Walt Disney's
The Lion King made its grand debut at the London Westend theatre in the year
1999 and still running with packed houses at the Lyceum theatre! Julie Taymor's
epic and spectacualar production is a magnificent amalgamation of live action,
puppetry and wonderful sets. The classic London musical has been adapted from
Disney’s classic film of the same name.
With brilliant
cast of colourful characters, The Lion King has beautifully created an
atmosphere of the African savannah. The show features life sized elephant and
hyenas. One of the major highlights of the blockbuster London show is heart
touching memorable compositions penned by song writing duo Elton John and Tim
Rice. Some of the chartbusting musical numbers are "The Circle of
Life", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "I Just Can't
Wait to Be King".
Thestory of The Lion King is set against the
African pride-lands. It revolves around young Simba and his struggles to
reclaim his kingdom back from his evil uncle Scar. Scar wants to get rid of his
brother and his family to be the King. To be the King of Pride Rock, he
conspires against his brother’s family.
The Lion King is
undoubtedly one of the most loved shows and features some great relationship
such as between Nala and the lion cub. Simba also forms great bonding with new
friends Timon and Pumba.
This
heart-warming saga of The Lion King is running with packed houses at the Lyceum
theatre featuring a talented cast and musicians. The two hours and forty five
minutes show is recommended for 7+ kids.
TheLyceum Theatre is located in a popular area
known as as Covent Garden. This is one of the most visited, vibrant and
exciting part of the city positioned in the heart of London’s Theatreland. The
venue has some of the wide range of restaurants close to the Lyceum theatre.
Here you can enjoy lip smacking food that caters to every taste. The venue has lots of high street shops and
other tourist attractions such as the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden
Market and the Royal Opera House. You can also enjoy trip to popular
attractions like Soho, Leicester Square and Chinatown as they are
also within a manageable walking distance of the theatre.
