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​DIVERSITY
Presents
‘CONNECTED’
2021 UK TOUR ANNOUNCED
CREATED BY ASHLEY BANJO
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
29th, 30th April 2021 + 1st May 2021
Tickets on sale Friday 6th March at 10am
After nine sell out UK tours, over 600,000 tickets sold, and countless television and live performances Diversity have announced one of their biggest UK tours to date including two dates at London Palladium for spring 2021.
 
Last year marked 10 years since Diversity took the nation by storm when they won the third series of Britain’s Got Talent. Over the past 10 years thanks to the overwhelming support of their fans and the British public they have continued to wow audiences around the world with their innovative live tours and performances. They celebrated this incredible achievement with a critically acclaimed  sell out 48 show UK tour, Born Ready.
 
This tour is set to be even bigger, and as Diversity promised their fans on the Born Ready tour, they will continue the legacy of Diversity and never let anyone tell them they cannot achieve something. To take them into the new decade of Diversity, Ashley has created a new show, ‘Connected’, which centres around the world of social media, the internet, and the digital era we now live in, but more importantly how this connects us all.
 
Creator and choreographer Ashley Banjo said of the forthcoming tour, “Every year that goes by, and every time we get to create a new touring show, I cannot believe we are still lucky enough to get to do this. But even after all this time, we are still growing, and this new decade and new chapter for Diversity is sure to be something even more special than the last. I truly do believe that we are all connected in mores ways than one and I cannot wait to bring this to life on stage.”
 
Ashley Banjo has returned to the judging panel for his third series on ITV’s primetime show Dancing on Ice, the final airs this Sunday on ITV with fellow Diversity member Perri Kiely competing for the winner’s trophy.  Ashley has also hosted, choreographed and starred in the BAFTA nominated The Real Full Monty (2017-2019) and International Emmy Award, Broadcast Award, and Royal Television Society award winning The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night (2018) and (2019). Ashley’s show Flirty Dancing on Channel 4 completed it second hit series last December.
 
Fellow Diversity member Jordan Banjo is currently hosting the second series of BBC 1’s primetime show The Greatest Dancer. Watch the final this Saturday at 6.30pm here.
 
Diversity continue to inspire the next generation of dancers and cannot wait to launch their online dance classes 20DV and return to Butlins this summer to showcase their 20DV experience dance academies.
Tickets for Diversity’s 2021 theatre tour go onsale Friday 6th March at 10am via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
 
VIP Packages are also available via www.sjm-vip.com.
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Diversity UK Tour
Fri        19 Mar 21       Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Sat       20 Mar 21       Harrogate Convention Centre
Sun      21 Mar 21       Halifax Victoria Theatre
Tue      23 Mar 21       Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre
Fri        26 Mar 21       Birmingham Alexandra Theatre        
Sat       27 Mar 21       Birmingham Alexandra Theatre (Matinee + Evening)
Tue      30 Mar 21       Northampton Derngate         
Wed     31 Mar 21       Northampton Derngate         
Fri        02 Apr 21        Nottingham Royal Concert Hall         
Sat       03 Apr 21        Hull Bonus Arena (Matinee only)
Sun      04 Apr 21        Sheffield City Hall (Matinee + Evening)
Tue      06 Apr 21        Gateshead Sage         
Wed     07 Apr 21        Gateshead Sage         
Fri        09 Apr 21        Reading Hexagon       
Sat       10 Apr 21        Reading Hexagon (Matinee only)
Tue      13 Apr 21        Bristol Hippodrome   
Wed     14 Apr 21        Bristol Hippodrome   
Fri        16 Apr 21        London Palladium      
Sat       17 Apr 21        London Palladium (Matinee only)
Wed     21 Apr 21        Liverpool Philharmonic Hall              
Fri        23 Apr 21        Blackpool Opera House         
Sat       24 Apr 21        Edinburgh Usher Hall
Sun      25 Apr 21        York Barbican
Tue      27 Apr 21        Ipswich Regent
Fri        30 Apr 21        Southend Cliffs Pavilion         
Sat       01 May 21       Southend Cliffs Pavilion (Matinee + Evening)
Sun      02 May 21       Cardiff Arena (matinee only)
Wed     05 May 21       Guildford G Live
Thu      06 May 21       Guildford G Live
Sat       08 May 21       Brighton Centre (Matinee + Evening)
Sun      09 May 21       Plymouth Pavilions    
Tue      11 May 21       Carlisle Sands Centre
Fri        14 May 21       Manchester Palace Theatre  
Sat       15 May 21       Manchester Palace Theatre   (Matinee + Evening)
Tue      18 May 21       Leicester De Montfort Hall
Fri        21 May 21       Oxford New Theatre  
Sat       22 May 21       Bournemouth BIC (Matinee + Evening)
Tue      25 May 21       Stoke Regent Theatre
Fri        28 May 21       Glasgow Kings Theatre          
Sat       29 May 21       Glasgow Kings Theatre (Matinee + Evening)

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