickets
Mon 6 Jul 2026 - Sat 11 Jul 2026	Stoke-on-Trent	Regent Theatre	Tickets
Mon 13 Jul 2026 - Sat 18 Jul 2026	Blackpool	Opera House	Tickets
Mon 20 Jul 2026 - Sat 25 Jul 2026	Leicester	Curve Leicester	Tickets
Tue 28 Jul 2026 - Sat 1 Aug 2026	Belfast	Grand Opera House	Tickets
Tue 4 Aug 2026 - Sat 8 Aug 2026	Bristol	Hippodrome Theatre	Tickets
Mon 10 Aug 2026 - Sat 15 Aug 2026	Nottingham	Royal Concert Hall	Tickets
Mon 17 Aug 2026 - Sat 22 Aug 2026	Llandudno	Venue Cymru	Tickets
Mon 24 Aug 2026 - Sat 29 Aug 2026	Bournemouth	Pavilion Theatre	Tickets
Tue 1 Sep 2026 - Sat 5 Sep 2026	Hull	New Theatre	Tickets
Mon 7 Sep 2026 - Sat 12 Sep 2026	Liverpool	Liverpool Empire	Tickets
Mon 14 Sep 2026 - Sat 19 Sep 2026	Eastbourne	Congress Theatre	Tickets
Tue 22 Sep 2026 - Sat 26 Sep 2026	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes Theatre	Tickets
Tue 6 Oct 2026 - Sat 10 Oct 2026	Glasgow	King’s Theatre	Tickets
Tue 13 Oct 2026 - Sat 17 Oct 2026	Sheffield	Lyceum Theatre	Tickets
Tue 27 Oct 2026 - Sat 31 Oct 2026	Salford	The Lowry	Tickets

Why You Need to See It

• Waitress is a warm, bittersweet musical about Jenna, a gifted pie-maker in a loveless, abusive marriage in small-town America, who discovers she is pregnant and begins dreaming of a new life, using imaginative pie recipes and an unexpected affair with her doctor as catalysts for reclaiming her sense of self.
• The show made history as the first Broadway musical with an all-female core creative team (music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Diane Paulus, choreography by Lorin Latarro) and later transferred to London’s Adelphi Theatre in 2019, where it ran until March 2020 and has since become a popular title on UK tours.
• The original West End cast featured Katharine McPhee as Jenna, David Hunter as Dr Pomatter, Marisha Wallace as Becky, Laura Baldwin as Dawn, Peter Hannah as Earl, Jack McBrayer as Ogie, Stephen Leask as Cal and Shaun Prendergast as Old Joe, with later stints by Lucie Jones and even Sara Bareilles herself in the lead role.
• The story centres on the friendships between Jenna and her fellow waitresses Becky and Dawn, their shared break-room confidences and comedic misadventures, and Jenna’s complicated relationship with her kindly but awkward gynaecologist Dr Pomatter, all set against the backdrop of Joe’s Pie Diner and a local pie-baking contest that offers a possible escape.
• Sara Bareilles’s pop-inflected score includes opening earworm What’s Inside, upbeat exposition The Negative, the exuberant diner trio When He Sees Me, soft-rock duet You Matter to Me, comic showstoppers like Never Ever Getting Rid of Me and I Love You Like a Table, and the devastating 11 o’clock ballad She Used to Be Mine.
• She Used to Be Mine, written and first recorded by Bareilles for her album What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress, is Jenna’s self-reckoning at rock bottom—an introspective piano ballad about the gap between who she was and who she has become—widely regarded as one of the strongest contemporary musical theatre songs of the 2010s.
• Other songs work as character pieces: When He Sees Me captures Dawn’s anxiety about dating with witty, hyper-specific lyrics; Never Ever Getting Rid of Me is Ogie’s hilarious, borderline-stalker declaration of love; and Opening Up frames the diner’s daily grind as both comforting routine and a trap from which Jenna longs to break free.
• While Waitress didn’t win the big Tony or Olivier Awards, it received nominations for Best Musical, Best Original Score and acting categories, and its cast album earned a Grammy nod, reflecting the industry’s respect for Bareilles’s songwriting and the show’s emotional resonance with audiences.
• The Adelphi staging leant into the cosy Americana of Joe’s Pie Diner: chequered floors, retro booths, neon signage and a chalkboard of pie flavours, with set pieces that glide to become hospital rooms, Jenna’s kitchen and the contest venue, keeping the focus on people and relationships rather than spectacle.
• Costume design is grounded and character-led: Jenna, Becky and Dawn wear practical waitress uniforms with personalised touches, Earl’s grubby, macho look underscores his volatility, Dr Pomatter appears in slightly rumpled shirts and lab coats that hint at his own awkwardness, and Old Joe’s comfortable, worn clothing reflects his grumpy-but-wise diner regular status.
• The show is notable for its onstage “pie-ography”: props, choreography and even scent design (in some productions) emphasise flour, sugar, fruit and dough as extensions of Jenna’s emotional life, with each whimsically named pie (“I Hate My Husband Pie”, “Marshmallow Mermaid Pie”) functioning as a mini character monologue.
• Underneath the humour and catchy tunes, Waitress tackles serious themes: domestic abuse, financial insecurity, intergenerational trauma, infidelity and complicated feelings about motherhood, ultimately steering toward a message of self-forgiveness, found family and the courage to choose a different path for yourself and your child.
• The tone balances raunchy comedy and tenderness: there are scenes of sexual humour, an extramarital affair, and frank talk about bodies and pregnancy, but also gentle moments of connection between Jenna and her customers, co-workers and future child that ensure the show never tips into cynicism.
• Official age guidance for West End and UK touring productions typically sets Waitress at 13+, citing strong language, sexual references, depictions of an abusive relationship and adult themes; under‑16s are generally advised to attend with a parent or guardian, and very young children are not admitted.
• To enhance the experience, listening ahead to What’s Inside, Opening Up, When He Sees Me, You Matter to Me and especially She Used to Be Mine will help you appreciate how Bareilles uses recurring musical motifs and pie metaphors to trace Jenna’s growth, making the final scenes—where she finally writes a new recipe for her own life—land with maximum emotional impact.

Waitress cast on West End

Waitress played at London’s Adelphi Theatre in the West End from 2019 to 2020, led by Katharine McPhee and later Lucie Jones as Jenna Hunterson, the expert pie-maker at Joe’s Diner. The main West End cast focused on Jenna and those closest to her, including fellow waitresses Becky and Dawn, her husband Earl, new doctor Jim Pomatter, eccentric customer Ogie, diner owner Joe and cook Cal.

• Katharine McPhee / Lucie Jones as Jenna Hunterson.
• David Hunter as Dr Jim Pomatter.
• Marisha Wallace as Becky.
• Laura Baldwin / Hannah Tointon / Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn.
• Jack McBrayer / Joel Montague / Joe Sugg as Ogie Anhorn.
• Peter Hannah / Tamlyn Henderson as Earl Hunterson.
• Andrew Boyer as Old Joe.
• Stephen Leask / Christopher D. Hunt as Cal.

The Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Waitress The Musical about?

Waitress is a musical with songs by Sara Bareilles about Jenna, a small-town waitress and expert pie-maker stuck in an unhappy marriage who discovers she is pregnant and dreams of a better life. A local baking contest and a new doctor offer her a chance at escape, while friendships with her fellow waitresses help her find the courage to change her future.

Is Waitress The Musical returning to the UK?

Yes, Waitress is returning on a major UK and Ireland tour from March to October 2026, after previous West End and touring runs. The 2026 tour begins at New Wimbledon Theatre on 28 March 2026 and then visits over 20 venues across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.

Which UK cities will Waitress visit in 2026?

Announced tour stops include Wimbledon, Brighton, Bradford, Woking, Birmingham, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Dublin, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Cardiff, Southend, Blackpool, Leicester, Belfast, Bristol, Nottingham, Llandudno, Bournemouth, Hull, Liverpool, Eastbourne, Milton Keynes, and Glasgow. Some venues feature Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna, while later dates list “casting to be announced.”

How long is Waitress The Musical?

The running time is typically around 2 hours 35–40 minutes including a 20-minute interval, according to UK venue and historic West End information. This means a 7:30 pm evening performance usually finishes just before 10:15 pm, and matinees last a little over two and a half hours.

What is the age recommendation and content guidance?

Most UK theatres recommend Waitress for ages 13 and over, with no under‑2s admitted and some venues specifying that all under‑16s must be accompanied by an adult. Content advisories mention strong language, references to domestic abuse and infidelity, scenes of a sexual nature, and themes of pregnancy and controlling relationships.

Is Waitress suitable for teens and families?

Waitress can be a good choice for older teens who are comfortable with mature relationship themes and frank humour about sex, pregnancy, and marriage. It is not designed for young children, so parents should follow the 13+ guidance and consider each teen’s maturity and sensitivity to depictions of abuse and infidelity.

Who stars in the new Waitress UK tour?

The 2026 UK and Ireland tour features Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna at selected venues, including Wimbledon, Brighton, Bradford, Woking, Birmingham, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Dublin, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Cardiff, and Southend. Casting for Jenna and other roles at later venues such as Blackpool, Leicester, Belfast, Bristol, Nottingham, Llandudno, Bournemouth, Hull, Liverpool, Eastbourne, Milton Keynes, and Glasgow is still to be announced.

Does Waitress use special effects or have access performances?

The show uses standard musical theatre lighting and sound levels rather than heavy pyrotechnics, but venues often note amplified music and some flashing effects. Many theatres schedule captioned, audio-described, or relaxed performances on selected dates, so access needs can usually be accommodated by checking individual venue information.

How can I find cheap Waitress tickets?

Cheaper tickets are often available for midweek performances, especially Monday to Thursday evenings and some midweek matinees, and for seats further back or to the sides of the auditorium that still offer a good view. Comparing official venue prices with special offers, group rates, and off‑peak dates highlighted on the MusicalsAndTickets website is a smart way to secure more affordable seats.

Where can I check Waitress showtimes and book safely?

The safest options are the official Waitress tour website, individual theatre box offices, and authorised ticket agencies that show live seat maps, clear pricing, and any access performances. For the most accurate performance days and start times in each city, it is recommended to visit the Waitress event page on the MusicalsAndTickets website, where current dates and showtimes are displayed before you choose your tickets.