Shrek The Musical

William Steig’s original book, written for his grandchildren, was the inspiration of the first of the animated Shrek stories made by Dreamworks Animation.  The story of a lonely green ogre banished from home, who finds happiness and love in his friendships with similarly outcast secret ogre, Princess Fiona, and the indefatigably cheerful but lonely Donkey. In the hands of Jeanine Tesori and Davis Lindsay-Abaire who wrote the music, book and lyrics, the stage musical resonated afresh with its humour, humanity and awareness of political challenge for those living on the outside of society.  Their celebrated score is now performed world-wide and includes the classic anthems "Big Bright Beautiful World", "Forever", "Who I’d Be" and "This is Our Story",  together with ever-popular rousing pleasers "I Got You Beat" and the "Ballad of Lord Farquaad".