“I like that boulder, that is a niiiiice boulder.”

Good news for Shrek fans today, as the famous green ogre, Donkey and Fiona are all headed for Dublin.  

Producers of SHREK THE MUSICAL today announced that the larger-than-life production will be heading to a swamp near you on its first ever tour of UK and Ireland, from July 2014. Coming direct from London, where it has been seen live on stage by nearly a million people, the UK and Ireland tour of the Drury Lane production will be 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. (You might remember Nigel from his role as Dennis in Eastenders.)

Nigel Harman, who previously played Lord Farquaard in the show, will direct

Originally directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, SHREK THE MUSICAL is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek! and the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film.

SHREK THE MUSICAL will run at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from 21^st October to 9^th November 2014.