Little Shop of Horrors

by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman // Royal Exchange Theatre

★★★★★
WHATSONSTAGE, BRITISHTHEATRE.COM, PUBLICREVIEWS

★★★★
DAILY TELEGRAPH, INDEPENDENT, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TIMES, ARTS DESK, MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

“Perfectly pitched. Theatre-in-the-round has been called “the ultimate challenge” (if you can make good theatre there, you’ll make it anywhere). Director Derek Bond and the entire company involved in this production make it look like a walk in the park: every element of set, lighting, sound, music, choreography, performance and stage management is what it should be, where it should be, when it should be. A brilliant theatrical experience.”
THE OBSERVER

“Derek Bond’s production is a riot and turns the challenges of the Exchange’s in-the-round space to ingenious advantage. A show that works like a Technicolor dream. Terrific.”
THE TIMES

“Derek Bond and his terrific team have crafted the most delightful musical adaptation that you will see in years.”
WHATSONSTAGE

seymour krelborn
Gunnar CAUTHERY

ensemble / audrey ii puppeteer
James CHARLTON

chiffon
Ibinabo JACK

ensemble / audrey ii puppeteer
CJ JOHNSON

orin scrivello / ensemble
Ako MITCHELL

ronnette
Joelle MOSES

audrey
Kelly PRICE

audrey ii (voice & puppeteer)
Nuno SILVA

mr mushnik
Sévan STEPHAN

crystal
Ellena VINCENT

book and lyrics by
Howard ASHMAN

music by
Alan MENKEN

based on the film by
Roger CORMAN

screenplay by
Charles GRIFFITH

designed by
James PERKINS

lighting by
Richard HOWELL

sound designed by
Richard BROOKER

puppets designed & directed by
Toby OLIÉ

musical direction & choreography by
Tim JACKSON

photos by
Jonathan KEENAN