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The Book of Mormon at Manchester Palace Theatre

Why see The Book of Mormon?

This Show Will Change Your Life!

The original bad boy of the West End takes on the rest of the UK! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of South Park, enjoy this rude, crude and utterly hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that's pretty much as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. Brilliantly satirical and ingeniously funny, The Book of Mormon has become the Must See musical of the decade (Hamilton who?) when it tours around the UK!

The success of The Book of Mormon comes thanks to its talented creative team - the musical was written in collaboration with Robert Lopez, the Tony Award-winning writer of Avenue Q, and co-directed by Mr. Parker and three-time Tony nominee Casey Nicholaw (Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone).

What Is The Book Of Mormon About?

'The greatest time of a Mormon kid's life is his mission,' sings Elder Kevin Price before finding out where and who with, his journey starts. But things are not as the handsome and pious Elder Price predicted when he's paired up with the hapless Elder Cunningham and sent to...UGANDA!

The adventure unfolds as Elder Price and Elder Cunningham try to preach The Book Of Mormon to a community blighted by disease and ruled by an evil War Lord, they learn about themselves, the true meaning of friendship and what religion ultimately means to them.

Taking The World By Storm

The Book of Mormon received its world premiere on Broadway in early 2011 where it opened to considerable praise from critics ranging from the New York Times' Ben Brantley ("The best musical of this century!") to RollingStone magazine ("The new gold standard for Broadway"). It was so successful in fact, that it quickly spawned not one but two US tours and a separate production in Chicago, with our very own West End production opening in 2013.

The Book of Mormon is one of the West End and Broadway's most successful productions in recent history, and has come to be ranked as one of the best musicals of our time. And though it's about as different to Les Mis or Hamilton as chalk is to cheese, we assure you it's every bit as unforgettable!

Did You Know?

Surprisingly, there hasn't been any major uproar from the Mormon church, or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In an official statement, they good-naturedly agreed that the musical would entertain any audience member for a night but that "the Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people's lives forever" - Nice.

Key Information

Audience

The Book of Mormon is suitable for audiences aged 18 and upwards. Contains frequent explicit language and sexual content - you have been warned.

Run Time

Two hours and 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission

Dates

Finished 5 Oct

Cast

  • Adam Bailey as Elder Price
  • Sam Glen as Elder Cunningham
  • Nyah Nish as Nabulungi
  • Tom Bales as Elder McKinley
  • Kirk Patterson as Mafala Hatimbi
  • Will Barratt as Joseph Smith
  • Rodney Earl Clarke as the General.

Creative

Book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez & Matt Stone
Music & Lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez & Matt Stone
Directed by Casey Nicholaw & Trey Parker
Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Scenic design by Scott Pask
Costume design by Ann Roth
Lighting design by Brian MacDevitt
Sound design by Brian Ronan

Awards

OLIVIER AWARDS 2014

Best New Musical

Best Actor in a Musical - Gavin Creel

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Stephen Ashfield

Best Theatre Choreography - Casey Nicholaw

TONY AWARDS 2011

Best Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Brian MacDevitt

Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Scott Pask

Best Book of a Musical: Tery Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Nikki M.James

Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker

Best Sound Design of a Play: Brian Ronan

Best Original Score (Musica and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Best Orchestrations: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus

DRAMA DESK AWARDS 2011

Outstanding Musical

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker

Outstanding Music

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Outstanding Lyrics

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Outstanding Orchestrations

Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus

Reviews

Our review

Comical, musical, loud!

Don't be afraid to be jerked out of your comfort zone for a comedy musical. Yes, it's rude, it's lewd, even. But that's exactly why we loved it!

Nicola Quinn

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Customer reviews

35 reviews, average rating: (2.6 Stars)

Rick Spencer

Lol So many sensitive Karen’s

This is the best musical the West End has ever seen. Mathilda a close second. Lion King haha no. Leave your hang ups and your bible at the door and just enjoy the comedic genius of these guys. ... Read more

Phil

More more Mormon!

Laugh first and reflect afterwards…and you WILL laugh if you need to and let yourself. I feared that satire had been squeezed and stifled but here it is in all its edgy and incisive glory in wonderful songs, tetchy exchanges, facial expressions and nuanced interwoven cultural ‘morality’. If you don’t laugh at satire and see the world through a wokey lens, don’t bother going .. but if you are hungry for wicked humour and savage satire and are not easily offended then you’ll love it! Check your heart health first though, as laughing this hard puts a strain on it. Brilliant cast acting and singing their hearts out. I’m not a big musical fan so am selective, but we selected well with The Book of Mormon well worth the ticket price. Brilliant! ... Read more

Dustin McCauley

Hilarious and expertly acted

Excellent performances and top notch comedy from Parker & Stone. We thought it was brilliant, more than worth the time and money! ... Read more
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