The Lion King musical announces new dates for Manchester's Palace Theatre
06.06.2022 - 21:15
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Hit musical The Lion King is to play for an extended run in Manchester - with bosses announcing a raft of NEW dates at the city's Palace Theatre. The show, based on the hit Disney movie, will run for an extra seven weeks to make it an epic run in Manchester from Thursday, 27 October right through to Sunday, February 19, 2023.
The extension coincides with the show celebrating its 20 millionth guest in the UK. The landmark production, famed for songs like Circle of Life and Hakuna Matata, has now been seen by over 110 million people in 100 cities around the world and priority tickets for the extension will be available from 10am on Monday June 13, before a general sale next Friday.
The story of The Lion King leaps into life using spectacular masks, puppets and costumes to tell the story of Simba's epic adventures, as he struggles with the responsibilities of adulthood and becoming king. The Lion King touring company includes Stephenson Ardern-Sodje as Simba and Nokwanda Khuzwayo as Nala, who previously played in the Germany and Brazil production.
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Ireland’s Alan Mchale returns in a new role as Timon with Cardiff-born newcomer Owain Rhys Davies taking the role of Ed. They join returning principals Matthew Forbes as Zazu, Jean-Luc Guizonne as Mufasa, Richard Hurst as Scar, Rebecca Omogbehin as Shenzi, Thandazile Soni as Rafiki, Carl Sanderson as Pumbaa and Simon Trinder as Banzai.
The previous tour of The Lion King broke attendance records across the nation. Since the UK premiere in 1999, the show has entertained more than 16 million theatregoers and is the sixth longest-running West End musical of all time.
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