Kinky Boots at The Coloseum

Overall Experience

Kinky Boots is a musical based on a true story, about a struggling shoe factory inherited by Charlie Price, who must find a way to keep the factory open. He stumbles into the fabulous Lola, who’s a drag performer in London. Together, they come up with a plan to save the factory.

We saw Kinky Boots at the London Coliseum, which is a limited 4-month run until 11th July 2026.

In my opinion, I would 100% return to see the show as it is a favourite of mine, as I saw it in Liverpool the year before. I love the story, songs and message about finding yourself and your tribe.

Things about the show:

On our performance, we had the understudy for Charlie, Liam Doyle, who was amazing and put his own stamp on the character.
During the performance, we experienced some technical difficulties, which were well communicated but delayed the second act from starting.
Lola was played by Johannes Radebe, from Strictly Come Dancing; he stole the show and expressed Lola in a way I hadn’t seen before.
In parts of the show, it can get quite noisy, so Loop earplugs or ear defenders might be required.
In parts of the show, there are flashing or quick-moving lights, which some people might find overwhelming.
Honourable mention to Jonathan Dryden Taylor, who played Charlie's dad in the first scene and then slayed the rest of the show as a drag queen who served.

Things about the Theatre:

It is fully accessible for wheelchair users as every level has wheelchair friendly seating.
There was an access host and a quieter access room.
It was quite spacious, and even though there were lots of people, it didn’t feel crowded.
There was a range of food and drink, but there was a limited variety and tended to be fancier brands like Tony’s chocolate. However, I really enjoyed the ice cream in the interval.
There were access companion tickets available; you just have to email them first, and they work closely with Nimbus.
There is a range of ticket prices depending on what day or time, and where you choose to sit.