Moulin Rouge! The Musical is celebrating the upcoming run of its highly acclaimed show at Mayflower Theatre with a special performance of its iconic number, Firework, at Southampton Pride, Guildhall Square on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The performance will feature Ann Sophie in the role of Satine.
Julianne Watling-McCarthy, Director of Southampton Pride Trust said: “Mayflower have been strong and loyal supporters of Southampton Pride for a number of years and we are thrilled to extend this partnership into 2026 for our 10th Anniversary, including a performance from the iconic Moulin Rouge! The Musical which will bring all of the glamour and spectacular that the show will bring to Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre this September.”
The multi-award-winning hit stage show Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be at Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 24 October 2026 as part of its first ever world tour.
Set in Paris, 1899, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the story of a lovesick American writer, Christian, and Satine, the dazzling star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub.
When their lives collide at the Moulin Rouge, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be thwarted by the nightclub’s host and impresario, Harold Zidler, and The Duke of Monroth, the wealthy and entitled patron of the club who thinks he can buy anything he wants, including Satine. Together with his Bohemian friends – the brilliant and starving artist Toulouse-Lautrec, and the greatest tango dancer in all of Paris, Santiago – Christian stages a musical spectacular in an attempt to save the Moulin Rouge and win the heart of Satine.
The cast includes Verity Thompson as Satine, Nate Landskroner as Christian, Cameron Blakely as Harold Zidler, Kurt Kansley as Toulouse-Lautrec, Rodrigo Negrini as Santiago, James Bryers as The Duke, Kahlia Davis as Nini, Ellie Jane Grant as Arabia, Scott Sutcliffe as Baby Doll, Claudia Kariuki as La Chocolat and Ann Sophie as Alternate Satine.
In addition to the performance from Ann Sophie, Moulin Rouge! The Musical are also sponsoring the Pride wristbands. Attendees are able to become a ‘Southampton Pride Supporter’ which includes the limited edition Pride X Moulin Rouge! The Musical wristband. Mayflower is also proud to be a Bronze Partner for Southampton Pride.
Tickets for Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Thursday 24 September to Saturday 24 October 2026) are on sale at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.
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