Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is the story of legendary artist Tina Turner, the twelve-time Grammy Award winning Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi and Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy will share the iconic role of Tina Turner, alongside David King-Yombo as Ike Turner. Martin Allanson will play Record Producer Phil Spector, with William Beckerleg as record company Marketing Manager Erwin Bach, Rushand Chambers as Tina’s father Richard Bullock, Claude East as Tina’s grandmother Gran Georgeanna (GG), Isaac Elder as Tina’s Manager Roger Davies, Georgia Gillam as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Letitia Hector as Tina’s mother Zelma Bullock, Kyle Richardson as Tina’s first love Raymond Hill, and Gemma Sutton as Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam.
Ensemble members are Viquichele Cross as Lorraine, Charlotte Elisabeth-Yorke as Toni, Kane Matthews as Tina’s son Craig, Daniel N’Guessan-Lopez as Tina’s son Ronnie and Richard Taylor Woods as Martyn Ware. The Ikettes are played by D’Mia Lindsay-Walker, Alana Robinson and Sedona Sky and swings are Loren Anderson, Ella Howlett, Eleanor Morrison-Halliday, Max Mulrenan, Tom Self and Toby Shellard.
Children’s casting includes Chloe Angiama, Chizaram Ochuba-Okafor and Ava Wallace-Corbett as Young Anna Mae Bullock, and Shaniyah Abrahams, Lily Bunn and Mariah Martinez as Young Alline/Young Craig.
Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi
Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi joins the UK and Ireland touring company having alternated the role of Tina Turner in the Stuttgart production.
Her other theatre credits include Moulin Rouge! Das Musical, Starlight Express, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me, Kate, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS, The Lion King – Rhythm of the Pridelands and The Lion King, and West Side Story. She was awarded the Trophée de la Comédie Musicale for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance as Rizzo in Grease at Théâtre Mogador.
Elle’s television credits include Le Monde de Demain for Netflix and her film credits include Le Temps d’Aimer at Cannes Film Festival.
Jochabel Ohene MacCarthy
Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy joins the UK and Ireland touring company having alternated the role of Tina Turner in the original Australian production, playing to audiences in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.
Her other theatre credits include UK and International Tours of Ghost the Musical, The Color Purple at Curve, Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome, Hairspray at the London Coliseum and the UK Tour of The Lion King.
Jochebel’s film credits include The Six Triple Eight for Netflix, and her television credits include Go Buster for Disney+ and Prime Video.
David King-Yombo
David King-Yombo’s West End credits include Moulin Rouge! at Piccadilly Theatre and Oklahoma! at Wyndham’s Theatre.
His other theatre credits include Romeo & Juliet at Stafford Gatehouse, Protests, Hymns and Caskets at Belgrade Theatre, The Princess and the Pauper at The Mowlem, The Ballad of St John’s Car Park at Icon Theatre, and The Visit at the National Theatre.
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is the story of legendary artist Tina Turner, the twelve-time Grammy Award winning Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, the musical is an inspiring true story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender, and race to conquer the world against all odds.
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is choreographed by Anthony van Laast, with set and costume designs by Mark Thompson, musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Nevin Steinberg, projection design by Jeff Sugg, orchestrations by Ethan Popp, and wigs, hair and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates, casting by Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG.
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7 – 18 October 2025 | Mayflower Theatre
From Nutbush to Southampton
Tina Turner’s journey set to hit our stage in 2025!