Parents - prepare to have some very excited children on your hands. Children's TV show Hey Duggee is going on a tour of the UK - bringing the popular characters to life on stage for the first time.
Duggee, The Squirrels and their friends will come together on the Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show. Expect singing, dancing and lots of fun.
Innovative puppetry and storytelling will bring the CBeebies series to the stage. The tour starts in December and runs until summer 2023. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 1, at Atgtickets, reports the LiverpoolECHO.
Hey Duggee has won six BAFTAs since hitting TV screens back in 2014. It was the most streamed children’s show on BBC iPlayer in 2021 and is popular with children and parents. Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show is presented by award-winning theatre producer Kenny Wax and theatre and live entertainment promoters Cuffe and Taylor in association with Live Nation.
Kenny said: “We are so thrilled to be working with Live Nation, Cuffe & Taylor, Studio AKA and BBC Studios to create a brand new stage show with lots of surprises touring the country with a sit down month in London over Christmas. I can't wait.”
Ben Hatton, director of theatre touring for Cuffe and Taylor, added: “This is an incredibly exciting tour. Hey Duggee is quite simply a phenomenon and has taken the world of children’s entertainment by storm. We are delighted to be working with Kenny and his team at Kenny Wax Family Entertainment, as well as all the extended Hey Duggee family at Studio AKA and BBC Studios. We look forward to Duggee and his friends filling theatres around the UK.”
Mat Way, global director of Live Entertainment, Gaming and Interactive at BBC Studios, said: “Studio AKA’s Hey Duggee is such a fun and iconic show and we can’t wait to bring the humour and adventures to life for families all around the country. We’re delighted to be working with Kenny Wax and Cuffe and Taylor to introduce young people to the wonders of the theatre.”
For more information go to www.heyduggee.com and buy tickets from Friday here.
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