Helen George, Charlene White, Ade Adepitan and other celebrities attend a gala perfomance of Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show at the Royal Festival Hall with their children.

Today celebrities gathered with their little ones for a gala performance of Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

Actress Helen George (Call The Midwife - BBC) and Charlene White (Loose Women, I’m A Celebrity) were among the star-studded attendees at Hey Duggee’s first-ever live theatre tour.

They were joined by actress, comedian and cartoonist Jessie Cave (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Warner Bros. Pictures), TV presenter Laura Jackson (Take Me Out: The Gossip - ITV, Ready or Not - BBC), mathematician and TV presenter Dr Hannah Fry (It’s a Numbers Game – BT Sport, The Curious Case of Rutherford and Fry – BBC Radio 4) and figure skater Vicky Ogden (Dancing With The Stars - ITV).

There were famous faces from CBeebies and CBBC, including Paralympian Ade Adepitan (Xchange – CBBC), Dr Chris van Tulleken (Operation Ouch! – CBBC) and Chantelle Lindsay (Teeny Tiny Creatures - CBeebies).

Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show is a brand-new play packed with non-stop fun, laughs, singing and dancing. The live show will visit no less than 37 theatres across the UK and Ireland from December through to late August 2023. The tour includes a four-week run at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall (London), which began earlier this week (December 14).

The live show brings to life the smash hit CBeebies series through innovative puppetry and storytelling, featuring a dazzling light show and exciting projection.

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, associate director Actors Touring Company). Additionally, Vikki is musical supervisor and arranger and Matthew is also director for the production.

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.

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 2021 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.

For more information, tour dates and tickets, visit heyduggee.com.

For more information, please contact:

frances.cherry-becker@bbc.com

Sarah@rhodesmedia.com

NOTES TO EDITORS

Kenny Wax Family Entertainment

Kenny has produced some of the best family theatre both in the West End, on tour and around the world. Productions include: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, Identical, Tom, Dick and Harry, Bugsy Malone, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Around the World in 80 Days, What the Ladybird Heard, Oi Frog & Friends! (Olivier Award nominated), Mr Popper’s Penguins, the stage adaptations of Jacqueline Wilson’s Hetty Feather (Olivier Award nominated) and Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch (winning the Olivier Award for ‘Best Family Show’). SIX is Kenny’s smash-hit musical in the West End, on a UK tour, in Australia, and on Broadway. Kenny has also produced several shows with comedy troupe Mischief including The Play That Goes Wrong, Magic Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. He is also an Executive Producer of the incredibly popular TV series The Goes Wrong Show. He is delighted to be bringing the joy of theatre to families nationwide with Hey Duggee.

Cuffe & Taylor is officially one of the UK’s top 10 live music and event promoters with offices in London and the North West. Established for more than 10 years and now part of the Live Nation family, they present breath-taking tours, festivals and shows across the UK.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com

About BBC Studios

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About Studio AKA

Established in 2000, Studio AKA is a multi-BAFTA and Emmy awarded and Oscar-nominated animation studio. Known for their exceptional and innovative work across an eclectic range of projects, from commercials, titles, dramas and documentaries to the creation of short and medium-length films, their own pre-school series Hey Duggee is a multi-BAFTA and International Emmy winning show created by and produced entirely at Studio AKA for CBeebies and BBC Studios. With a focus on accomplished design and craft, compelling ideas, and an uncompromising attention to quality and detail, Studio AKA has developed into an entertainment-focused company, emphasising IP development.