The beauty of Shrek is multi-layered – so there’s something there for the adults, the kids, there’s an element of nostalgia for a lot of parents from what they remember from the films growing up. That memorable experience, bringing those families together. There are two sides of the coin for me – one is you’ve got to love why you do it, which is the guests’ reactions. I think that does help in terms of having that creative while still being operationally sound kind of mind! I’m never gonna ask the team to do anything that I don’t think is possible, or isn’t achievable, or is not real within the operational constraints. I think it gives me a bit more credibility for my role – to have been on the front line, to have done those shows. You wouldn’t be able to perform that even if you were to take your own show to Edinburgh! Just to have that reaction from guests so often, it’s a really good learning curve and it’s something that the guys in the cast now across the sites really benefit from.Īnd because you’ve had that experience yourself, it must also mean you have a pretty good idea of what life is like for the actors? It was! The beauty and, I say this a lot for the guys that we recruit now, is it’s almost like that resident theatre, or repertoire theatre that died out – you know, learning your craft, being able to perform day in day out to potentially near-on 3,000 people. The London Dungeon is an amazing place too – that must have been an interesting start as an actor. So anybody that does a show at the Dungeon, or does a talk on rays, or brings to life the Muffin Man or Princess Fiona – I’m the one that’s got to look after them!

It sits next to the London Dungeon and SEA LIFE London Aquarium on the South Bank – all under me. Well I’ve been with Merlin since 2001 – I started as an actor at the London Dungeon, and worked my way up from there! I became Head of Performance for Shrek’s Adventure in 2015. It’s the bits that makes the audience gasp, cry, scream, laugh… all of those things! I help with writing the shows, the scripts, the characters, the direction… as well as hiring excellent talent who can bring it all to life.

Basically I look after all of the shows, actors, and pretty much all of the fun stuff that our guests get to see. So I’m Quincey – I’m the Head of Performance for Shrek’s Adventure. Thanks for taking the time to talk with us today – the first few questions are all about you! What is your role at Shrek’s Adventure? What does this involve/what do you do on a day-to-day basis? What’s life like at Shrek’s Adventure! London?

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