Spot's Birthday Party

spot's birthday party

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Date

24th Apr 2013

Event Description

PW Productions and Nick Brooke Ltd. present
In association with Haddock Productions

SPOT’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Adapted and directed by David Wood
Based on the books by Eric Hill

2 for 1 offer on all tickets!

It’s Spot’s Birthday, it’s party time – and you’re invited!

It’s the Birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy! All Spot’s friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile plus Spot’s mum and dad, Sally and Sam. Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician will be there too, ensuring there’s never a dull moment.

Join in the fun – music and songs, games and stories – theatrical magic to capture everyone’s imagination.

‘The fun is very infectious’ – Richmond and Twickenham Times

‘…the educational content of the show is excellent.’ – Oxford Mail

David Wood, the UK’s premier children’s playwright (The Gingerbread Man, The BFG, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Meg and Mog Show) has taken Eric Hill’s characters and woven them into a bright and colourful , musical entertainment that both educates and entertains. It is the perfect introduction to theatre for young children. This musical play premieres David Wood’s re-working of his original production of Spot’s Birthday Party.

“ David Wood is simply the most popular children’s dramatist there is” – BBC Radio 4

Come dressed for a party and make a birthday card for Spot.

Musical fun for everyone!

www.spotsbirthdayparty.co.uk

2 for 1 offer on all tickets!

Date : 24th April 2013
Doors : 1pm, Show 1.30pm
Tickets : £12.00 + booking fee, Groups 10+ £8.50 plus organiser goes free
Available from – www.ticketmaster.co.uk; tel 08444 99 99 90
Theatre Box Office, opening hours 9am to 4pm, tel 01383 740384

A booking fee of £2.00 will be applied to all tickets purchased from the Alhambra Theatre Box Office. Booking fee on tickets purchased through other agencies may vary.

“Come dressed for a party”, the invite – sorry, the tickets, read. And what a party it was. David Wood’s (The BFG, The Tiger Who Came To Tea) adaptation of Eric Hill’s original story of Spot’s Birthday Party was a colourful and engaging piece of musical theatre for the under-fives.

Spot’s friends Tom (the crocodile), Helen (the hippo) and Steve (the monkey) joined Spot’s mum and dad in their search for the playful puppy, before presenting him with their birthday presents. Spot’s mum got a present too – a brush with which to sweep up all the party mess. Quite.

The show is threaded together by magical party entertainer Marco (the rabbit), who invites the audience to join in with the music and songs, and confident vocals from the cast made this highly polished stage show a pleasant experience for the adults too.
Song and dance moves were toe-tapping, but simple enough to have children bopping along in the aisles. The show’s hour-long running time and 11.30am showing was perfect timing for our two critics, aged two and four (and just long enough for the adults too). Twenty years after it was created, it’s easy to see why Spot’s Birthday Party is a children’s classic. It’s a phantasmagorical feast that gets their grey cells working, along with their creative and interactive tendencies, and you’ll be talking about it (whether you want to or not) for the rest of the week.” - The Sunday Business Post ****