Shrek The Musical

With a cast of 42 this production was a sure fire hit for Trinity Players. 

Tom Wells played Shrek and, with a Scottish accent, held the show together, remaining calm through all the adversity thrown his way, displaying a quiet humour.  Ravin Thakrar as the Donkey was inexhaustible, bounding around and chatting non-stop but in the end turning into a true friend.  Rebecca Perry played the part of Princess Fiona with assurance, moving between excitement, frustration, despair and finally happiness.  As for Dan McCloskey as Lord Farquaad, to strut about on his knees for the whole show must have been excruciating.  He was endlessly funny. 

The costumes couldn’t be faulted.  Obviously the main characters – Shrek, Donkey, Farquaad, and the Dragon – were easily recognisable from the book and stage play and their costumes were brilliant.  The fairytale creatures were very colourful and the rats added to the lively mix.  

I felt that the three Fiona’s sang well together as did Sammi Kelly-Griggs as the dragon.  The entire company worked well together and you could tell that they were enjoying theirselves, as did the sell out audience. 

The set was good with good use of cloths and the music just at the right level.  Leigh-Ann’s choreography suited the company well. 

The directorial team delivered a truly fantastic show under the direction of Richard McNally-Reilly.

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