Theatre – and chocolate – lovers can escape to a world of pure imagination when the much anticipated UK and Ireland tour of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical opens its gates in Basingstoke in a month’s time.

When Charlie Bucket finds one of the five golden tickets to the Wonka Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the other winners can’t wait to feast on the sweets of their dreams. But beyond the gates, they discover more than just remarkable edible delights. As they embark on an extraordinary journey through Willy Wonka’s marvellous mind, they soon learn that nobody leaves the same way that they arrived…