Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox

Adapted for the stage by Sam Holcroft

Directed by Maria Aberg A

Nuffield and Curve Production in association with Lyric Hammersmith

Wednesday 25 January – Sunday 19 February 2017

Press Performance: Friday 27 January at 7pm

Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox is family fun at its finest. A tale of greed, pride and the power of friendship, this flagship production for the Roald Dahl 100 celebrations promises a huge theatrical feast with live music and songs, ideal for the whole family. Boggis, Bunce and Bean, three greedy, smelly, horrid farmers hate the cunning Mr Fox. Mr Fox is smart, clever and rather fantastic, but he doesn’t realise how determined the farmers are to get revenge. Can he hatch a plan to save his family and friends? Can they outrun the diggers and outsmart the farmers? And can Rabbit shut up long enough not to give the game away?

Fantastic Mr Fox has a stellar creative team: Director Maria Aberg (The White Devil, As You Like It, King John, all RSC; Hotel, National Theatre), playwright Sam Holcroft (Rules for Living, National Theatre, The Wardrobe, National Theatre Connections) and designer Nuffield Associate Tom Scutt (King Charles III Almeida/West End/Broadway), Wozzeck (English National Opera), Constellations (Royal Court/West End/Broadway). The music is composed by Arthur Darvill, whose acting credits include ‘Rory’ in BBC TV’s Doctor Who and ‘Rev. Paul Coates’ in Broadchurch. His music credits include (Been So Long, Young Vic and The Frontline, The Globe).

This production opens at Nuffield Southampton Theatres in November 2016 and comes to the Lyric ahead of a national tour. Written by Roald Dahl Adapted for the stage by Sam Holcroft Directed by Maria Aberg Designed by Tom Scutt Music by Arthur Darvill Lyrics by Darren Clark, Arthur Darvill, Sam Holcroft and Al Muriel Sound Design by Claire Windsor Lighting Design by Lee Curran Casting by Annelie Powell CDG Movement directed by Ayse Tashkiran