The smash-hit production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt will open in London at artsdepot, North Finchley on Friday 13 & Saturday 14 October, before heading out to Leicester Curve from Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 October and Southampton MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October, ahead of a 4-week Christmas season at the Lowry in Salford from Thursday 7 December to Sunday 7 January.
The show will then play Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January and then go on to further UK and international dates next spring. Music, laughter, rhymes, rhythms and repetitions together with puppetry, paint, water and mud – not to mention a bear – we’re not scared! – make this fun-filled adventure the perfect theatrical outing for all young families. This show “celebrates ‘play’ in every mischievous sense of the word” (GUARDIAN).
Join our intrepid family of adventurers and their musical dog as they wade through the swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the thick oozy squelchy mud, in search of a bear. Expect plenty of interaction and a few surprises along the way.
Sally Cookson’s hugely inventive production set to Benji Bower’s lively musical score is a mischievous celebration of play, utilising everyday objects and materials to capture the imagination and propel audiences into the world of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s much loved picture book.
Michael Rosen says of the live theatre show: ”This production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt takes everyone on the journey – not under, not over, oh no – through it! – in a funny, exuberant and loving way. It’s a show full of laughter, music, silliness and thrills that I promise you will excite and delight all young children. This is a must-go show.”
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is presented by Kenny Wax Family Entertainment and is created by the critically acclaimed production team including director Sally Cookson, composer Benji Bower, designer Katie Sykes, lighting designer Tony Simpson, sound designer Jason Barnes, associate director and puppet designer Marc Parrett.
