Rutland Musical Theatre is excited to be bringing an epic run of the smash-hit Shrek The Musical to Corby Cube in April 2025.
Adapted from the ever-popular Shrek film, a DreamWorks triumph released in 2001, this show first hit the stage in 2008 and has been delivering ogre-sized entertainment for kids and adults alike in theatres across the world ever since. Nominated for eight Tony Awards, twelve Drama Desk Awards and a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album, Shrek The Musical features music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire.
Rutland Musical Theatre's production will take to the stage from Wednesday 9th April - Saturday 19th April 2025 at Corby Cube Theatre.
Confronted by a group of fairytale creatures banished from their homeland, a green ogre sets out to make things right again. On his travels, he begrudgingly gains a wise-cracking sidekick, Donkey, who insists on tagging along to show him the way to the kingdom of Duloc. On arrival, he is tasked by the power-hungry Lord Farquaad to rescue the entrapped Princess Fiona in return for the deeds to his beloved swamp. In saving the princess, he finds something appealing about her - something unusual and different. Do they have more in common than first meets the eye?
CAST
Shrek - Scott Topping
Donkey - Lewis Shaw
Princess Fiona - Katy McNaughtan-Brown
Lord Farquaad - Tom Johnson
Dragon - Jenny South
Gingy/Sugar Plum - Katie Ross
Pinocchio - Dan Wade
Mama Bear - Alex Harwood
Papa Bear - George Walker
Ugly Ducking - Victoria Fallow-Norton
Witch - Elizabeth Young
Wolf / Pied Piper - James Barlow
Pig 1 - Jenny South
Pig 2 - Felicity James
Pig 3 - Christian Obokoh
Fairy Godmother - Megan Roberts
Queen of Hearts - Kimberley Hammond-Stark
Elf - Charlotte Chambers
Peter Pan - Imogen Burn
Mad Hatter - Craig McClelland
Tinkerbell - Poppy Obokoh
White Rabbit - Heather Walker
Blue Fairy - Ann Yates
Red Riding Hood - Rebecca Harris
Captain of the Guard - Richard Coville
Thelonius - George Walker
Bishop - Craig McClelland
Papa Ogre - James Barlow
Mama Ogre - Charlotte Chambers
King Harold - Christian Obokoh
Queen Lillian - Poppy Obokoh
Young Fiona / Alice in Wonderland - Ella / Sophia / Safi / Hattie
Teen Fiona / Goldilocks - Ciara / Erin / Samantha / Darcey
Young Shrek / Baby Bear - Joshua / Martha / Ava / Wilbur
Ensemble: Jill Powell, Nikki Thorpe, Sherry Bullough, Jill Spence, Zoe Crouch, Lorraine Cash, Samantha Cash
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director - Laura Ray
Musical Director - Emma Gant
Assistant Director - Alicia Dodds
Choreographers - Jenny South & Katy McNaughtan-Brown
