After critically-acclaimed runs at Park Theatre and Riverside Studios, the hit production Kim’s Convenience is packing up and heading on a UK tour, opening at Leeds Playhouse on 12 March 2025.

Taking charge as the new patriarchic figure of the family will be star of the CBC and Netflix adaptation, James Yi.

Well versed in the complex and shifting family dynamics within the story’s narrative, having been involved in both stage and screen, Yi will explore the growing separation between traditional first-generation immigrant values and those of his second-generation children in this heart-warming tale of the Korean-Canadian family. James Yi said: “Kim's Convenience has literally changed my life. This play continues to open new doors for me, like getting to go all the way to the UK to tour the show with an amazing cast and production team! I feel like I'm in a dream that I never want to wake up from.”

The award-winning play from Ins Choi which inspired the CBC and Netflix’s TV comedy adaptation debuted in 2011 at Toronto Fringe festival, where the play won the Best New Play award and the Patron's Pick. Kim’s Convenience continues to champion East Asian representation and remains a reflective and universal story that resonates with audiences from any culture. Tackling persistent issues surrounding community, family and intergenerational relationships, this production’s rich tapestry of modern life will now be shared with wider UK audiences.

Following Leeds, the production will visit Derby, Kingston upon Thames, Southend, Brighton, Manchester, Peterborough, Newcastle, Glasgow, Oxford, Leicester, Coventry, Ipswich, Bromley, York, Darlington, and Birmingham.

For more info on Kim’s Convenience, please visit the touring venue’s websites.