THE first UK tour of the worldwide smash hit musical Mamma Mia! will come to Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre next year.

The sensational feel-good musical will come to Bournemouth Pavilion for a two week run from August 1-12, 2017 as part of its first ever UK tour.

Mamma Mia! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise.

To date, it has been seen by more than 60 million people in 50 productions in 16 different languages.

Mamma Mia! The Movie is the highest worldwide grossing live-action musical film of all time.

From West End to global phenomenon, the London production of Mamma Mia! has now been seen by more than 10 per cent of the entire UK population.

With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast.

The production is designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce & Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

The Mamma Mia! UK Tour is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East & Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal and NGM.

Tickets are on sale now.

n For more information call BH Live Tickets on 0844 576 3000, book online at www.bhlivetickets.co.uk or visit the Bournemouth Pavilion/BIC box office.