Shrek the Musical is hitting the road for a brand new tour in 2023 – here’s all you need to know.
From 2023 Shrek the Musical tour tickets to all the upcoming dates and venues, this is your guide to the show on the road.
Based on the animated movie of the same name and inspired by all of the classic fairytales, the musical follows ogre Shrek and his newly appointed noble steed Donkey as they attempt to defy the odds and save the gutsy Princess Fiona to bring her to the meagre Lord Farquaad.
Shrek the Musical 2022 tour dates and venues
Dates for the Shrek the Musical UK tour start at Plymouth Theatre Royal in July 2023 before heading across the UK and Ireland.
Meet the team
The tour will be co-directed by Sam Holmes (Club Tropicana the Musical) who previously appeared in the show as Lord Farquaad. He is joined by acclaimed director and choreographer Nick Winston, whose recent credits include Bonnie and Clyde (Arts Theatre) and Beauty and the Beast (as associate director and choreographer for the UK tour) and upcoming projects include a new world tour of We Will Rock You and a remounted UK tour of Rock of Ages.
Set and costume design is by Philip Witcomb whose previous productions include Bonnie & Clyde In Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Jack & The Beanstalk (Everyman Theatre Cheltenham), Atlantis (Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen), Mame (Hope Mill Theatre and UK Tour), The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Stones In His Pockets (The Minack Theatre).
Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin and Matthew Gale are producers with further creative team and casting to be announced in due course.