Disney's Hercules

Christopher Harding
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Disney’s Hercules London Tickets

It’s not a myth! More than two and a half decades since the animated Disney musical, everyone’s favourite demi-god is flexing his, rather sizable, muscles once again! Making the leap from screen to stage (we all know that he can go the distance) Disney’s Hercules has landed at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Written by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah and featuring new songs from composer Alan Menken and lyrist David Zippel (the musical minds behind the animated film), you may not be a damsel, but you’ll be in distress if you miss your chance to see this magical musical! Book your tickets now.

About Hercules

The musical, inspired by the animated film, based on the ancient myth. It's what classical civilisation would have wanted.

Ancient Greece. A time of gods, mortals… and Hercules, who isn’t quite either. But if he's not a god, how can he possibly save the world from Hades? It's one thing flexing those pecs, but going from zero to hero requires a different kind of strength.

Get ready for a wise-cracking, column-shaking, underworld-rocking ride of adventure and self-discovery. In tunics.

Fun facts and critical acclaim

In the classic animated film Hades states ‘Guys, relax. It’s only half-time’ at the 46-minute mark, the exact halfway point of the 92-minute feature!

In the ancient myth, Hercules was originally supposed to perform ten tasks, but King Eurystheus added another two to the list because he didn’t like the way the demi-god completed a couple of them. A backbreaking lesson in the importance of not cutting corners!

Alan Menken and David Zippel received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for the soaring ballad ‘Go The Distance’.

It may have been an animated film, but Danny DeVito‘s mouth is featured throughout the movie! The director had never seen an actor contort and twist his mouth so much when performing the dialogue, and knew he had to translate these movements onto the screen, which is why Phil talks, and looks, like that.

James Woods adlibbed and improvised a lot during his critically acclaimed performance of Hades. In fact, he talked so fast that it took the animators two weeks to draw a one-second scene.

Disney’s Hercules London Creatives

Alan Menken – Music

David Zippel – Lyrics

Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah – Book

Casey Nicholaw – Director and Choreographer

Tanisha Scott – Co-Choreographer

Disney’s Hercules London Cast

Luke Brady – Hercules

Candace Furbert – Thalia

Sharlene Hector – Clio

Brianna Ogunbawo – Melpomene

Malinda Parris – Calliope