Dean Chisnall and Idriss Kargbo in the touring production of Shrek the Musical. Picture: Helen Maybanks
Full casting has been revealed for the UK and Ireland tour of Shrek the Musical as it enters its second year on the road.
The 2015 company will star Dean Chisnall who will continue his role as beloved swamp-dwelling ogre Shrek, the role he previously played in the West End. Bronté Barbé will also star as damsel in distress Princess Fiona, joining continuing cast members Idriss Kargbo as Shrek’s wisecracking sidekick Donkey and Gerard Carey as pint-sized villain Lord Farquaad.
They will be joined by a full company of fairy-tale characters including Laura Baldwin, Nikki Bentley, Jennifer Caldwell, Alexander Day, Candace Furbert, Will Haswell, Keith Henderson, James Lacey, Will Jennings, Iain Mattley, Christina Modestou, Sam Murphy, Amy Oxley, Ryan Reid, Jacqui Sanchez, Jake Small, Oliver Tester,Dawn Williams, Kerry Winter and Kevin Yates.
The UK and Ireland tour of Shrek the Musical is directed by Nigel Harman who starred as Lord Farquaad in the West End production, winning him the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Shrek the Musical opened at the Grand Theatre in Leeds on 23 July 2014 and has since toured locations all around the country, including Glasgow where it is currently playing until 17 May 2015. It then continues its journey around the UK and Ireland, visiting Sheffield, Norwich, Southampton, Plymouth, Milton Keynes, Bradford, Wolverhampton, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Liverpool, Cardiff, Wimbledon and Salford.
Originally directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, the musical is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek! and the Academy Award-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film.
Shrek the Musical opened on Broadway in 2008 before touring to nearly 150 cities in the USA and Canada. Productions of the show have played in Spain, Poland, France, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Italy, Denmark, The Netherlands, Estonia, Israel and Turkey.
The UK and Ireland tour is presented by Dreamworks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, Playful Productions, Lee Menzies, Ron Kastner, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Saracen Films, Mark Cartwright, Gavin Kalin, Glass Half Full Productions/Just For Laughs Theatricals.
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