New Cast Members Join Dean Chisnall & Neil McDermott in West End's Shrek

New ensemble members are joining the West End cast of Shrek the Musical on February 29 alongside previously announced new leads Dean Chisnall and Neil McDermott, who will take over as as Shrek and Lord Farquaad, respectively. Shrek began performances at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on May 6, directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford.

Joining Chisnall and McDermott, as well as continuing stars Richard Blackwood as Donkey and Kimberley Walsh as Princess Fiona, will be company members Jon-Scott Clark (Peter Pan), Ste Clough (Pig), Ricardo Coke-Thomas (White Rabbit), Blaise Colangelo (Teen Fiona, Tweedle Dum), Lucie Downer (Baby Bear, Blind Mouse), Oliver Eyre (Papa Ogre, Pig, Thelonius), Alice Fearn (Sugar Plum Fairy, Gingy), Lucy Maria Gill (Humpty Dumpty, Blind Mouse), Clare Halse (Tweedle Dee), Bradley Jaden (Papa Bear), Aaron Lee Lambert (Pig), Marc Leslie (Mad Hatter), Alastair Natkiel (Captain of the Guard, Wolf, Bishop), Landi Oshinowo (Dragon, Ugly Duckling), Joseph Prouse (Guard, King, Pied Piper), Ashley J Russell (Mama Ogre, Mama Bear), Jonathan Stewart (Pinocchio), Lucy Tapp (Queen, Witch), Karli Vale (Fairy Godmother, Blind Mouse) and swings Stephanie Bron, Lee William Davis, Patrick George, Alexandra Grierson, Rosanna Hyland, Grant Murphy, Damien Poole and Leigh-Anne Stone.

Shrek the Musical tells the story of the swamp-dwelling ogre who embarks on a life-changing adventure in order to reclaim the deed to his land.