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Shrek UK Tour
Published on
February 23, 2017
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NEW PRODUCTION OF SHREK TOURING IN 2023
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Dean Chisnall as Shrek and Faye Brookes as Princess Fiona. Photo: Helen Maybanks Based on the Dreamworks animated film, Shrek is back for its second major UK tour starting in late 2017. The first Shrek UK Tour was seen by nearly 800,000 people visiting 25 major venues over 20 months. Read our review of the last Shrek tour.
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.
The UK Tour of Shrek is directed by Nigel Harman who played Lord Farquaad in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane production. Nigel Harman says: ‘I had so much fun directing the original UK & Ireland Tour that I jumped at the chance to work on it again. Shrek the Musical has created pivotal moments in my career – firstly winning an Olivier and then my directorial debut. It’s certainly become one of the classic family musicals of all time and I’m really proud to be a part of it’. Shrek The Musical has music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire To be kept informed of Shrek on tour or other great touring shows JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
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SHREK UK TOUR DATES
This tour has now concluded
PAST DATES
21 January 2015 - 8 February 2015
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
11 February 2015 – 1 March 2015
MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY
11 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
29 April 2015 – 17 May 2015
KINGS THEATRE, GLASGOW
27 May 2015 - 7 June 2015
LYCEUM THEATRE, SHEFFIELD
9 June - 28 June 2015
THEATRE ROYAL, NORWICH
8 July 2015 – 26 July 2015
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON
19 August – 6 September 2015
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
9 September - 27 September 2015
BRADFORD THEATRES
30 September -11 October 2015
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND
21 October - 9 November 2015
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
25 November - 6 December 2015
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
8 December 2015 - 10 January 2016
WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
20 January - 31 January 2016
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
2 February - 20 February 2016
THE LOWRY, SALFORD
Tuesday 12 December 2017 - Sunday 7 January 2018
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
Tuesday 16 - Sunday 28 January 2018
PALACE THEATRE, MANCHESTER
Wednesday 31 January – Sunday 11 February 2018
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE THEATRE
Wednesday 14 – Sunday 25 February 2018
NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM
Wednesday 28 February - Sunday 11 March 2018
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
Wednesday 14 – Sunday 25 March, 2018
ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON
Wednesday 28 March – Sunday 8 April 2018 *On Sale from May*
SHEFFIELD LYCEUM THEATRE
Tuesday 10 April – Sunday 22 April 2018
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
Wednesday 2 May – Sunday 13 May 2018
REGENT THEATRE, STOKE
Tuesday 15 May – Sunday 27 May 2018
BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS THEATRE
Wednesday 30 May – Sunday 10 June 2018
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
Tuesday 12 June – Sunday 24 June 2018
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
Wednesday 11 July – Sunday 22 July 2018
MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY
Wednesday 25 July – Sunday 5 August 2018
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
Wednesday 8 August – Sunday 19 August 2018
THE BRISTOL HIPPODROME
Tuesday 21 August – Sunday 2 September 2018
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
25 September - 6 October 2018
Kings Theatre Glasgow
9 - 21 October 2018
Grand Opera House Belfast
23 October - 4 November 2018
Bord Gais Energy Theatre
13 - 24 November 2018
Theatre Royal Plymouth
27 November - 8 December 2018
Mayflower Theatre Southwampton
Tuesday 18 December 2018 – Sunday 6 January 2019
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE
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