AN ICONIC musical is set to come to King's Theatre as part of a UK Tour.

The Bodyguard will return to the stage between Saturday, January 28 and Saturday, February 4.

This will be the third time Glasgow audiences will have a chance to enjoy the classic following its run at The King’s Theatre in 2015 and Theatre Royal in 2018.

In it, former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. The story follows the pair as they fall in love.

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Featuring songs like Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and I Will Always Love You, the romantic thriller has played to over 3.6 million people in 15 countries.

Casting is yet to be announced.

James Haworth, Theatre Director at The King’s, said: “It’s fantastic that The Bodyguard is returning to Glasgow, it’s such an emotionally packed show that ticks all the boxes.

"This show is a firm audience favourite and so tickets are in high demand.”