Casting has been announced for the UK tour of Shrek the Musical coming to Bristol Hippodrome for summer 2023. The musical comedy is based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film that is perfect for young children and will have the older guests nostalgic for the 2001 animation.
The first sneak preview of the production will be filmed on February 27 as part of BBC1's Big Night of the Musicals set to be broadcast on TV and radio later this spring. The titular role will be played by Antony Lawrence who's recently starred as Scar in an international tour of The Lion King as well as having roles in Mary Poppins and Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre.
His on-stage partner will be played by former Strictly Come Dancing star, Joanne Clifton, who won the Christmas Special with McFly’s Harry Judd and went on to win the glitterball trophy in 2016 with Ore Oduba. Clifton has had a strong theatre career since the BBC ballroom show and was most recently seen on stage in Windfall and The Addams Family.
