Bing was an early find for Ethan and I am sure he would still jump up and down if he saw that familiar face.
Unfortunately we have plans when this is on, but I wanted to share news of a new Bing event coming to Birmingham Town Hall later this month, as I am a blogger ambassador and know that other parents in the area might be interested in going to this.
So here's all you need to know about Bing Live!...
Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are going on tour in the first ever Bing stage show! Bing Live! will visit Birmingham Town Hall on 24th and 25th August as part of a major UK tour in 2018.
Join
Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they learn how to tell stories by pretending,
dressing-up and singing songs. Flop and Amma are there to help, but in this
magical world of make-believe things don’t always go according to plan…
The
CBeebies favourites are brought to life in a brand new stage production full of
fun, laughter, music and magical puppetry.
Bing Live! is the
perfect first theatre trip for pre-schoolers and their families.
Going
to the theatre… it’s a Bing thing!
Bing Live! is
produced by Minor Entertainment (In the
Night Garden Live) and directed by Will Tuckett, guest principal
character artist of the Royal Ballet, whose production of Wind in the Willows won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment in
2014.
The show will also bring together a first-class
creative team to ensure a quality family entertainment stage show for audiences
of all ages. Bing is adapted for the
stage by Helen Eastman with costumes and puppet design by Tahra Zafar. As
Head of Costume, Hair and Make-up for the Olympic and Paralympic Opening and
Closing Ceremonies staged in London, 2012, Tahra managed the production of
23,000 costumes for all four Ceremonies.
Her film projects include: Star
Wars VII The Force Awakens, X
Men-First Class, Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone and The Fifth
Element and for television: In the
Night Garden, Zingzillas and The Adventures of Abney and Teal.
Since
its launch on CBeebies, Bing has been a huge ratings hit and it’s the number
one top rated pre-school show on BBC iPlayer. Celebrating the joyful, messy,
reality of preschool life, Bing finds the big stories in the smallest moments
that little ones and the grown-ups in their lives will recognise…whether it’s
dropping your ice-cream or losing your favourite toy.
The
series has won an International Emmy Award in the Kids’ Pre-School category in
2016, a Writer’s Guild Award and a BAFTA nomination for Best Pre-School Series.
The animated
series, which saw Mark Rylance make his children’s television debut voicing
Flop, is produced by Acamar Films.
Andrew
Collier, Creative Director of Minor Entertainment, said “We’re thrilled to be bringing Bing
to the stage - we know families throughout the UK love Bing as much as we do, and we can’t wait to see children’s faces
light up when they meet him at the theatre for the first time.
Mikael Shields, CEO of
Acamar Films and producer of Bing said: “Seeing
Bing take a leap from the screen to the stage is hugely exciting for
all of us at Acamar. We are thrilled to be working with Minor
Entertainment to bring the 'Bing Live' shows to our young audience.
Introducing Bing fans to possibly their first experience of theatre is a
tremendous creative challenge and Minor has shown imaginative flair,
exceptional attention to detail, and their passion for bringing preschool
characters to life has been evident throughout our collaboration with them. We
can’t wait to watch the reaction from Bingsters to seeing Bing and Flop on
stage next year.”
Buy tickets to the Birmingham Town Hall dates (priced £17.50 to £22) here.
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