Until 29 Sep
Runtime: 2h 30m
YOO-HOO DEARIES! A hilarious and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds, Mrs. Doubtfire is the musical comedy we need right now. Direct from a sensational run up in Manchester - where it played to sold-out crowds and standing ovations - the laugh-out-loud musical transfers to the West End in 2023. Out-of-work actor Daniel will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father. ★★★★★ ‘Wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny’ - Manchester Evening News ★★★★ ‘Rip-roaringly funny! Sharp, smart and full of heart.’ - The Telegraph Mrs. Doubtfire has been created by a transatlantic team of award-winning artists, with a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, original music and lyrics by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick, (the Tony Award-nominated team behind Something Rotten!, along with O’Farrell), direction by 4-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks (Hello, Dolly!), scenic design by David Korins (Hamilton), choreography by Lorin Latarro (Waitress), and music supervision by Ethan Popp (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical). Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical is based on the beloved Twentieth Century Fox motion picture. It is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical and produced by multi-Tony-Award winner Kevin McCollum (In The Heights, Rent, Avenue Q, Something Rotten!). Age Recommendation: 7+
Mrs Doubtfire, the beloved 90s film starring Robin Williams, is now a bold and hilarious new West End musical. Packed full of all the heart, wit and charm of the film, along with an exciting new score of original songs, Mrs Doubtfire The Musical is a West End event not to be missed. Follow the adventures of the world’s most unusual nanny and discover a touching story that examines the limits of parental love.
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical comes to London’s Shaftesbury Theatre from 12 May 2023 and is currently booking up until January 2024. Don’t miss the chance to be one of the first to see this celebrated production when it makes its Broadway transfer this summer – book your Mrs Doubtfire musical tickets today.
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical is based on the 1993 film starring the late Robin William and directed by Chris Columbus. When voice actor and father of three Daniel Hillard finds out that his estranged wife Miranda is taking sole custody of the kids in their divorce, he is devastated. But a classified ad advertising a nanny for the Hillard kids offers an unorthodox solution.
Posing as nanny Euphagenia Doubtfire, Daniel manages to assemble a convincing disguise and is suddenly back in his kids’ lives – albeit as an eccentric Scottish woman. But his act can’t last forever, and Daniel needs to figure out a permanent solution before he loses his kids for good…
Packed full of hilarity, heart and a score full of original songs, Mrs Doubtfire The Musical tells a story of parental love that remains just as relevant nearly thirty years after the original film. Don’t miss out on this celebrated production.
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical London stars Gabriel Vick as Daniel Hillard, who has been seen onstage in Avenue Q and Cabaret and onscreen in 2012’s Les Misérables. Also starring are Carla Dixon-Hernandez as Lydia Hillard, Cameron Blakely as Frank Hillard, Marcus Collins as Andre, and Ian Talbot as Mr Jolly.
Completing the cast are Lisa Mathieson, Joshua Dever, Maria Garrett, Kiera Haynes, Adam Lyons, Ellie Mitchell, Matt Overfield, Tom Scanlon, Vicki Lee Taylor, Samuel Wilson-Freeman, Rebecca Donnelly, Paulo Teixeira and Amy Everett.
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, known for their work on Something Rotten! It also features a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and his Something Rotten! co-writer John O’Farrell.
The Broadway production of the Mrs Doubtfire musical was directed by four-time Tony-winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Lorin Latarro and set and scenic design by David Korins. It also features costume design by Catherine Zuber, hair and wig design by David Brian Brown, musical supervision by Ethan Popp, lighting design by Philip Rosenburg and sound design by Brian Ronnan.
Don’t miss out on this exciting new addition to the West End when it opens this May. The Mrs Doubtfire musical London is set to be one of the best new musicals to hit our theatres this year and you won’t want to be left wishing you’d secured your ticket early. Book your Mrs Doubtfire musical tickets now with Stagedoor.