Based on the DreamWorks blockbuster which has enchanted millions of audiences of all ages from across the world, Shrek the Musical is now set to entertain families in Qatar with its lavish costumes and great music.
“We are excited to bring to Qatar this theatre spectacle which features a much loved character,” TripleTwo CEO Hussein Fakhri said. “Featuring all new songs as well as Shrek’s famous anthem, Shrek the Musical brings the much-loved DreamWorks characters to life, live on stage, in an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza.”
Tickets are now on sale for Shrek the Musical, which will visit Doha for the very first time from March 9 to 19 at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
As part of its vision to help make the state a tourism and entertainment hub in the region, the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is a partner for this production.
The animated movie was released in 2001, and the three sequels have grossed far more than $2bn during their worldwide run.
In 2002, a creative team around writer David Linday Abaire and composer Jeanine Tesori began to develop a live stage musical version which premiered in 2008.
Since the premiere in Seattle in summer 2008, the show has played with immense success for more than a year on Broadway in New York and in the London Westend.
Shrek the Musical tells the touching story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation.
“Early bird” tickets are available at discounted prices until February 13. Tickets will also be available at Ticketmaster outlets in Carrefour branches in City Center Doha, Villaggio and Landmark from today.
A scene from Shrek the Musical
