Mary Poppins - Stagetext (London) January 9, 2007

Mary Poppins (London)

Genre: Musical
Playwright: Book by Julian Fellowes
Author: P.J. Travers
Producer: Disney Productions and Cameron Mackintosh

Her carpet bag is packed, her umbrella is unfurled, and now at last the world’s most famous nanny, Mary Poppins, brings to life Pamela Travers’ fantastic stories filled with eccentric and perceptive characters whose adventures have delighted every generation since they first appeared in the 1930s. Is it Jane and Michael Banks who need a nanny? Or is it their parents, George and Winifred, who actually need more looking after? Only one thing is certain: after Mary Poppins arrives at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, with her no-nonsense approach to making the right choices in life, nothing will ever be the same again.

Mary Poppins is recommended for children 7 years and up. Children under 3 years of age will not be admitted to the theatre.

The running time: 2 hours and 50 minutes.