Honk!

This Easter, Honk! the musical returns to London in a brand-new, actor-musician egg-stravaganza, filled with puppetry, magic and illusions. And water guns!

This heartwarming reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling tells the story of Ugly, a plucky little bird who gets picked on by the other farmyard animals because he’s different. Pushed out of the flock, he embarks on an adventure across the marsh, meeting an array of characters who teach him that it takes all sorts to make a world, and that he is much more than just his fowl looks.

Surprising everyone - including its own composers - by pipping The Lion King and Mamma Mia to the post to win the 2000 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Honk! has gone on to receive over 8,000 productions around the world, and is now returning to London in its 20th anniversary year.

British writing duo Stiles and Drewe’s other works have exploded around the UK in recent years and include current West End smash-hit Half a Sixpence, Mary Poppins and the soon-to-open The Wind in the Willows at the London Palladium.

Seen in London for only the third time since its celebrated National Theatre production in 2000, Honk! is guaranteed to put a smile on everyone’s face - no matter how horrendously ugly that smile may be!

Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother’s protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on adventure of self discovery all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.

Creatives

Director: Andy Room

Musical Director: Oli Rew

Choreographer: Lily Howkins

Lighting Designer: Tim Deiling

Set Designer: Emily Bestow

Costume Designer: Rosemary Elliott-Dancs

Costume Associate: George Chaffey

Puppet Designer: Phoebe Hill

Producers: Paul Virides & Lian Wilkinson for Dot By Dot Productions