The Enormous Crocodile the Musical snaps back to London for a four-week Lyric Hammersmith run
by Best of Theatre Staff on Monday 20 July 2026, 10:36 am in Upcoming and New Shows
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile the Musical returns to London this summer, playing a four-week run at the Lyric Hammersmith from Wednesday 29 July to Saturday 22 August 2026, following a 15-venue UK tour.
The Roald Dahl Story Company is bringing Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile the Musical back to London this summer. The wickedly funny family musical will play a four-week run at the Lyric Hammersmith from Wednesday 29 July until Saturday 22 August 2026, marking the show's return to the capital following previous runs at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
Chelsea Da Silva will play The Enormous Crocodile, with Precious Abimbola as Trunky the Elephant, Jordan Eskeisa as Humpy Rumpy the Hippopotamus, Ciara Hudson as Roly Poly Bird and Marienella Phillips as Muggle Wump the Monkey, with René Francalanza and Eleanor Ambekar as swings.
The production has been touring the UK since March 2026, starting in Brighton before visiting Kingston, Darlington, Aylesbury, Poole, Newcastle, Cardiff, Shrewsbury, Coventry, Wolverhampton, York, Nottingham, Bristol, Bradford and Glasgow.
Previous hit seasons at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024 and 2025 were met with critical and audience acclaim:
'A joyful piece of family theatre which fizzes with invention and charm' ★★★★★ Broadway World
'This show is a perfect introduction to theatre for any child' ★★★★★ Theatre and Tonic
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees. Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they are going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute.
Based on Roald Dahl's snappy book, the mischievous musical has toe-tapping tunes by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, a rib-tickling book and lyrics by Suhayla El-Bushra, and additional music and lyrics by Tom Brady. Developed and directed by Emily Lim, it features a menagerie of puppets by co-director and puppetry designer Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis, puppetry co-designed and supervised by Daisy Beattie, casting by Annelie Powell CDG, choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, lighting by Jessica Hung Han Yun and sound by Tom Gibbons. It is associate directed by Tash Holway and Blythe Stewart, with associate puppetry direction by Michael Jean-Marain.
Suitable for ages 3 and up, The Enormous Crocodile the Musical was originally co-produced by the Roald Dahl Story Company, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Leeds Playhouse.