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Ballarat Lyric Theatre Proudly Presents
Playing at Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat
February 25th - March 7th 2027
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)
Welcome to the swamp..!
Everyone's favourite ogre is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning, smash hit film.
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.
Shrek presents a treasure trove of creative opportunities, including costumes, sets, puppets (there is a fire-breathing dragon after all) and more! Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre.
CREATIVES & PRODUCTION TEAM
CAST
PRINCIPAL CAST
SHREK - Alex Gay
PRINCESS FIONA - Ella Harrison
DONKEY - Jason Tran
LORD FARQUAAD - Gareth Grainger
DRAGON - Jessica Wilkinson
ENSEMBLE
YOUNG FIONA - Grace Dulude, Quinn Manton, Iris Young
TEEN FIONA / BABY BEAR - Gracie Bridges, Luka Bridges, Poppy Elliott
YOUNG SHREK / GRUMPY THE DWARF - Benjamin McLean, Budwi-Stephan Abi Dib, Penelope Yeo
PINOCCHIO / UNDERSTUDY LORD FARQUAAD - John Smith
GINGY - Oriel Forsyth
MAMA OGRE - Rachel Angee
PAPA OGRE / THELONIUS / UNDERSTUDY SHREK - Lochlain Kelly
QUEEN LILLIAN / WHITE RABBIT / UNDERSTUDY FIONA - Meg Geljon
KING HAROLD / MAD HATTER - Mark Kuntsi
BIG BAD WOLF / CAPTIVE KNIGHT - Marcus Hovey
THREE LITTLE PIGS - Henry Brennan, Oscar Down, Hammond McDonough
FAIRY GODMOTHER / UNDERSTUDY DONKEY - Riley Shaw
PETER PAN / UNDERSTUDY PINOCCHIO - Noah Young
WICKED WITCH - Paige Harrington
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY - Savanna Mannix
UGLY DUCKLING - Belle Silvey
PAPA BEAR - Phillip Howden
MAMA BEAR / DRAGONET / UNDERSTUDY DRAGON - Hannah Sergeant-Crowe
HUMPTY DUMPTY - Jenna Macleod
ELF - Cassandra Pudney
TWEEDLE DUM / DRAGONET - Kaitlin Eden
TWEEDLE DEE - Kylie Gibson
GUARD IN THE SWAMP / PIED PIPER - George Rogers
DULOC MASCOT - Rosalind Porter
CAPTIVE KNIGHT - Freya McGowan
CAPTIVE KNIGHT - Elijah van Raaphorst
BLIND MOUSE / CAPTAIN - Sadie Jones
BLIND MOUSE / CAPTIVE KNIGHT - Dana Reynolds
BLIND MOUSE / BLUE BIRD - Jessica Schiavons
BISHOP - Abbey Morton