Andy Murray retired from tennis after the Paris Olympics (Image: (Image: Getty))
Andy Murray will look back on his tennis career in a one-man theatre show called Centre Stage next year, which will conclude the night before Wimbledon
Andy Murray is set to take centre stage in a new theatrical show reflecting on his remarkable tennis journey just before Wimbledon next summer.
The Scottish star’s show will span across four nights in June, starting in Glasgow and then moving on to Edinburgh and London’s Eventim Apollo, before concluding at the New Wimbledon Theatre the night before the Championships kick off.
As part of the unique experience, fans will get to delve into fresh stories and insights into Murray’s career, in which he clinched three Grand Slam titles and scaled the heights of the world rankings during an era dominated by Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
BBC presenter Andrew Cotter will accompany Murray on stage to delve into conversations with the superstar who hung up his racket for good after the Paris Olympics this summer.
Murray commented: “After I retired this summer, I wanted to try some different things. I don’t think a tennis player has done anything like this before so it felt like a great challenge for me.
I haven’t stepped on a tennis court for a long time, so hopefully my fans will enjoy seeing me in this new setting. ”
He also posted the following message on X: “I am stepping onto a different stage this summer. Come and see me on my first ever theatre tour, with Andrew Cotter, in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hammersmith and Wimbledon. Tickets on sale this Thursday on AndyMurray.com.”
Attendees will be asked to leave their mobile phones at the door while Murray provides a fresh insight into his nearly-two-decade-long career. The 37-year-old, who now lives in Surrey, battled rampant injury issues during his later years as a player.
Murray boasts eight Grand Slam finals and eight semi-finals on a glittering CV, but he failed to make it beyond the third round of a major across the last seven seasons of his career. Alongside fellow Team GB star Dan Evans, Murray bowed out at the Paris Olympics in August when they were defeated in the men’s doubles quarter-finals.
He has since insisted that retirement is treating him well. “Since I’ve stopped, I feel really free and have got lots of time to do whatever it is I want,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
“I can dedicate time to my children and have free time to play golf or go to the gym on my own terms. It is really nice and I didn’t expect that. I was expecting to find retirement hard and be missing tennis a lot and wanting to get back on the tennis court on tour. So far it has been the complete opposite to what I was thinking.”
