30 Jul 2010
TV reality show judge Amanda Holden will prove she has talent next year when she takes to the London stage as Princess Fiona in the musical adaptation of the hit family movie Shrek. Read more
Showing at:Drury Lane, Theatre Royal
Box Office:Tickets go on sale 1 October
Download (pdf format): Seating plan
Age:Family
Genre:Musical
Sub Genre:Musical-Comedy
Shrek The Musical tells the story of the swamp-dwelling ogre who, in a faraway kingdom, embarks on a life-changing adventure in order to reclaim the deed to his land.
Joined by a wise-cracking donkey who won’t shut up, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues the feisty Princess Fiona and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales.
Featuring new songs by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, Shrek The Musical brings Dreamworks’ popular film, complete with its dysfunctional characters and wicked wit, to the London stage.
Shrek The Musical played on Broadway from December 2008 to January 2010, where it received eight Tony Award nominations. The creative team behind the Broadway production returns for the London show, which features new songs and scenes.
Shrek The Musical boasts two directors, Jason Moore, whose London credits include puppet musical Avenue Q, and Rob Ashford, who directed the highly acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
show times: tbc
ticket prices: tbc
cast: Amanda Holden, Richard Blackwood
director: Jason Moore & Rob Ashford
music by: Jeanine Tesori
lyrics by: David Lindsay-Abaire
book By: David Lindsay-Abaire
sound: Peter Hylenski
set designer: Tim Hatley
lighting designer: Hugh Vanstone
costume: Tim Hatley
choreographer: Josh Prince
producer: DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions
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Drury Lane, Theatre Royal Access Enabled Map
address: Catherine Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 5JF
nearest tube: Covent Garden (250m)
nearest bus: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 29, 59, 68, 76, 77A, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, RVI (terminus outside theatre)
nearest train: Charing Cross (625m)
parking: Single yellow lines on Russell Street. NCP in Drury Lane. Taxi rank at Covent Garden Piazza end of Russell Street.
air conditioned: Yes
Access Booking:TEL 0870 895 5505 FAX 020 7494 5154 MINICOM 020 7494 5475 EMAIL customer.relations@seetickets.com
discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people and their companions.
limited mobility: All of row K and C1, C29, D1 & D33 in the Stalls have the most leg room.
access description: 6 steps up to front entrance through swing doors into main foyer and Box Office. Box Office counter to right. 20 steps down then 17 up to Stalls with handrails on both sides, 39 to Dress Circle with a handrail on the right, 61 to Upper Circle with a handrail on both sides. Top stair of each group is highlighted.
hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 10 headsets. Best reception in centre Stalls and centre Circle. Headsets available from duty manager in main foyer. Induction loop at Box Office.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs not allowed into the auditorium but theatre staff can look after them in an office.
wheelchairs: Entrance to theatre through signposted door on Russell Street which leads into the left of the Stalls. The door has a bell on the outside. 4 spaces for wheelchairs users, L1 and 35 and K1 and 35, companions can sit in the same row. Transfer seating to aisle seats, wheelchairs can be stored in the Stalls store room (maximum of 2 scooter transferees).
toilets: No steps to men’s from Stalls. Further toilets at Stalls and Grand Circle.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilet to the left inside Russell Street entrance, beside the Stalls.
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