Lyricist Arthur Darvill | ||
Lyrics Darren Clark, Arthur Darvill, Sam Holcroft and Al Muriel People also search for Rules for Living, Lightning Child, I Want My Hat Back | ||
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Fantastic Mr Fox is a forthcoming musical stage adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, adapted by Sam Holcroft with music by Arthur Darvil and lyrics by Holcroft, Darvill, Darren Clark and Al Muriel. The story follows Mr Fox who hatches a plan to outsmart his three farmer neighbours in order to feed his family and friends.
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Background
In March 2016, it was announced that the musical, directed by Maria Aberg and designed by Tom Scutt, will make its premiere at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton over the Christmas season from 30 November 2016 to 8 January 2017. It is co-produced by the Nuffield and Curve, Leicester (where it will play 3 to 9 April) in association with the Lyric Hammersmith (where it will play 25 January to 19 February).
It is scheduled to tour in 2017 to Cardiff New Theatre (21 to 25 February), Dartford Orchard Theatre (28 February to 5 March), Milton Keynes Theatre (7 to 11 March), Oxford Playhouse (11 to 15 April), Belgrade Theatre Coventry (18 to 22 April), Lyceum Theatre Sheffield (2 to 6 May), King's Theatre Edinburgh (15 to 20 May), Theatre Royal Glasgow (22 to 27 May), Theatre Royal Bath (30 May to 3 June), Wycombe Swan (5 to 10 June), Theatre Royal Plymouth (13 to 17 June), Theatre Royal Norwich (21 to 24 June), Bradford Alhambra Theatre (27 June to 2 July), Lowry Theatre Salford (5 to 9 July). More dates are to be announced.