From carrying watermelons to the merengue - most of us love a bit of Dirty Dancing.

Now you can relive the 60s summer when Baby and Johnny met, complete with hits including Hungry Eyes, Hey! Baby, Do You Love Me and of course (I’ve Had) the Time of My Life, as the show comes to Dartford’s Orchard Theatre.

The show, which is at Dartford until Saturday, October 6 and at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley from Monday, February 25 to Saturday, March 2, 2019, returns to the stage with some exciting extra scenes.

Donning Johnny Castle’s leather jacket is Michael O’Reilly, who is making his professional debut in the show after graduating in dance and musical theatre from Bird College.

Kira Malou will star as Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman, a role she already played in 2016 and 2017, and she has also been a member of the ensemble. Simone Covele, who stars as Penny Johnson, was a soloist at the world-famous Moulin Rouge in Paris, while Lynden Edwards stars as Dr. Jake Houseman.

It’s the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old ‘Baby’ Houseman is about to learn some major lessons in life as well as a thing or two about dancing.

On holiday in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents, she discovers her own entertainment when she stumbles across an all-night dance party at the staff quarters with some raunchy dance moves.

The show is written by Eleanor Bergstein - script writer of the original film.

DETAILS

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage is at the Orchard Theatre until Saturday, October 6. Book at orchardtheatre.co.uk or 01322 220000. The show is also at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley from Monday, February 25 to Saturday, March 2, 2019. To book visit churchilltheatre.co.uk