Hit children’s show HEY DUGGEE is to tour the UK for the first time ever in a vibrant and interactive stage show – and thanks to huge popular demand, it’s coming to Swansea and Cardiff.
Duggee, The Squirrels and some of their friends will come together for HEY DUGGEE THE LIVE THEATRE SHOW, a brand new play packed with non-stop fun, laughs, singing and dancing.
The smash hit CBeebies series is brought to life through innovative puppetry and storytelling in this new live show which will tour across the UK from December through to summer 2023, heading to Swansea Grand Theatre from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 August 2023.
The tour was announced in June, and Swansea Grand Theatre is one of 13 new venues added in a three-month extension.
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 its first ever theatre 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.
Producer Kenny Wax 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. 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 – and we are delighted to be adding so many extra dates to the first ever live tour of this popular show.
“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.”
HEY DUGGEE THE LIVE THEATRE SHOW TOUR DATES
| Sat 3 – Sat 10 Dec | Southampton, MAST Mayflower Studios |
| Wed 14 Dec – Sun 8 Jan | London, Southbank Centre Royal Festival Hall |
| Thu 12 – Sun 15 Jan | Bradford, St George’s Hall |
| Fri 20 – Sun 22 Jan | Darlington, Hippodrome |
| Fri 27 – Sun 29 Jan | Edinburgh, Festival Theatre |
| Thu 2 – Sat 4 Feb | Liverpool, Empire Theatre |
| Tue 7 – Wed 8 Feb | Brighton, Theatre Royal |
| Fri 10 – Sat 11 Feb | Plymouth, Theatre Royal |
| Tue 14 – Wed 15 Feb | Peterborough, New Theatre |
| Sat 18 – Sun 19 Feb | Canterbury, The Marlowe |
| Tue 21 – Wed 22 Feb | Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre |
| Sat 25 – Sun 26 Feb | Poole, Lighthouse Theatre |
| Fri 10 – Sun 12 Mar | Stoke, Regent Theatre |
| Thu 16 – Sat 18 Mar | Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre |
| Fri 24 – Sun 26 Mar | Salford, The Lowry (Lyric) |
| Mon 3 – Tue 4 Apr | Ipswich, Regent Theatre |
| Fri 7 – Sat 8 Apr | Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre |
| Mon 10 – Wed 12 Apr | Birmingham, Town Hall |
| Fri 14 – Sat 15 Apr | Leicester, Curve |
| Thu 20 – Sat 22 Apr | Bath, The Forum |
| Mon 1 – Sat 6 May | Nottingham, Theatre Royal |
| Sat 13 – Sun 14 May | Southend, Cliffs Pavilion |
| Thu 18 – Sun 21 May | Newcastle, Theatre Royal |
| Thu 25 – Sat 27 May | Glasgow, King’s Theatre |
| Wed 31 May – Sun 4 Jun | Kingston Upon Thames, Rose Theatre |
| Thu 15 – Sun 18 Jun
Thu 22 – Sun 25 Jun Thu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul Wed 5 – Thu 6 Jul Sat 8 – Sun 9 Jul Thu 13 – Sun 16 Jul Wed 19 – Sat 22 Jul Wed 26 – Thu 27 Jul Sat 29 – Sun 30 Jul Thu 3 – Sun 6 Aug Thu 17 – Sun 20 Aug Thu 24 – Sun 27 Aug |
Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
Bromley, Churchill Theatre York, Theatre Royal Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre Inverness, Eden Court Truro, Hall For Cornwall Leeds, Grand Theatre Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre Blackpool, Opera House Coventry, Belgrade Theatre Chester, Storyhouse Swansea, Grand Theatre |
