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Shrek the Musical

Author(s): Book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori, based upon the Dreamworks movie and the books by William Steig Company: Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin and Matthew Gale Running time: 2h 35min approx

Join unlikely hero Shrek and his noble steed Donkey as they embark on a big, bright, musical adventure. Based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks animated film, the Broadway and West End hit Shrek the Musical is a fun-filled musical comedy with a cast of vibrant characters and a ‘shrektacular’ score.

Featuring the beloved Princess Fiona, the evil Lord Farquaad, a host of magical fairy-tale characters and songs including the smash hit "I'm a Believer".

Come join the adventure as Shrek and Donkey endeavour to complete their quest, finding unexpected friendships and surprising romance along the way.

Reviews

Joanne Clifton as Princess Fiona and Shrek cast

Shrek the Musical

Book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori, based upon ...

Mark Goucher Matthew Gale Gavin Kalin and Laurence Myers

Sunderland Empire

6–10 February 2024

Shrek the Musical

Book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire; music by Jeanine Tesori based upon t...

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale, Galvin Kalin and Lawrence Myers.

The Opera House, Manchester

1–12 August 2023

News items

Shrek makes Manchester return

23 July 2023

Shrek returns to Manchester Opera House.

Shrek heads for Sunderland

30 May 2023

Shrek The Musical comes to Sunderland Empire February 6–10.

Musicals and Dracula aim to hit right note in Coventry

5 April 2023

A new home-produced musical and an all-female and non-binary Dracula are among the highlights of the autumn and winter season at the Belgrade.

Unexpected Twist: first production of 2023 at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate

Dacre bows out of Northampton with Unexpected Twist

1 November 2022

Northampton Royal and Derngate’s first production of 2023 will be Roy Williams’s adaptation of Michael Rosen’s retelling of Dickens’s Oliver Twist.

More dates announced for Shrek the Musical tour

23 October 2022

Fourteen new dates have been added to the UK and Ireland tour of Shrek the Musical, taking the show through to April 2024.

Double date for Shrek

10 June 2022

Shrek: The Musical will be arriving at Manchester Opera House next summer, and at Blackpool Opera House later that year.

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