Two classic Disney films – ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ – will be presented in concert this summer by The Novello Orchestra.
Performed live as part of the Wimbledon Children’s Festival, you can see ‘Beauty and the Beast’ on 10th August 2024 at 3pm and 7pm, and ‘The Jungle Book’ on 11th August 2024 at 10am and 3pm.
‘Beauty and the Beast’ is the 2017 live-action film, which features a score from Alan Menken. Directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos and based on Disney’s 1991 ‘Beauty and the Beast’, the film stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Audra McDonald with Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Emma Thompson.
‘The Jungle Book’ features score cues and music from George Bruns, along with song favourites ‘The Bare Necessities’ and “I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)’ by songwriter Terry Gilkyson and the songwriting duo, brothers Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman.
Released in 1967, ‘The Jungle Book’ is the last film produced by Walt Disney. The animated musical classic is based on Rudyard Kipling’s novel of the same name and follows the story of Mowgli, a “man-cub” found in the jungle as an infant and raised by wolves, who is later guided by his wise protector, Bagheera the panther, on a journey to find a human village. Though he resists leaving the only home he’s ever known, along the way Mowgli befriends happy-go-luck Baloo the bear and encounters many colourful characters, including King Louie the orangutan leader of the monkeys, Kaa the trickster python, the ruthless tiger Shere Khan and the noble Colonel Hathi of the elephant patrol.
‘The Jungle Book’ is a heartwarming tale that celebrates the true meaning of friendship. The film features the voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O’Malley and Bruce Reitherman.
All the information for tickets is below:
Venue/Disney Presale: 17th April, 10am at disneytickets.co.uk
Ticketmaster Presale: 18th April, 10am at ticketmaster.co.uk
General On-Sale: 19th April, 10am at ticketmaster.co.uk
