Nicholas McLean will complete the central trio as Donkey, Shrek’s talkative and optimistic sidekick.

The cast brings experience from a string of major stage productions, including Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Beetlejuice The Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Starlight Express.

The production promises colourful costumes, elaborate sets and plenty of musical numbers as the characters from the Oscar-winning animated film are brought to life on stage.