The Lion King a roaring success

The Lion King, the award-winning Disney musical set in the African bush, is marking its 10th anniversary with a first-ever run on the continent that inspired its storyline.

The rites of passage tale of Simba the Lion, already seen by 35 million people worldwide since its Broadway debut in 1997, has been playing to packed houses since it opened in Johannesburg on June 6 - for the first time with an all South African cast.