Rambert’s Live Stage Adaptation of BAFTA-Nominated It’s a Sin Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in May 2027

The new theatrical adaptation will embark on a UK tour from February 2027, arriving at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 25 – Sat 29 May 2027.

This bold reimagining sees original series creator Russell T Davies (Queer As Folk, Doctor Who) serving as Executive Producer, alongside legendary pop duo Pet Shop Boys and Glyn Fussell (Sink the Pink, Mighty Hoopla festival). The production will be choreographed and directed by Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer, reigniting his partnership with Dramaturg Kaite O’Reilly (The Almond and The Seahorse) on the development of a new script for the show.

It’s a Sin is a Rambert and Factory International co-production that will premiere at Aviva Studios in Manchester. It is co-produced with Wales Millennium Centre (Cardiff), Capital Theatres (Edinburgh), Sadler’s Wells (London) and Les Théâtres de la Ville (Luxembourg). The UK tour begins on 16 February 2027 at Aviva Studios before travelling to theatres across the country, including Milton Keynes Theatre in May 2027.

Raw, euphoric and deeply moving, It’s a Sin will be a visceral theatrical experience – a reckoning and a celebration told through fearless movement. Clubs pulse with possibility. Friendships ignite. Fear edges closer. Lives are changed forever.

Expanding the world of the beloved television drama, the production brings together an extraordinary creative team. Shaping the musical landscape, Composer and Music Supervisor Roman GianArthur (Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist whose credits include Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer and The Age of Pleasure) will compose the music with the support of executive producers Pet Shop Boys (who composed and performed the original “It’s a Sin” hit song), evoking the glamour, defiance and emotional intensity of 1980s queer life. Set and video design comes from Luke Halls Studio (West Side Story, concerts from Adele, Pet Shop Boys, Dua Lipa and Take That), whose work spans global arena tours and major stage productions.

Originally set in London between 1981 and 1991, Davies’ story follows a generation of young gay men and their friends as the HIV/AIDS crisis unfolds around them. It is a story of joy and innocence, of loss and injustice – and of resilience, activism and love in the face of unimaginable change.

Rambert is transforming this acclaimed television drama into a powerful live stage experience where contemporary dance, archive footage and cinematic visuals collide as past and present unfold side by side. Urgent and intimate, it asks vital questions about memory, community and how we choose to live.

Unapologetic. Electrifying. Deeply human. It’s a Sin continues Rambert’s legacy of bringing epic stories to the stage through movement that speaks to now.