Winner of the Olivier Award for best family show, Hey Duggee is at Leeds Grand Theatre from 19 to 22 July.
The show is brought to life through innovative puppetry and storytelling, and packed with non-stop fun, laughs, music, singing and dancing! Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show has been adapted for the stage by Vikki Stone and Matthew Xia. Matthew also directs the production and Vikki is musical supervisor and arranger.
Matthew: “My daughter was born in 2014, the same year Hey Duggee started, so we’ve really grown up with the TV series, and it’s been an absolute treat to create this new stage show. Without any spoilers, the Squirrels have never been to a show before, and they set out to learn about all the things that go into making a show and earn the relevant badges, with some of our favourite Hey Duggee characters helping them along the way. And the children and families in the audience are very much part of the Squirrel gang with some important jobs to do!”
Vikki: “Hey Duggee is such a special TV series in the realm of co-viewing, where adults are watching it with their children, not just putting it on to entertain them while they’re doing something else. And it is brilliant to see families come together in theatres on the tour to experience that same magic live on stage – and in many cases it’s the children’s first theatre experience.“
Since bursting onto TV screens in 2014, the BBC and Studio AKA creation has won no fewer than six BAFTAs and is an international Emmy award-winning hit. Hey Duggee was the most streamed children’s show on BBC iPlayer in 2021 and is popular among both children and parents; with fans young and old up and down the country now able to join the much-loved character on the theatre tour.
Hey DuggeeThe 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. Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show is at Leeds Grand Theatre from Wed 19 to Sat 22 July 2023.
Book tickets online at leedsheritagetheatres.com or call the box office on0113 243 0808
Photographs: Pamela Raith Photography.
