Mary Poppins

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***** ”RAPTUROUSLY PLEASURABLE” – The Guardian
***** ”PRACTICALLY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY” – Daily Telegraph
**** ”HUGELY UPLIFTING AND CHEERFUL – A BLOCKBUSTER REVIVAL” – Evening StandardMary Poppins is the sparkling fusion of children’s book by P.L.Travers and the 1964 Disney film of the same title. The musical originally premiered in December 2014 at the West End and turned out be an instant success by winning two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical and the other for Best Choreography. Since the audience cannot get enough of the incredible musical, Mary Poppins is currently running again at London’s Prince Edward Theatre.
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi award winning musical is an absolute joy for the spectators and a favourite choice for schools and community theatres. Oscar winning screen writer and Downton Abbey creator, Julian Fellows’ book compliments the original stories and the famous film to bring unique stage creation. The music and lyrics of the show are by the Sherman Brothers with additional music by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The enchanting tale of the beloved Nanny of everyone is brilliantly presented on stage with memorable songs, mesmerising effects and sensational choreography.  Many popular songs from the 1964 film are also included in the musical, some of which are, “A Spoonful of Sugar”,  ”Chim Chim Cher-ee”, “Let's Go Fly a Kite”, “Step in Time”, “Practically Perfect”, “The Perfect Nanny”, “A Man Has Dreams”, “Playing the Game”, “Jolly Holiday”, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “Feed the Birds”.
Mary Poppins is directed by Richard Eyre and co-directed/choreographed by Sir Matthew Bourne OBE while Stephen Mear is the co-choreographer. Sound design is by Paul Gatehouse, orchestrations by William David Brohn, scene and costume design by Bob Crowley and lighting design by Natasha Katz and Hugh Vanstone.
The much awaited musical, Mary Poppins is playing at the Prince Edward Theatre and is a must see.