PACKEMIN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ...
Shrek
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
( Riverside Theatre )
Feb 2 - 17 2018
Everyone's favourite ogre is back...on stage!
Everyone's favorite ogre is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning, smash hit film.
Starring JAY LAGA'AIA (Play School, Star Wars, The Lion King) as Shrek and LUKE JOSLIN (Les Miserables, Avenue Q, The Play That Goes Wrong) as Lord Farquaad.
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a sidesplitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears.
"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.
Production Team
| Director |
Jessica Fallico & Craig Stewart |
| Musical Director |
Peter Hayward |
| Choreographer |
Sophie Gospodarczyk |
| Set Designer |
Josh McIntosh |
| Lighting Designer |
Sean Clarke |
| Sound Designer |
David Grigg |
| Costume Designer |
Audrey Currie |
| Make-up Co-ordinator |
Karen Lamont-Barnett |
| Stage Manager |
Jordan Vassallo |
| Assistant Musical Director |
Jayne Hamilton |
| Assistant Choreographer |
Sisco |
| Props Co-ordinator |
Wendy Walker |
| Dialect Consultant |
Jennifer White |
| Publicist |
Laura May Creative |
Starring
| Jay Laga'aia |
as Shrek |
| Luke Joslin |
as Lord Farquaad |
| Mikayla Williams |
as Princess Fiona |
Full Cast List
| Shrek |
Jay Laga'aia |
| Lord Farquaad |
Luke Joslin |
| Princess Fiona |
Mikayla Williams |
| Pinocchio |
Nicholas Richard |
| Pig 3 |
Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward |
| White Rabbit |
Noah Godsell |
| Fairy Godmother |
Georgia Burley |
| Wicked Witch |
Megan Walshe |
| Sugar Plum Fairy |
Jacqueline Bramwell |
| Ugly Duckling |
Anastasia Denton |
| Mother Bear |
Rachael Thompson |
| Baby Bear |
Isabella Taylor |
| Humpty Dumpty |
Chloe Angel |
| Tweedledum |
Joshua Williams |
| Tweedledee |
Alexis O'Donnell |
| Little Shrek / Grumpy |
Abby van Balkom |
| Queen Lillian |
Chloe Angel |
| Young Fiona / Bambi |
Alaska Jarvis |
| Teen Fiona |
Faith Oosthuizen |
| Blind Mice 2 |
Katia van Hilten |
| Blind Mice 1 |
Bridget Woolnough |
| Blind Mice 3 |
Stephanie Grey |
| Cheshire Cat |
Emily Simmons |
| Queen Of Hearts / Bambi's Mother |
Sally Elphick |
| Tinkerbell |
Keira Bellifemine |
| Alice In Wonderland |
Ella Whelan |
| Bishop / Merlin |
Jim Mitchell |
| Unicorn |
Jacinta Robertson |
| Shrek Understudy |
Levi Burrows |
| Lord Farquaad Understudy |
Simon Ward |
| Princess Fiona Understudy |
Georgia Burley |
| Donkey Understudy |
David Collins |
| Dragon Understudy |
Megan Walshe |
| Big Bad Wolf Understudy |
Austin Burrows |
Ensemble
Mark Andres, Chloe Angel, Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Keira Bellifemine, Jacqueline Bramwell, Laura Bunting, Thomas Bunting, Georgia Burley, Austin Burrows, Levi Burrows, Maddison Burton, Sophy Carol, David Collins, Sarah Currie, Anastasia Denton, Corey Dohmen, Josh Dormor, Paul Duncan, Sally Elphick, Noah Godsell, Stephanie Gray, Hannah Mackay, Haji Myrteza, Alexis O’Donnell, Faith Oosthuizen, Ally Palmer, Michael Payer, Alexander Perritt, Josh Ridge, Jacinta Robertson, Chloe Rosenberg, Katelyn Ryan, Jessica Sheather, Emily Simmons, Megan Stack, Isabella Taylor, Rachael Thompson, Abby van Balkom, Katia van Hilten, Megan Walshe, Simon Ward, Thomas Weaver, Ella Whelan, Josh Williams, Bridget Woolnough, Jeremy Zalewski
Reviews
"The ensemble was cohesive with their choreography, had amazing volume and I was drawn to the animated facial expressions on every performer's face." - Stage Whispers
"A display of expert physical performances appropriately handling the vast expanse of the space, and a constantly shifting and changing set design to transport you from place to place -stage space to stage space - story point to story point - strikingly achieving the many magical realms that is required to construct such a large-scale fairy-tale world." - Theatre Now
"As the pantomime villan, Joslin is hilarious as Lord Farquaad with both his posh voice and restricted movement ensuring that the aspiring king is seen as really quite ineffectual and compensating for both his lack of height and character." - Broadway World
