{"id":86409,"date":"2024-04-23T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=86409"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:59:58","slug":"speakeasy-karen-hauer-gorka-marquez-are-back-with-their-biggest-ever-tour-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/04\/speakeasy-karen-hauer-gorka-marquez-are-back-with-their-biggest-ever-tour-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEAKEASY: Karen Hauer & Gorka Marquez Are Back With Their Biggest Ever Tour For 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez are thrilled to bring their all-new show SPEAKEASY to theatres in 2025.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Expect exhilarating live music and breath-taking choreography with Karen and Gorka\u2019s newest offering, which follows their debut tour FIREDANCE, which toured the UK in 2020, 2022 and 2023. Unlock the door to an undercover world of elegance and iconic dance flavours. From the clandestine New York Speakeasy to the sultry Havana dance floors and from the Burlesque Cabaret Clubs of the mid 1900\u2019s to the glittering mirror balls of Studio 54, SPEAKEASY will be a delicious dance experience. Mamba, Salsa, Charleston, Foxtrot and Samba the night away with our electrifying cast of world-class dancers, vocalists and musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be their biggest tour to date and will also include their West End debut as a duo (date and venue coming soon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gorka said “I’m so excited to be going back on the road with Karen and seeing everybody across the UK. We\u2019re going to immerse the audience in an undercover world of dance and I can\u2019t wait!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen added: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Partnering again on a new tour with my good friend Gorka is so exciting and we can’t wait for audiences up and down the UK to see what we’ve put together for them. We’re bringing a new look and feel to this show; all new music, dances and a theme where we’ll be bringing you behind a secret door for an evening of total entertainment and escapism. We are also absolutely thrilled that for the first time we will be taking our tour to the West End. It’s shaping up to be the most incredible adventure and we can’t wait for people to join us on the journey.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Karen Hauer is Strictly Come Dancing’s longest standing professional, having spent 12 series on the iconic show. She has partnered with celebrities including Westlife’s Nicky Byrne, The \u2018Hairy Biker\u2019 Dave Myers, Mark Wright, Jeremy Vine, Chris Ramsey and Jamie Laing. Crowned 2008 World Mambo Champion, Karen was also a finalise of So You Think You Can Dance USA and Principal female dancer in the original Broadway cast of Burn the Floor and subsequent World Tours. Following the success of Karen and Gorka’s FIREDANCE, Karen is delighted to be returning to the stage in 2025 with SPEAKEASY, at which she also undertakes Associate Choreographer and Associate Creative Producer roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gorka is a favourite Strictly Come Dancing professional with past celebrity partners including Helen Skelton, Alexandra Burke and Maisie Smith. He is currently a judge on Spain’s Dancing with the Stars. Gorka is also a qualified personal trainer and fitness model. He also has his own reality TV series ‘Life behind the Lens’, which gives a glimpse of his family life with fianc\u00e9e Gemma Atkinson and their children. Gorka is looking forward to getting creative with some exciting and dynamic new choreography for this brand new dance show, following on from the electrifying FIREDANCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Producer and Director Stuart Glover (We Will Rock You, Footloose, The SpongeBob Musical, Cirque Enchantment, Elysium, Rock the Circus, Get on the Floor!, Broken Strings, Anton & Erin and FIREDANCE with Karen and Gorka) said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This brand new show is a celebration of vintage and iconic dance styles set in the seductive secret underworld, with live music and a sensational supporting cast. Karen and Gorka are always a delight to work with, they have excellent creative vision and a real passion for dance and storytelling. SPEAKEASY is set to be a must see in 2025”.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Triple A Entertainment are well known for promoting iconic acts including Eric Clapton, Kylie Minogue, The Cure and Mark Knopfler, and also have an impressive reputation for bringing more diverse entertainment to UK audiences, covering a wide range from WWE wrestling and The Harlem Globetrotters to Cirque du Soleil, Lord of the Dance and Dirty Dancing.  This blend of rock and roll knowhow and an appetite for diversity brings that extra touch of pzazz to the shows they choose to work with. They are delighted to be associated with Karen & Gorka\u2019s new show and look forward to bringing SPEAKEASY to audiences across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tour opens in Dartford on 24 February 2025 and travels across the England, Scotland and Wales and will include a West End venue, details of which will be confirmed soon. Don\u2019t miss the must see dance show of 2025 \u2013 SPEAKEASY is on sale from 26 April 2024 and is coming to a theatre near you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch Speakeasy across the UK in 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday 24 February<\/td>Dartford Orchard Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 26 February<\/td>Perth Concert Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 27 February<\/td>Aberdeen Music Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Friday 28 February<\/td>Glasgow Royal Concert Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 1 March<\/td>Blackpool Opera House<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 2 March<\/td>Llandudno Venue Cymru<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 4 March<\/td>Liverpool Philharmonic Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 5 March<\/td>Hull City Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 6 March<\/td>York Barbican<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 8 March<\/td>Gateshead Glasshouse ICM<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 9 March<\/td>Sheffield City Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 12 March<\/td>Peterborough New Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 13 March<\/td>Bradford St George’s<\/td><\/tr>
Friday 14 March<\/td>Swansea Brangwyn Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 15 March<\/td>Warwick Arts Centre<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 16 March<\/td>Manchester BWH<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 18 March<\/td>Wycombe Swan<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 19 March<\/td>Nottingham Royal Concert Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 20 March<\/td>Fareham Live<\/td><\/tr>
Friday 21 March<\/td>Portsmouth Kings Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 22 March<\/td>Aylesbury Waterside Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 23 March<\/td>Cardiff New Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 25 March<\/td>Buxton Opera House<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 26 March<\/td>Bournemouth Pavilion<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 27 March<\/td>Cheltenham Town Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Friday 28 March<\/td>Ipswich Regent Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 29 March<\/td>St Alban The Alban Arena<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 30 March<\/td>Canterbury Marlowe Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 1 April<\/td>Cambridge Corn Exchange<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 2 April<\/td>Southend Cliffs Pavilion<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 3 April<\/td>Bromley Churchill<\/td><\/tr>
Friday 4 April<\/td>Northampton Derngate<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 5 April<\/td>Guildford G Live<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 6 April<\/td>Birmingham Symphony Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 8 April<\/td>Truro Hall for Cornwall*<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 9 April<\/td>Bath Forum<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 10 April<\/td>Basingstoke The Anvil<\/td><\/tr>
Friday 11 April<\/td>Hastings White Rock<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday 12 April<\/td>Eastbourne Congress Theatre<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday 13 April<\/td>Leicester De Montford Hall<\/td><\/tr>
Date TBC<\/td>West End Venue – TBC<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit <\/strong>www.speakeasylive.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets available from Friday 26 April at 10am BST at <\/strong>www.bookingsdirect.com<\/strong><\/a> or via the individual venue box offices.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Tickets for Truro Hall will go on general sale on 20 May<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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