Mary Poppins the musical

Based on the books by P L Travers and the classic Disney film, Mary Poppins the musical continues to enchant audiences worldwide.

Mary Poppins the musical is now playing in a revival season at London’s Prince Edwards Theatre where it originally opened in 2004 following a tryout at the Bristol Hippodrome.

Step in Time – Zizi Strallen and the cast of Mary Poppins. Photo: Johan Persson

Mary Poppins the stage musical is based on the original Disney film from 1964 which featured Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke which used the stories of a magical nanny written by author P L Travers as source material. The film and stage show featured a score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman. Mary Poppins the musical on stage features additional songs written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe and a script by Julian Fellowes.

Joseph Millson, Amy Griffiths and Company in Mary Poppins. Photo: Johan Persson

The original West End season of Mary Poppins was awarded with Olivier Awards in 2005 for Laura Michell Kelly (Best Actress In A Musical) and Michael Bourne and Richard Eyre for Best Theatre Choreography. When the musical opened on Broadway in 2007 it won the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design along with the Drama Desk for Outstanding Set Design for Bob Crowley and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Tony Award for Gavin Lee who played Bert.

The original London production of Marry Poppins the musical would run from 15 Dec 2004 to 12 January 2009. The revival of the show opened on 23 October 2019 and was temporarily closed during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The show is scheduled to re-open on 22 May 2021.

Mary Poppins

The original Broadway production would run for 2619 performances closing on 3 March 2013 where it remains the 23 longest-running show on Broadway.

Mary Poppins has been played in Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States, and has been translated into thirteen languages (Swedish, Finnish, Hungarian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Estonian, Spanish, Icelandic, German, Norwegian, Italian, and Japanese). Over eleven million people have seen the show worldwide.

Mary Poppins – International Touring Cast Announced

Editorial Staff18th April 202127th December 2016 Mary Poppins the musical, News, Touring

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh have announced casting for their award-winning production of Mary Poppins which is to be presented in Zurich and Dubai in 2017 after the conclusion of its season at the Wales Millenium Centre. Leading the cast in the role of ‘Mary Poppins’ will be Lisa O’Hare for the Zurich season and Zizi Strallen for the Dubai season. They are joined in both Zurich and Dubai by current cast members Matt Lee as ‘Bert’, Neil Roberts as ‘George Banks’; Penelope Woodman as ‘Miss Andrew’; Wendy Ferguson as ‘Mrs Brill’; Grainne Renihan as ‘Bird Woman’ and Blair Anderson as ‘Robertson Ay’. Joining the company will be Kara Lane as ‘Winifred Banks’. They are joined by Yves Adang; Ryan Anderson; Jeremy Batt; Abby Bebbington; Jabari Braham; Emily Bull; Sophie Caton; Danielle Delys; Glen Facey; Bradley Gibbins-Klein; Hannah Grace; Lucy Harrison; Graham Hoadly; James Hume; Jason Kajdi; Charlie Kendall; Sam Lathwood; … Read more

New Mary Poppins Movie Sequel Announced

Douglas Mayo18th April 202114th September 2015 Mary Poppins the musical, News

Whilst not strictly on the subject of British Theatre, we thought this news item might be of interest with the new national tour of Mary Poppins kicking off in a few short weeks. It has been announced today that Disney is developing a new live action film that will be a sequel to the studios beloved 1964 original film Mary Poppins. The film is to be directed by Rob Marshall (Into The Woods, Chicago, Nine) with Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Smash, Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) in charge of writing original songs. David Magee (Finding Neverland) will write the screenplay. Marc Shaiman today in a post to his Facebook page said “Scott & I have been holding onto this secret for a month and I can finally now post …the greatest news I could have ever imagined. For those who saw the video … Read more

Mary Poppins – Further Tour Dates Announced

Douglas Mayo18th April 202129th May 2015 Mary Poppins the musical, News, Touring

A further three stops have been announced on the forthcoming tour of the sward-winning musical Mary Poppins. In addition to dates in Leicester, Bristol, Bublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Southampton, Mary will now also fly into Norwich, Plymouth and Newcastle. Casting for the tour will be announced soon. Dates and on sale details are shown on our Mary Poppins tour page.

Mary Poppins UK Tour

Editorial Staff18th April 20215th March 2015 Mary Poppins the musical, News, Touring

CLICK FOR MARY POPPINS TOUR DATES & TICKETS BELOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyuPntT1woo Disney and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to announce that their multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins will embark on a tour of the UK and Ireland, opening at Leicester Curve on Tuesday 13 October 2015. Cameron Mackintosh said “It’s hard to believe that it is already 11 years since Mary Poppins first landed on the London stage. My goodness……time flies even faster than our beloved Nanny! I’m delighted to be bringing her back to the UK and for the first time to Dublin, after spreading her magic around the world. Since we originally staged the production we have found even more magical ways to stage this timeless tale and I’m sure you will find our new Mary practically perfect in every way”. The magical story of the world’s favourite Nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought … Read more