A Shrektacular show
The talented local 28-strong cast will be bringing these instantly recognizable characters to life in this fabulous, fun, charming and hugely funny musical.
MAKE room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in the Broadway and West End hit ‘Shrek – The Musical’ which heads to Johannesburg for a limited season at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City from June 24 to July 17.
The talented local 28-strong cast will be bringing these instantly recognisable characters to life in this fabulous, fun, charming and hugely funny musical.
The Johannesburg premiere of the hit Broadway show ‘Shrek – The Musical’ will be the first of many major productions to be staged at Gold Reef City following the completion of the recent multi-million Rand redevelopment; the premiere entertainment destination in the south of Johannesburg.
The story revolves around a benign ogre named Shrek who lives contentedly alone in a swamp. However, his solitude is disrupted when a band of disgruntled fairy-tale creatures show up on his property after having been banished from the Kingdom of Duloc, on pain of death, by the evil Lord Farquaad.
Irritated by having to share his swamp, Shrek journeys to see Farquaad with the intention of regaining his privacy. On the road, he rescues a talkative donkey who insists on tagging along to show him the way. Shrek and Donkey arrive in Duloc where Farquaad demands that Shrek rescue his intended, Princess Fiona. The two unlikely friends set off to save Fiona. After a quest involving a fire-breathing lady dragon, Princess Fiona is “rescued” from the tower by Shrek. On the way back to Duloc, Shrek and Princess Fiona get better acquainted and Donkey tries, unsuccessfully, to match-make them.
As Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad are about to be married, there is an uprising from the fairy-tale characters, and Princess Fiona realises that Lord Farqaad is perhaps not her champion after all. And in the tradition of all good fairy stories, the villain is vanquished, the hero finds true love, and they all live happily ever after.
Afternoon performances run from Wednesdays to Sundays at 14:30 with evening performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 19:30.
Bookings can be made at www.goldreefcity.co.za or by calling The Gold Reef City Box Office on 011 248 5000 or through Computicket. Tickets range from R150 to R290.
No children under four years of age will be admitted into the auditorium.
