You don’t need a magic mirror to predict the delight that Shrek the Musical’s live adaptation will bring to younger audiences, but its humdrum soundtrack may dim its shine for the big kids amongst them.

Weaving a simply mesmerising production of humour and lightness around liberation and the HIV/Aids crisis. Cruise tells the story of Michael Spencer as he continuously flirts with death after being diagnosed with HIV and told he has only four years to live.

A multitude of golden tickets have been dispatched, offering Palace Theatre audiences the chance to watch the live reincarnation of Roald Dahl’s 1964 children's classic.