Madagascar The Musical is coming to Manchester Opera House

The madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar is being brought to life on the big stage at Manchester Opera House. Presale tickets are already available for Madagascar - The Musical, which comes to the venue in February 2024.

Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – The Musical 'follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo'.

Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo find themselves on an unexpected journey when Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and decides to escape.

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Billed as 'a wacky adventure for the whole family', it's being brought to life by Selladoor Family, the producers behind James And The Giant Peach, Seussical and The Owl And The Pussycat and Hartshorn – Hook, producers of the Olivier Award-winning Rotterdam Murder Ballad, Urinetown and American Idiot.

Those hilarious, plotting penguins will be bounding onto stage of course in what promises to be 'the musical adventure of a lifetime'.

"Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, you’ll have no choice but to “Move It, Move It!” it says.

The cast includes includes Joseph Connor (Alex), Posi Morakinyo (Marty), Connor Dyer (Melman), Anna Barnes (Private/Mort), Esme Laudat (Rico/Lynn), Michael Larcombe (Mason/Lars), Monique Ashe-Palmer (Kowaslki), William Beckerleg (Skipper/Maurice), Hannah Victoria (Gloria), Kieran Mortell (King Julian), Niko Kain and Gareth Moran (Off Stage Swings).

The show is running from Thursday, February 8 to Sunday, February 11 and lasts for one hour and 45 minutes including an interval.

For presale