A new production of family friendly show Madagascar – The Musical will tour the UK and Ireland later this year.
Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – The Musical follows New York’s finest as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.
This wacky adventure for the whole family is brought to life as a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth and Selladoor Worldwide, the producers behind Guess How Much I Love You, Mr Men and Little Miss, Footloose and Fame, and who toured Madagascar the Musical to huge critical acclaim in 2018/2019.
Madagascar – The Musical which will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 20 October 2023. The tour will go on to visit Cheltenham, Peterborough, Aylesbury and Sunderland in the Autumn and after an international visit to Monaco, Hong Kong and Singapore, will return to the UK in February to play Manchester, Bradford, Blackpool, Birmingham, Grimsby, Dublin, Oxford, Stoke, Dartford, Cardiff, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Southend , Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Madagascar – The Musical is directed by award-winning Kirk Jameson with choreography from Fabian Aloise with Musical Supervision from Mark Crossland, Puppet Design by Max Humphries and Puppet Direction from Emma Brunton.
Stuart Glover producer of Madagascar for Selladoor said “Audiences have been going wild for Madagascar across the globe since we first toured in 2018 and we’re delighted to bring the musical back to the stage for audiences in the UK and Ireland. It’s the perfect treat for the whole family! “
Casting for the production will be announced in due course.
Madagascar The Musical – UK & Ireland Tour dates
2023
20 – 28 Oct- Theatre Royal Plymouth
31 Oct – 04 Nov – Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
08 – 11 Nov – Peterborough New Theatre
15 – 18 Nov – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
22 – 25 Nov – Sunderland Empire
2024
08 – 11 Feb – Manchester Opera House
14- 17 Feb – Alhambra Theatre Bradford
21 – 24 Feb – Blackpool Opera House
14 – 17 Mar – Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
21 – 24 Mar – Grimsby Auditorium
11 – 14 Apr – Dublin Gaiety Theatre
18 – 21 Apr – Oxford New Theatre
16 – 19 May – Regent Theatre – Stoke On Trent
06 – 09 Jun – Dartford Orchard Theatre
27 – 30 Jun – Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff
10 – 13 Jul – Newcastle Theatre Royal
18 – 21 Jul – Northampton Royal & Derngate
24 – 27 Jul – Nottingham Theatre Royal
01 – 04 Aug – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
08 – 11 Aug – Glasgow King’s Theatre
14 – 17 Aug – His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
Previous production photos
Madagascar - The Musical. Photo by Mark Dawson Photography
