A nonetheless from Peppa Pig
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Throughout the rehearsals of the reside stage present, Peppa Pig’s Journey, its director Meherzad Patel says the performing artistes had been typically requested to replicate and are available again the following day with a monologue as their stage character. “I inform performers that in the event that they don’t consider it, the viewers received’t purchase it. You could consider you might be Peppa Pig, Pedro Pony or Suzy Sheep and get beneath the pores and skin of the character,” he explains.
It’s this form of immersive world that he hopes to deliver onstage for the brand new season of Peppa Pig’s Journey, a theatrical manufacturing starring the character Peppa and all her mates within the British preschool animated tv collection. The seven-city tour begins with reveals in Mumbai from September 21, and has been produced by BookMyShow Reside, the reside leisure experiential division of BookMyShow, licensed from main toy and sport firm, Hasbro, Inc., and offered by Kotak White Credit score Card.
That is the third season of Peppa Pig stage reveals in India — over the past two seasons, the manufacturing travelled to almost 11 cities and staged over 80 reveals. The brand new season — that includes a brand new storyline in addition to a brand new crew of artistes — has Peppa, her brother George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, Suzy Sheep, Pedro Pony, Gerald Giraffe and different characters set off on a tenting journey, and chronicles their adventurous journey.
Meherzad says it was vital to consider not simply the kids who will likely be attending the reveals in droves, however their dad and mom as nicely, who comprise round fifty % of the viewers. “Whereas kids are excited to delve into the world of their favorite characters, dad and mom are in search of skilled high quality onstage, be it the performers, units, or music. We’re engaged on placing collectively a manufacturing of worldwide requirements that guarantees a great deal of enjoyable for everybody,” he says.
Whereas the earlier seasons had mascots, performers, this yr has puppets. “We acquired tutorial sources on deal with puppets, since there’s an intricate mechanism concerned. Whereas the present options songs that characteristic within the cartoons, it has been modified and tailored to stage — with much more interplay and singing alongside,” Meherzad explains. At one hour and fifteen minutes, the present could have songs, dances, interactive dialogues, and video games.
Whereas the primary section will see reveals being staged in Mumbai, Pune and New Delhi over the following two months, a schedule for the opposite cities, which incorporates Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad, will likely be introduced.
For Peppa’s greatest followers, it’s time to expertise the enjoyment of singing alongside and leaping in some muddy puddles.
Tickets priced beginning ₹200 can be found on bookmyshow.com
Revealed – September 13, 2024 04:29 pm IST
