🎭 Cast Announced
Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian are thrilled to reveal the lead cast for the UK and European tour of the award-winning smash hit musical THE BODYGUARD:
- Sidonie Smith as Rachel Marron
- Adam Garcia as Frank Farmer
- Sasha Monique as Nicki Marron
- Matt Milburn as Sy Spector
At selected performances, Rachel Marron will be played by Mireia Mambo.
🎉 Opening Night: Saturday 20 September 2025
📍 Venue: The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
👉 Full tour schedule below
👉 Visit the official website
🌟 About the Cast
Sidonie Smith (Rachel Marron)
An acclaimed international musical theatre artist, Sidonie has previously starred as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard in Stuttgart. Her other roles include:
- Kala in Tarzan
- Anita in West Side Story
- Sally Bowles in Cabaret
- Velma Kelly in Chicago
- Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act
- Aida in Aida, and many more across Europe
Adam Garcia (Frank Farmer)
A two-time Olivier Award nominee, Adam is known for:
- Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever
- Fiyero in Wicked
- Film roles in Coyote Ugly, Death on the Nile, The Masked Dancer finalist
Sasha Monique (Nicki Marron)
Recently seen in Hairspray (UK Tour), Sasha’s past performances include:
- The Book of Mormon (West End and tour)
Matt Milburn (Sy Spector)
TV credits include:
- Coronation Street
- Hollyoaks
- Emmerdale, Doctors, Brassic
Stage roles include To Kill a Mockingbird, The Merchant of Venice.
Mireia Mambo (Alternate Rachel Marron)
Seen in:
- A Chorus Line, Sunset Boulevard, Newsies, Motown, Evita, Sister Act (Spain), and The Bodyguard (Spain)
🎶 About the Show
The Bodyguard follows former Secret Service agent Frank Farmer, hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. As tension builds, so does an unexpected romance.
Featuring legendary songs including:
Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and the iconic I Will Always Love You.
Originally a 1992 film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, the musical is directed by Thea Sharrock with a book by Alex Dinelaris. Since its world premiere at London’s Adelphi Theatre, it has been nominated for four Olivier Awards and played to over 3.9 million people in 15 countries and 45 US cities.
📅 Tour Dates
2025
- 20–27 Sept – The Alexandra, Birmingham
- 1–4 Oct – Winter Gardens, Blackpool
- 6–11 Oct – New Theatre, Oxford
- 14–18 Oct – His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
- 21–25 Oct – Milton Keynes Theatre
- 3–8 Nov – Regent Theatre, Stoke
- 25 Nov–14 Dec – Theater 11, Zurich
- 17 Dec–4 Jan – Deutsches Theater, Munich
2026
- 13–17 Jan – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
- 19–31 Jan – Opera House, Manchester
- 3–7 Feb – Hall for Cornwall, Truro
- 10–14 Feb – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
- 16–21 Feb – New Wimbledon Theatre
- 11–29 Mar – Admiralspalast, Berlin
- 1–12 Apr – Alte Oper, Frankfurt
- 21–25 Apr – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
- 27 Apr–2 May – Sunderland Empire
- 5–9 May – Grand Opera House, Belfast
- 12–16 May – Curve, Leicester
- 18–23 May – Playhouse, Edinburgh
- 25–30 May – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
- 1–6 June – Venue Cymru, Llandudno
- 8–13 June – Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
- 15–20 June – Empire, Liverpool
- 22–27 June – Theatre Royal, Norwich
- 29 June–4 July – New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- 6–11 July – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
- 13–18 July – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
- 20–25 July – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
- 27 July–1 Aug – Theatre Royal, Newcastle
- 4–8 Aug – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
- 10–15 Aug – Hippodrome, Bristol
- 17–22 Aug – Congress Theatre, Eastbourne