Former World No. 1 tennis participant Andy Murray is swapping the courtroom for the stage.
The not too long ago retired sport star has readied a UK present title Centre Stage that he’ll take to theaters in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hammersmith and, inevitably, Wimbledon. Tickets for the June tour are occurring sale on Thursday (November 14).
The present will see him take into account what life can be like with out tennis for the Scottish sportsman, who received double Olympic gold and three Grand Slams throughout an period of competitors with arguably the sport’s biggest three gamers ever, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djovokic.
Tour is scheduled for 4 nights in summer time 2025 to coincide with the UK grass courtroom season. The primary evening can be on June 18 present on the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, adopted by Edinburgh’s Playhouse the following night after which the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo in London on June 21 earlier than ending on the New Wimbledon Theatreon June 29, the evening earlier than Wimbledon begins.
Promo on his web site notes the tour will embody moments the place Murray “lifts the lid on his greatest moments, displays on a singular profession and offers behind-the-scenes entry to the world of tennis.” The interactive present will embody a giant display screen that may permit him to recap memorable performs and moments from his life.
“Listening to the roar of the group is a sense like no different,” says Murray in a voice over within the social media video he shared saying the tour. I’m now shifting on to a unique sort of stage.”
The video sees him suiting up for an on-stage efficiency earlier than strolling out to cheers, sitting on a theater seat with a microphone and asking the viewers, “What would you prefer to know?”
All questions can be returned like a trademark Murray forehand in June.