From Zog to Bluey, there's a whole host of family fun coming up in Southampton theatres during the school summer holidays.
As soon as school's out, it's time for some Julia Donaldson with Zog and the Flying Doctors. Zog, super keen student turned air-ambulance, still lands with a bang-crash-thump. Together with his Flying Doctor crew, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout, they tend to a sunburnt mermaid, a unicorn with one too many horns and a lion with the flu.
However, Pearl’s uncle, the King, has other ideas about whether princesses should be doctors, and she’s soon locked up in the castle back in a crown and a silly frilly dress. Pearl plans to make her uncle better and prove that princesses can be doctors too. The show is at MAST Mayflower Studios from July 23 to 25.
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Science Museum Live follows at MAST on July 30 and 31. London’s world-renowned Science Museum brings a brand-new stage production aimed at igniting curiosity, fuelling imaginations, and inspiring audiences in new and exciting ways.
At Mayflower Theatre, Mayflower Summer Youth Project presents Bugsy Malone on August 16 and 17. This new production will feature over 150 talented young people from across the region. It's filled with the stunning songs, Fat Sam’s Grand Slam, My Name is Tallulah, You Give a Little Love and of course Bugsy Malone.
Meet the favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar in Madagascar The Musical at Mayflower Theatre from August 21 to 24.
Starring CBBC and Strictly Come Dancing star Karim Zeroual as King Julien, join Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria and the plotting penguins as they bound onto stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.
Finally, families will get to see Bluey, her younger sister Bingo and Mum & Dad Bandit and Chilli, as they’ve never seen them before, as Bluey & Her family embark on their first live theatre show, made just for you, featuring brilliantly created puppets, live actors, and iconic sets. Bluey's Big Play Date is at Mayflower Theatre from August 27 to 30.
Tickets are on sale now from mayflower.org.uk
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