Music Charlie Fink Book David Greig Playwright David Greig Composer Charlie Fink | Lyrics Charlie Fink Basis The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Lyricist Charlie Fink | |
Productions 2015 London
2017 London revival Similar David Greig plays, Other plays | ||
The lorax
The Lorax is a stage adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Dr. Seuss, adapted by David Greig featuring music and lyrics by Charlie Fink.
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The play made its world premiere for the Christmas 2015 season at The Old Vic in London, where it will return for a revival in autumn 2017.
Background
In April 2015 it was announced that a stage adaptation of Dr. Suess' The Lorax would be performed for the following Christmas as part of Matthew Warchus' first season as artistic director at The Old Vic. It was announced to be adapted by David Greig and directed by Max Webster.
The production began on 4 December 2015 and finished on 16 January 2016. The production's creative team also consisted of Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink writing music and lyrics, Drew McOnie as choreographer, Rob Howell as designer, John Clark as lighting designer, Tom Gibbons as sound designer, Phil Bateman as musical director/arranger and Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell as puppetry designers. The cast included Simon Lipkin as the title role of 'The Lorax' (assisted by Laura Cubitt and Ben Thompson as puppeteers) and Simon Paisley Day as 'The Once-ler'.
The production will be return to The Old Vic for three weeks only from 15 October to 7 November 2017. Casting to be announced.
Critical reception
The production received rave reviews and was nominated for Best Entertainment and Family at the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards.