BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY 29th DECEMBER 2023.
ACT 1.
I would like to thank the Lady from a Family Party from Liverpool
who gave me a ticket to do this review . This is amazing Musical
Pantomime based on the Film Shrek . With outstanding Cast of
Characters , Stage Set Up , & Graphics on Large Screen . Fantastic
Lighting & Mixing & a Live Band in the Orchestra Pit . Before we start
this is the Cast for the Tour Shrek Anthony Lawrence Just Brilliant ,
Brilliant Acting & Vocals ex. ex. ex. Fiona ( Princess ) Joanne Clinton
best known for her Time as a Professional Dancer on Strictly Comes
Dancing. Outstanding Dancing , Vocals & Acting ex. ex. ex. Lord
Farquard James Gillian ( Oliver Award Nominee ) Brilliant Acting &
Vocals ex. ex. ex. Donkey Brandon Lee Sears most recently played
the role of Jimmy Early in Dream Girls ( UK ) Tour . Just Outstanding
amazing Funny Acting & Vocals . The Ensemble Cast doing different
Parts from Storey Fairy Tale Characters Three Little Pigs , Witch , Big
Bad Wolf & many more . Soldiers , Town People , Girl Dragon & full
Dragon . Tap Dancing Routine Cast . Leo Abad , Scotty Armstrong ,
Imogen Bailey , Jabari Braham , Georgie Buckland , Natasha
Cayabyab , Mark Diarcy , Jonathan David Dudley , Remi Ferdi nard ,
Sonny Grieveson , Edward Leigh , Bethany Kate , Jessica Lim ,
Andilive Mabhena , Brodete Mac Millian , India Thora ton , Talia
Duff , Gabriela Gregorian , Rory Shafford & Jamie Jonathan. Complete
the full Cast of 20 with exceptional All Star Dancing , Vocal & Acting .
This Truly is a Magical Amazing Musical . & Starts with Young Shrek
with his parents it’s Time to say Goodbye & was sent to live in a forest
by a Swamp Song Beautiful World Just amazing arrangement , From
a child he lived alone by the Swamp for Many Years . There are many
Wonderful Songs & Magical Dance Routines . Next change of Scenery
coming into the Swamp Storey Fairy-tale Characters taken to be
Dump at Swamp by Soldiers & the Evil Lord . Great Song & Dance .
Shrek doesn’t want all these people in his Swamp he wants to be
alone . He sets out to see the Evil Lord at his dwelling on his way he
sees a donkey being chased by soldiers who want to kill him . So
Shrek saves the Donkey who wants to be Shrek Friend so they both
go to the evil lords place with singing on the way amazing acting
from Shrek & the very funny Donkey . They work so well together .
They arrive at the Evil Lord who try to arrest Shrek with some great
Singing & Dancing . Nobody wants to rescue the Princess so the
Evil Lord gets a wife so they have a raffle & Shrek wins & save the
Princess locked in a Tower from very Young & Guarded by a
Dragon . So Shrek & the Donkey set off to rescue the Princess .
Nest scene Fiona in locked in Tower there reading a book then
into some amazing Vocals & Dance Routines & Acting . Shrek
arrives at Castle Bridge with the Donkey afraid to go over the Bridge.
over the Moat . They get in & come across the Dragon with amazing
Dance Routine & Vocals from the Dragon Pure Magic . Fantastic
Costume on Dragon & full Dragon held up on sticks by 3 people .
Shrek & Donkey get out of the Castle & Shrek climbs up the wall
to the tower where Fiona is & climbs through the window . Some
amazing acting & 2 Great Songs Fiona & Shrek Amazing First Half.
INTERVAL 20MIN.
SECOND HALF.
Next Scene . On Way Back to Swamp Shrek , Donkey & Fiona & arrive
at the Swamp . Some amazing scenes at the Swamp with Songs &
Dancing & brilliant Acting . Shrek starts to fall in Love with Fiona but
can’t tell her ” One night when Fiona was in side the hut Shrek here
something from outside the hut where Fiona says something very
unkind about him & he’s very upset . Donkey Try to tell Shrek he has
to tell Fiona he Loves Her . Next back through the forest Shrek
blighted with donkey & Fiona takes them back to the Evil Lord
Farquard . Through out the show there were amazing Dance Routines.
Two that stand up is the Rat’s Dance & Silver Sequence Tap Dance .
Next Scene Lord Farquard Mansion with Vocal & Dance Routine
Lord & his Men . Amazing arrangement . Through out the show there
has been some amazing Songs & Fantastic sounds from Band . Shrek
comes in with Fiona who likes the Lord & will Marry Him . Next Church
Scene with Bishop & Lord Farquard & Fiona at the Alter to say there
Vows . Then Shrek try’s to stop the wedding & tells Fiona he loves
her . The Lord arrests Shrek then Fiona speaks up as time is running
out she turns into a Ogre the Lord is shocked by her ugliness then
incomes the Dragon & Attacks Lord Farquard who Disappears in
Flames & Smoke ” Shrek Kisses Fiona & Turns Back then back into
a Ogre with a Fantastic Dancing & Singing Ending . This is one of
the Best Musical Pantomimes I ever seen . Brilliantly brought to
Blackpool Opera House where dreams come true . This was just
pure Magic with a Dancing , Singing & Brilliant Acting Extravaganza.
SCARLET LIGHT 