Former World No. 1 tennis player Andy Murray is swapping the court for the stage.
The recently retired sport star has readied a UK show title Centre Stage that he will take to theaters in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hammersmith and, inevitably, Wimbledon. Tickets for the June tour are going on sale on Thursday (November 14).
The show will see him consider what life will be like without tennis for the Scottish sportsman, who won double Olympic gold and three Grand Slams during an era of competition with arguably the game’s greatest three players ever, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djovokic.
Tour is scheduled for four nights in summer 2025 to coincide with the UK grass court season. The first night will be on June 18 show at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, followed by Edinburgh’s Playhouse the next evening and then the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo in London on June 21 before ending at the New Wimbledon Theatreon June 29, the night before Wimbledon begins.
Promo on his website notes the tour will include moments where Murray “lifts the lid on his biggest moments, reflects on a unique career and provides behind-the-scenes access to the world of tennis.” The interactive show will include a big screen that will allow him to recap memorable plays and moments from his life.
“Hearing the roar of the crowd is a feeling like no other,” says Murray in a voice over in the social media video he shared announcing the tour. I’m now moving on to a different type of stage.”
The video sees him suiting up for an on-stage performance before walking out to cheers, sitting on a theater seat with a microphone and asking the audience, “What would you like to know?”
All questions will be returned like a trademark Murray forehand in June.
