We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
Live On Stage
LYRIC THEATRE, Shaftesbury Avenue from 3 July 2013
BASED ON THE BOOK WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSEN & ILLUSTRATED BY HELEN OXENBURY
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT,the perfect theatrical outing for any young family, arrives in the West End for a limited summer season at the LYRIC THEATRE, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE from WEDNESDAY 3 JULY toSUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2013, direct from a smash-hit international tour.
Music, laughter, songs, rhythms, rhymes and repetitions; with puppetry, paints, water and mud, not to mention a bear -we’re not scared!
SALLY COOKSON’s hugely inventive production set to BENJI BOWER’s quirky musical score is a mischievouscelebration of play, utilising everyday objects and materials, to capture the imagination and catapult young audiences into the world of MICHAEL ROSEN and illustrator HELEN OXENBURY‘s much loved picture book.
Join our intrepid family of adventurers and their musical dog through the swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the squelchy mud, in search of a bear. Expect plenty of fun-filled interaction and a few surprises along the way.
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 HUNTis presented by KW & NB Ltd and created by the critically acclaimed production team including: theatre director SALLY COOKSON, designer KATIE SYKES, music and lyrics BENJI BOWER, lighting design TONY SIMPSON, sound JASON BARNES and puppet designer MARC PARRETT. The cast are: Dad –DUNCAN FOSTER (who created the character of Dad and has been playing it since the show began, and is aiming to surpass Yul Brynner’s 4,600 performances of The King and I!);Daughter –ROWENA LENNON (Phyllis in The Railway Children);Son –GARETH WARREN (Danny in the Birmingham Stage Company'sDanny the Champion of the World);Dog/Musician –BEN HARRISON (Mowgli in Illyria Theatre Company’s The Mowgli Stories) and introducing GAVIN SWIFT.
“We’re going to the West End
We’re going to see a Bear Hunt
What a beautiful play
We’re not scared.”
Watch the trailer at www.bearhuntlive.com
LISTINGS INFORMATION
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT opens in the West End on WEDNESDAY 3 JULY and runs through to SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2013
The show is playing at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
Performance Dates & Times are as follows: –
Running Time: 55 Minutes approx (no interval)
Weekdays: Wednesdays to Fridays – daily @ 11am
Weekends: Saturdays & Sundays – 2 x shows @ 10am &12pm (midday)
Additional performances:
Tuesday 16 July @ 11am
Tuesdays from 30 July – 27 August @ 11am
Thursday 22 August @ 2pm
Wednesday 28 August @ 2pm
Thursday 29 August @ 2pm
Friday 30 August @ 2pm
Please note there is NO performance on FRIDAY 19 JULY 2013
Ticket Prices:
Standard – £14 & £16.50
Premium – £21.50 (Premium seats include a free postergramme.)
Family – £60(admits four)
SCHOOLS & GROUPS 10+: £9.50
To buy 10 tickets and get the 11th FREE – call 0844 482 9678 or email groups@nimaxtheatres.com
Box office: 0844 412 4661 / www.nimaxtheatres.com
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT plays in the daytime under THRILLER LIVE, now in its 5th year in the West End & booking to 15 Sep, 2013 – new booking period to be announced
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT is aimed at pre and primary school children aged 3+ and their families
Michael Rosen’s multi award winning bestselling book, WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, has sold over 3.5 million copies and was first published in 1989
Director Sally Cookson is one of the most prolific creators of live family theatre. In 2013 projects include: Julia Donaldson’s Tiddler, dance premier Varmints at Sadlers’ Wells & The Boy Who Cried Wolf at Bristol Old Vic. In 2012 credits included: Peter Pan Bristol Old Vic, Cinderella St James’ Theatre, Boing Sadler’s Wells & Stick Man Leicester Square Theatre and of course WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT!