Congress Theatre, Eastbourne - Thursday 13 - Saturday 16 June
Family shows don’t get better than this – Madagascar the Musical is coming to the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne from 13 – 16 June, and the advice is ‘move it move it’ to the box office (or just go to the theatre website!).
Popular TV Presenter, theatre performer and Strictly finalist Karim Zeroual leads the cast of the brand-new tour of smash-hit family favourite as the hilarious King Julien.
Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar the Musical follows all your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at the Zoo. He and his best friends – Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo – have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape – with the help of some prodigious penguins – to explore the world.
Karim Zeroual is a television presenter and theatre performer best known for anchoring CBBC and reaching the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019. Karim said of playing King Julien: “I’m really excited, I love the film dearly, it’s one of my favourites. King Julien is such an iconic character I’m looking forward to getting down and ‘winding my body!’ to Move it Move it! I really can’t wait”.
Joining Karim on stage will be Laura Marie Benson (Kowalski), Francisco Gomes (Marty), Aidan Harkins (Swing), Joseph Hewlett (Alex), James Hilton (Ensemble), Gabriel Hinchliffe (Swing), Ella Howlett (Rico), Connor Keetley (Skipper/ Maurice), Brogan McFarlane (Private/ Mort), Joshua Oakes-Rogers (Melman) and Jarneia Richard-Noel (Gloria).
Madagascar The Musical at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, Thursday 13 - Saturday 16 June, family friendly performance times: Thursday 6pm, Friday 1pm and 6pm, Saturday 2pm and 6pm Sunday 2pm. Tickets priced from £21, family ticket available, selected concessions apply. To book call the box office on 01323 412000 or online see eastbournetheatres.co.uk.
photo credit: Phil Tragen
