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About The Lion King

Spectacular, award-winning Disney musical based on the 1994 movie 

Produced by Disney Theatrical, The Lion King is of course based on the 1994 animated film of the same name.

The show goes back to basics, taking inspiration from a number of different cultures in its music and presentation. Rather than recreating the image of the well-loved Disney characters, the animals are created using giant hollow puppets and costumes that effectively evoke the characters, for example, Japanese Banraku puppetry is used to portray a number of animals, notable Timon the meerkat.

With the sweeping score from Elton John and tribal-flavoured incidental music and unique lighting, The Lion King is visually stunning, with twenty-five species of animal, bird, fish and insect vividly represented. The show also incorporates all the space it has available, using the vast stalls of the Lyceum Theatre to draw theatregoers into the show. This has certainly proved to be a winning formula, with The Lion King having played to over 40 million people worldwide.

The Lion King’s appeal was noticed from the outset, with the first production opening in Minneapolis in July 1997 and moving permanently to Broadway only three months later where, once settled, it swept the board at the 1998 Tony and Drama Desk awards. In 1999, The Lion King opened in London and Toronto.

The twenty-first century really saw The Lion King go global, with productions popping up in Hamburg, The Hague, Tokyo, Seoul, Johannesburg and an Australian production which played in Sydney and then Melbourne from 2003 to 2006 before flying to Shanghai. A Paris production began in September 2007. Madrid and Singapore productions are due to open in 2010.

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  • The show is recommended for children over the age of five. 
  • Children under the age of three will NOT be admitted. 
  • Children between three and five may watch the show, but customers may be asked to leave without a refund if they are unable to sit quietly.
  • In NO circumstance will babes in arms be allowed into the show.
  • Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult for Health and Safety reasons.
  • All children who meet the age requirements must have a ticket in order to see the show.  They will not be permitted to sit on the laps of anyone in the group.

The Lion King is a family show, but is also important to remember that the age limit is strictly three years old and toddlers will not be admitted. This is a strict limit, but the Lyceum Theatre recommend bringing children no younger than five, as it may be too long for little ones.

The stalls are enormous in the Lyceum Theatre, and sloped too, so children have more of a chance of getting a decent view than they might in many theatres. The stalls and the Royal Circle would be the best choice if you are taking children, but if you are taking little ones to any show, it is always advisable to take a cushion just in case.

  
SIMBA Andile Gumbi
NALA Narran Mclean
MUFASA Shaun Escoffery
SCAR George Asprey
TIMON Nick Mercer
PUMBAA Keith Bookman
ZAZU Stephen Matthews
RAFIKI Brown Lindiwe Mkhize
SHENZI Allyson Addo
BANZAI Gary Forbes
ED Mark Sangster
YOUNG SIMBA Boaz Dopemu
  Idriss Kargbo
  Keenan Munn Francis
  Bernard Mensah
YOUNG NALA Freya Karlettis
  Anuli Changa
  Shakira Simpson
  Alyda Miller

Lyceum Theatre

In the heart of Covent Garden, the large auditorium has three levels: Stalls, Royal Circle and Grand Circle. As shown in the seating plan below the seats bottleneck towards the front of the Stalls. This means that most seats have good central views, though the end two seats of certain rows are slightly sidelined (rows A to K). The Royal Circle and Grand Circle have generous high views; however the last rows in the Stalls and Royal Circle suffer from a slight overhang. The curvature of the Grand Circle means there are a number of restricted views for seats at the sides (Row J backwards).

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West End

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Lyceum Theatre

Booking until

Sunday 27th March 2011

Performance Times

Mon No show
Tue 7:30PM
Wed 2:30PM 7:30PM
Thu 7:30PM
Fri 7:30PM
Sat 2:30PM 7:30PM
Sun 2:30PM

Duration

2h 30m

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