Shrek the Musical to Embark on U.K./Ireland National Tour, Directed by Nigel Harman | Playbill

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News Shrek the Musical to Embark on U.K./Ireland National Tour, Directed by Nigel Harman Shrek the Musical is to launch a national tour of the U.K. and Ireland, kicking off at the Grand Theatre in Leeds July 23, 2014. It will be directed by Nigel Harman, who starred as Lord Farquaad in the original West End cast at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, for which he also won the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

After Leeds, it will visit Bristol, Nottingham, Belfast, Dublin, Oxford, Manchester, Aberdeen, Canterbury, Newcastle, Glasgow and Sheffield with further venues still to be announced.

In a press statement, Harman commented, "I am delighted to be returning to Shrek as its director. This show is very special to me with its dizzying blend of great characters, a hilarious script and sublime music. This production is visually stunning, and the story has the magic ingredient of moving at great pace while still being surprisingly intimate. In short, there was no way I was going to say no to the challenge of realising the production for the UK and Ireland. I really can't wait to take this show on the road!"

Originally directed in the West End by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, the musical is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book "Shrek!" and the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film. It was first brought to the Broadway stage in 2008 before touring to nearly 150 cities in the USA and Canada. Productions have since played in Spain, Poland, France, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Italy, Denmark, The Netherlands, Estonia, Israel and Turkey.

The U.K. and Ireland tour will be presented by Dreamworks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, Playful Productions, Lee Menzies, Ron Kastner, Robert G Bartner, Saracen Films, Mark Cartwright, Gavin Kalin, Glass Half Full Productions/Just For Laughs Theatricals.

For full touring details, visit www.shrekthemusical.co.uk
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