It’s finally happening: Wallace & Gromit are coming to the West End this Christmas, along with their old pal, Shaun the Sheep. A trilogy of screenings featuring the beloved characters is hitting an equally iconic theatre for screening next week, and they’ll be backed by a 45-piece live orchestra.
Since the pair gave us joy last Christmas with their plight against Feathers McGraw in Vengeance Most Fowl, Theatre Royal Drury Lane has decided to put on a joyous trilogy of other numbers by Aardman. It’s three short films back-to-back at the theatre, with an encapsulating soundscape to top it off. Just imagining that theme tune played by an orchestra is making me feel a certain way.
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Wallace & Gromit feat. Shaun The Sheep in ‘A Cracking Christmas Trilogy’
Kicking off after lunch on Sunday, December 21, this matineé-timed show is here for one performance only, and features a three-pronged attack of Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, A Matter of Loaf and Death, and Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, all backed by the orchestra to reproduce the scores of each film.
There will be an interval taking place around the halfway point, with the total run time expected to be around two hours and 20 minutes. As well as the three films, anyone attending will also be able to gain a look behind the scenes at the craft that goes into making each Aardman (those behind Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and more) production. It’s the perfect festive warm-up ahead of the upcoming exhibition on Aardman creations coming to the Young V&A next year.
Wallace & Gromit feat. Shaun the Sheep: A Cracking Christmas Carol takes place on Sunday, December 21 at 1:30pm, and you can find out information here.