The Magician's Elephant (musical)

The Magician's Elephant is a musical with book and lyrics by Nancy Harris and music and lyrics by Marc Teitler, based on the 2009 children's novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo.

Stratford-upon-Avon (2021)
The musical was announced to make its world premiere as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's winter 2020 season, running in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the production was postponed to run over the 2021 winter season running from 18 October 2021 to 1 January 2022.

The production is directed by Sarah Tipple, designed by Colin Richmond with lighting design by Oliver Fenwick.

On 9 July 2021, initial casting was announced and a recording of a song from the show "If This Is True" was released on YouTube, followed by another song "A Lot Like Me" released on 26 July 2021.

Reception
The Stratford-upon-Avon production received positive reviews from the critics and audiences receiving mostly four star reviews.