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Gold Reef City have teamed up with KickstArt to present a spruced up revival of the hit family musical, Shrek! When KickstArt produced the South African premiere of this Broadway triumph in Durban 2015, it won multiple Mercury Durban Theatre Awards including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress. It also won the Broadway World national theatre award for Best Family Entertainment and Best Costumes.
Shrek stars all the original Durban cast of principals, Lyle Buxton, Jessica Sole, Jacobus van Heerden, Rory Booth and Graeme Wicks, with an augmented ensemble of Johannesburg stars including Ashleigh Harvey, Luciano Zuppa, Devon Flemmer, JP Rossouw and Tumelo Tokgwi.
It runs from 24 June to 17 July with performances 2.30pm Wed-Sun, 7.30pm Fri and Sat. No children under 4 years old.
Awards
Mercury Durban Theatre Award
Best Director of a Musical 2015- Steven Stead
Best Actor in a Musical-Lyle Buxton
Best Actress in a Musical- Jessica Sole
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical-Jacobus van Heerden
Best Lighting Design-Tina le Roux
Broadway World.Com
Best Family Entertainment 2015
Best Costume Design 2015
Cast
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Shrek
Lyle Buxton
Princess Fiona
Jessica Sole
Donkey
Rory Booth
Lord Farqaad
Jacobus van Heerden
Pinocchio
Graeme Wicks
Director
Steven Stead
Choreographer
Janine Bennewith
Set Design
Greg King
Lighting Designer
Tina Le Roux
Reviews
KickstArt have done themselves mighty proud with a production so crammed with heart and humour, so bristling with exuberance from a committed cast, it had me smiling often and broadly throughout… Glittering with colour, charm and quality, Shrek the Musical is a monster treat for everyone, not just the kids!Billy Suter, The Mercury
With excellent performances, delicious humour and upbeat music, Shrek the Musical is a superb production with a large cast and worth every cent of the ticket price…It’s an absolute winner!Caroline Smart, The Daily News Tonight
Shrek the Musical is big, green and fabulous…the biggest, brightest musical comedy you’re likely to see this year. Theatre goers simply cannot afford to miss this show!Estelle Sinkins, The Witness
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