Lion King's arrival displays Disney’s animal instincts
THE Lion King will open at the Bord Gais Theatre in Dublin on Apr 27. Stephen Crocker, the director of creative services for Disney, says bringing such a huge show on the road is difficult.
“It seemed impossible in the beginning,” says Crocker. “To turn a cartoon-movie like The Lion King into a stage show — how would you set about it? Before that, we’d only ever brought Beauty and the Beast from the screen to the stage, but that, if you like, seemed quite natural. After all, you’re dealing with human beings, so you’re halfway there. With The Lion King, though, there seemed no way of doing it.”
