Hey Duggee at The Lowry!!

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SQUIRRELS! ISN’T IT TIME FOR… HEY DUGGEE’S FIRST LIVE UK TOUR

 

The Lowry, Salford

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th March

 

Fans of the smash hit CBeebies series HEY DUGGEE are delighting in the ‘joyous’ all-new interactive stage show that comes to The Lowry, Salford next month.

 

Duggee, the Squirrels and some of their friends star in the musical play Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show, which is packed with non-stop fun, laughs, music, singing and dancing!

 

This is the first-ever stage adaptation of the hugely popular CBeebies series, which brings Duggee and friends to life through extraordinary puppetry and storytelling – and it’s coming to The Lowry from Friday March 24 to Sunday March 26.

 

Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show has been adapted for the stage by Vikki Stone (#zoologicalsociety – Royal And Derngate, Romeo And Duet – ITV) and Matthew Xia (The Wiz ­– Hope Mill Theatre, artistic director Actors Touring Company). Matthew also directs the production and Vikki is musical supervisor and arranger.

 

Matthew said: “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 added: “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 Studios and Studio AKA creation has won seven BAFTAs and is an international Emmy award-winning hit.

 

Hey Duggee was the most streamed children’s show on BBC iPlayer in 2022 for the third year in a row and is popular among both children and parents; with fans both young and old, up and down the country now able to join the much-loved character on tour.

 

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.

 

‘An eccentric delight’ – The Telegraph

‘A riotous adaptation’ – The Guardian

‘A quality piece of family entertainment’ – Time Out

‘A wild and joyous escapade’ – The Stage

‘A big, heartfelt Duggee Hug’ – WhatsOnStage

 

 

ENDS

 

Event Listing

Hey Duggie: The Love Theatre Show
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th March 2023

Fri 10:30am & 2pm, Sat & Sun 10am, 1pm & 3.30pm

Running Time 55mins

https://thelowry.com/whats-on/hey-duggee/

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