Shrek The Musical reveal star cast in new official trailer
13 February 2018
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SHREK THE MUSICAL® has arrived, stomping into 2018 with a critically acclaimed new UK and Ireland tour and the release of the official full-length trailer to celebrate its star cast in action on the hit West End and Broadway musical. With additional dates added by popular demand, SHREK THE MUSICAL® is now out on the road on a 24-venue national tour until January 2019, arriving at Birmingham’s New Alexandra Theatre this week.
‘A wise-cracking monster of a show’ The Herald, Scotland
Starring Steffan Harri as the beloved swamp-dwelling ogre ‘Shrek’, Call the Midwife star Laura Main as ‘Princess Fiona’, who shares the role with actor and recording artist Amelia Lily at selected venues while filming continues on the new BBC series*, Marcus Ayton as Shrek’s wisecracking sidekick ‘Donkey’ and Samuel Holmes as pint-sized villain ‘Lord Farquaad’.
The company of fairy-tale characters includes Adam Baker, Ethan Bradshaw, Michael Carolan, Joseph Dockree, Will Hawksworth, Sarah-Louise Jones, Reece Kerridge, Thomas Lee Kidd, Amy Oxley, Jemma Revell, Lucinda Shaw, Sam Stones, Adam Taylor, Jennifer Tierney, Sophie Wallis, Francesca Williams, Laura Wilson and Kevin Yates.
Nigel Harman returns as director, having made his directorial debut on the first ever tour. Since then Nigel has gone on to direct Lunch & The Bow of Ulysses (Trafalgar Studios) and, most recently, Kelsey Grammer in Big Fish The Musical (The Other Palace). Best known for his stage and television work, Nigel originated the role of Lord Farquaad in the West End, winning the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
‘THE show you will still be talking about come the end of the year and the one you’ll want to watch again and again’ What’s On North East
Join our unlikely hero Shrek and his loyal steed Donkey as they embark on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona from a fire-breathing, love-sick dragon. Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits and a biscuit with attitude, and you’ve got the biggest, brightest musical comedy around! Featuring all new songs as well as cult Shrek anthem I’m a Believer, SHREK THE MUSICAL® brings over 100 much-loved fairytale characters, plus a 14-foot dragon, to life in an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza.
SHREK THE MUSICAL® is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek! and the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film. Originally directed in the West End by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, the production has book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori with multi award-winning set and costume design by Tim Hatley.
‘A Shrek-tacular show with a top cast’ Manchester Evening News
Following the unprecedented success of the first ever UK and Ireland Tour, a brand new production opened in Edinburgh for Christmas 2017 to a fantastic critical and public response and is now touring to major cities throughout 2018 including Birmingham, Aberdeen, Northampton, Sheffield, Cardiff, Stoke, Blackpool, Woking, Liverpool, Norwich, Canterbury, Milton Keynes, Bristol, Llandudno, Nottingham, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Plymouth, Southampton and Leeds.
The UK and Ireland tour of the original DreamWorks Production is presented by the original West End production team Neal Street Productions and Playful Productions with Ron Kastner, Saracen Films, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Gavin Kalin, Glass Half Full Productions/Just For Laughs Theatricals, Lee Menzies and Mark Cartwright.
*Laura Main is scheduled to play in the following cities; Birmingham, Aberdeen, Northampton, Sheffield, Cardiff (week 1), Woking, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Southampton and Leeds.
Amelia Lily is scheduled to perform in Cardiff (week 2), Stoke, Blackpool, Norwich, Canterbury, Bristol, Llandudno, Nottingham, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin.
The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artists subject to holiday, illness or events beyond the producers’ control.
Steffan Harri starred in the first ever UK tour of Shrek the Musical, covering the role of Lord Farquaad. West End theatre credits include Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre), Spamalot (Playhouse Theatre) and Children of Eden (Prince of Wales Theatre). Steffan also played Lyn in Welsh language soap opera Rownd a Rownd.
Laura Main is best known for her role as Shelagh Turner in the award-winning Call the Midwife (BBC/Neal Street Productions). Appearing initially as Sister Bernadette, she left behind her life as a nun to marry Dr Turner. Laura has appeared in all series to date and can be seen in the current series 7. She has also had regular roles as Rebecca Howlett in The Mill (Channel 4) and DC Alison Bain in Murder City (ITV). Stage credits include Company (Southwark Playhouse), Me and Juliet (Finborough Theatre) and State Fair (Trafalgar Studios / Finborough Theatre).
Amelia Lily first rose to fame on The X Factor, finishing third on the eighth series in 2011. Her debut single ‘You Bring Me Joy’ reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Theatre credits include playing the Narrator in Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Whatsername in the West End premiere of Green Day's hit punk rock musical American Idiot (Arts Theatre & UK Tour) and Shout! (Winter Gardens Blackpool). Most recently Amelia was runner up in the 2017 edition of Celebrity Big Brother.
Marcus Ayton’s recent credits include Sammy Davis Jr in The Rat Pack Live, Ray Charles in A Tribute to the Brothers Live and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour).
Samuel Holmes most recently starred as George in the UK Tour of The Wedding Singer. Other stage credits include Mrs Henderson Presents (Theatre Royal Bath; Noel Coward Theatre), Water Babies (Curve Theatre), Spamalot (Playhouse Theatre), Kiss Me Kate (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Crazy for You (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; Novello Theatre).
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Wednesday 14 February – Sunday 25 February 2018 NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM www.atgtickets.com/birmingham 0844 871 3011
Wednesday 28 February - Sunday 11 March 2018 HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN www.boxofficeaberdeen.com 01224 641 122
Wednesday 14 March – Sunday 25 March, 2018 ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON www.royalandderngate.co.uk 01604 624 811
Wednesday 28 March – Sunday 8 April 2018 SHEFFIELD LYCEUM THEATRE www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk 0114 249 6000
Tuesday 10 April – Sunday 22 April 2018 WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF www.wmc.org.uk 029 2063 6464
Wednesday 2 May – Sunday 13 May 2018 REGENT THEATRE, STOKE www.atgtickets.com/stoke 0844 871 7649
Tuesday 15 May – Sunday 27 May 2018 BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS THEATRE www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk 0844 856 1111
Wednesday 30 May – Sunday 10 June 2018 NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING www.atgtickets.com/woking 0844 871 7645
Tuesday 12 June – Sunday 24 June 2018 LIVERPOOL EMPIRE www.atgtickets.com/liverpool 0844 871 3017
Tuesday 26 June – Sunday 8 July 2018 NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk 01603 630000
Wednesday 11 July – Sunday 22 July 2018 MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY www.marlowetheatre.com 01227 787787
Wednesday 25 July – Sunday 5 August 2018 MILTON KEYNES THEATRE www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes 0844 871 7652
Wednesday 8 August – Sunday 19 August 2018 THE BRISTOL HIPPODROME www.atgtickets.com/bristol 0844 871 3012
Tuesday 21 August – Sunday 2 September 2018 VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO www.venuecymru.co.uk 01492 872000
Tuesday 11 September – Sunday 23 September 2018 THEATRE ROYAL NOTTINGHAM www.trch.co.uk 0115 989 5555
Tuesday 25 September - Saturday 6 October KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW www.atgtickets.com/glasgow 0844 871 7648
Tuesday 9 October – Sunday 21 October 2018 BELFAST GRAND OPERA HOUSE www.goh.co.uk 02890 241 919
Tuesday 23 October to Sunday 4 November 2018 DUBLIN BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie ROI : 0818 719 377 / UK & NI : 0844 847 2455
Tuesday 13 November – Saturday 24 November 2018 THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH www.theatreroyal.com 01752 267222
Tuesday 27 November – Saturday 8 December 2018 MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON www.mayflower.org.uk 02380 711811
Tuesday 18 December 2018 – Sunday 6 January 2019 LEEDS GRAND THEATRE www.leedsgrandtheatre.com 0844 848 2700
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