Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical to visit Bristol in 2023
Posted on: 27 Jun 2022This dazzling new stage production of Roald Dahl’s classic tale will be at The Hippodrome for a two-week run next September.
Going on the road for the first time ever, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical is visiting Bristol as part of a massive UK and Ireland tour next year.
Transporting the audience into a world of true imagination, this sensational stage show features all the sing-along numbers from the iconic 1970s film starring Gene Wilder.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical runs at The Bristol Hippodrome from Wednesday 20 September to Sunday 8 October 2023, with tickets going on sale on Friday 8 July.
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Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical is coming to Bristol! ????
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The musical tells the well-known tale of Charlie Bucket, the young boy who out of the blue wins a golden ticket – giving him the opportunity to meet the mysterious confectionary wizard, Willy Wonka.
The weird and wonderful world of Wonka’s chocolate factory offers Charlie and a group of other children the chance to eat as much chocolate as possible, something that seems like the opportunity of a lifetime until they discover not everything is as sweet as it seems.
Featuring songs from the renowned 1971 film (pictured below) and based on the original Roald Dahl novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical has a book by David Greig, music from Marc Shalman, lyrics by Mark Shalman and Scott Wittman.
As one of the most well-loved children’s stories of all time, this musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is sure to prove popular for kids and experienced theatregoers alike.
The announcement of a Bristol date comes with the addition of a whole host of new destinations for the 2023 production tour.
Charlie and the Chocolate - The Musical will open in Milton Keynes in February 2023 before visiting Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Norwich, Cardiff, Canterbury, Plymouth, Manchester, Sunderland, Southampton, Hull, Birmingham and Liverpool as well as Bristol.
Tickets for the run at Bristol Hippodrome between Wednesday 20 September to Sunday 8 October 2023 go on sale on Friday 8 July and can be found here.
For a comprehensive look at everything’s that coming up at Bristol’s biggest theatre, visit the ATG website.
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Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.
