Amber Davies to Play Elle Woods in Legally Blonde Musical UK Tour

Amber Davies as Elle posing with a dog in her hand

Amber Davies will take on the iconic role of Elle Woods in the all-new UK and Ireland tour of Legally Blonde The Musical.

The tour will kick off 7 February 2026 at Leicester’s Curve theatre. It will run through to January 2027, with more cities across the tour still to be announced.

Amber Davies as Elle posing with a dog in at her feet sat on top of a stack of law books

This new production comes from Curve and ROYO, following their hit tour of Kinky Boots.

Amber said “I’m absolutely thrilled to be playing the iconic role of Elle Woods in ROYO and Curve’s new production of Legally Blonde. As a huge fan of the film and the musical, this part is the role of a lifetime, and I am honoured to be stepping into Elle’s perfect heels.

“I have always wanted to work with the incredible theatrical mind that is Nikolai Foster, and I am so excited to hit the road again and bring Laurence O’Keefe’s incredible score back to the UK! Get ready Harvard… This is gonna be just like senior year except for funner!”

Amber Davies as Elle in a fluffy pink coat, posing with a dog in her hand

Amber’s no stranger to musical theatre, she recently starred as Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby, and has played lead roles in Pretty Woman, Back to the Future, and 9 to 5.

She made her stage debut back in 2019 and has continued to build a strong career on the UK stage. H

The production will be directed by Nikolai Foster, with choreography by Leah Hill, and music supervision by Matt Spencer-Smith with set design by Colin Richmond, lighting design by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Adam Fisher.