This dazzling, toe-tapping stage musical spin-off of the iconic Nickelodeon TV series will have the whole family singing and smiling about for days says Wersha Bharadwa
Credit: Mark Senior
Certain to make a splash with audiences of all ages and based on the hit Nickelodeon cartoon TV series of the same name, the musical?s aquatic themed and saccharine-blasting set design and visuals are an immediate hit to the senses alongside an all-singing and all-dancing ensemble directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson.
After a successful pre pandemic run on Broadaway, the UK premiere of the musical opened at Birmingham Hippodrome last week and is now touring across the country ahead of a five-week spell at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London?s Southbank Centre from 26th July to 26th August 2023. The story focuses on the threat of a nearby volcano erupting close to SpongeBob?s (Lewis Cornay) and the other characters idyllic under water hometown of Bikini Bottom. Our kind-hearted protagonist and his chums, Patrick Star (played to perfection by Irfan Damani) and science-loving squirrel Sandy Cheeks (Chrissie Bhima) attempt to prevent the volcano from completing destroying their undersea world in the process.
Chrissie Bhima as Sandy. Credit: Mark Senior
Other side plots in the musical extravaganza include SpongeBob?s desire to become manager of the diner he works at, a topical and satirical look at government bureaucracy in the form of a bumbling town mayor and the significance of empowering fr...