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The King and I - Cardiff Tickets

The golden age musical King and I comes to the New Theatre to celebrate romantic musicals!

To be confirmed.

Performance dates

25 - 29 April 2023

Run time: To be confirmed.

Includes interval

4

2 reviews

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Tickets for The King and I in Cardiff are available now! 

Conceived from the golden age of musicals, Rodgers and Hammersetin’s classic The King and I comes to the New Theatre, Cardiff. Based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, King and I features one of the greatest scores ever written and follows a story of social understanding and cultural acceptance. To see this celebration of romantic musical theatre, book tickets for The King and I at the New Theatre, Cardiff. 

About The King and I at the New Theatre

Rodgers and Hammerstein originally wrote King and I for Broadway in 1951, after opening at the St James Theatre to rave reviews, the London production opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in October 1953 and ran for an astonishing 946 performances. 

In this story of East meets West, the widowed British schoolteacher Anna is hired by the King of Siam in his attempts to modernise his country. Although connected to the students, Anna struggles with not only cultural difference, but a tricky relationship with the headstrong king. Through her persistence and willingness for human connection, Anna helps to fuel a sense of openness and social understanding between her and the king in an attempt to invoke change and understanding. A tale beyond its years, The King and I teaches us that love can transcend the greatest of differences. 

The King and I score 

The King and I is set to one of the finest scores ever written, including classic songs such as ‘Getting to Know You’, ‘Whistle a Happy Tune’ and ‘Shall We Dance’ - the musical features a company of over 50 world-class performers alongside a full-scale orchestra. 

The King and I cast and creatives

The King and I is directed by Tony Award winner Bart Sher, who has previously directed Broadways South Pacific & My Fair Lady. With book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, The King and I contains music by Richard Rodgers, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, orchestrations by Robert Rusell Bennett, musical supervision by Stephen Ridley, and casting direction by James Orange CDG. 

Casting for The King and I will be announced in due course.

The King and I tickets are available now

Witnes this classic and glorious production as you’ve never seen it before, in a celebration of the lavish heritage of the best in romantic musical theatre, created by a multi-award-winning creative team. Book your tickets for The King and I today at the New Theatre, Cardiff!

Special notes

PLEASE BE AWARE: This production takes place in Cardiff, Wales at the New Theatre. This is not a London production of The King and I. Please be certain you wish to attend the show in Cardiff before purchase, as no refunds or exchanges will be permitted due to venue confusion.

Recent Reviews

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2 reviews
Jess Elston

I returned home after a four hour round trip having expected to watch Helen George perform in the king and I. As you can imagine, an audience full of spectators were left confused and cheated when we were all lead to believe that the show was going ahead as planned. You can imagine the disappointment when Helen George’s understudy stepped onto the stage, with no explanation as to why, no warning, only a couple of A4 printed sheets on the stall doors, Informing the already paying customer that Helen George would not in fact be in tonight’s performance. I had booked these tickets last year for my grandad at £70 each for his birthday present. Not only for the love of Roger and Hammerstein, but for our love of Helen George, which made the £140 ticket bill bearable. Thankfully, we enjoyed the performance all the same. However, there does seem to be a sense of injustice and false advertisement when it was left to the audience to investigate as to why Helen George was not in this particular performance. I asked politely at the ticket stalls about why Miss George was not performing, to which I had an abrupt reply “she’s had a minor injury and has been told to rest. These things happen and there has been good feedback about the understudy”. I appreciate that “these things happen”, what didn’t settle right with me, is that we were not informed of the changes made before the production. The poor actress who stepped in for Miss George must have felt so rejected, as the audience couldn’t help but whisper to one another “that’s not Helen George”. Not only do I think it would be courteous and polite to inform your paying customers; but it would have been less nerve wracking for the understudy who did a fantastic job. She let out a physical sigh of relief when the audience gave her a standing ovation. However, this does not excuse that as an audience, we had been mislead. I have since researched what has happened to the lead role, and she has in fact been out of the show since last Thursday. There was plenty of time to inform the viewer, so that our show did not start with such a disappointing blow. Had we not been informed incase the company lost money as you knew that the majority of the audience had paid to see Helen perform? If this is the case, then I find this pretty shameful. Although my grandad and I had a lovely time, I do feel robbed of money. £140 for a mediocre theatre without a lead role is rather steep, considering London were selling for the same price. However, due to my grandad being 83, Cardiff was perfect as it wasn’t such a lengthy and expensive journey in terms of having to find accommodation in London. None the less, we still travelled 4 hours in total, and paying the same money for a lesser performance. Having said this, the performance by the actors and actresses was second to none, however, I cannot help but feel a wonderful day has been tainted by greed and dishonesty.

customer

Fantastic show. Volume poor at the start but improved. Excellent staff especially Amanda who facilitated access to the lift for my elderly Mum, thank you.

Latest The King and I - Cardiff News

Helen George to star in The King and I

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Helen George to star in The King and I

Rodger and Hammerstein’s The King and I was born during the golden age of musicals. In this unconventional tale of human connection and cultural difference, a widowed British schoolteacher, upon the King of Siam’s request to educate his family, enters a patriarchal world and demands respect in the face of a stubborn regime. It has recently been announced that Call The Midwife’s Helen George will star as Anna in the major UK tour of the multi-tony award-winning production!


In the words of The Wall Street Journal “I doubt I will ever see a better production in my lifetime” - tickets for The King and I are available to book now, don’t miss out on seeing Helen George in the leading role of Rodger and Hammerstein’s romantic musical! Book your tickets today! 

25 Nov, 2022 | By Kevin Thomas

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