{"id":49576,"date":"2024-04-15T14:38:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2025119"},"modified":"2024-04-15T15:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:42:51","slug":"blueys-big-play-producer-on-why-tv-series-attracts-people-of-all-ages","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/blueys-big-play-producer-on-why-tv-series-attracts-people-of-all-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluey\u2019s Big Play producer on why TV series attracts people of all ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Bluey&#8217;s Big Play is currently on tour worldwide. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 15 April 2024 at 12:38 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Bluey has taken the world by storm and it came as no surprise when it was announced that everyone\u2019s favourite Blue Heeler dog would be coming to life in a stage show, allowing audiences across the world a chance to see Bluey and her family in action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/tickets\/blueys-big-play-tickets\/\">Bluey\u2019s Big Play<\/a> initially had its first run at Madison Square Garden before making its way to the UK at Southbank Centre\u2019s Royal Festival Hall, and it\u2019s currently on tour at various venues across the US, Canada, Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The play, which has been described as Bluey as you\u2019ve never seen it before, brings the Heelers to life through puppetry and original music and was nominated for Best Family Show at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/olivier-awards-winners-2024-newsupdate\/\">Olivier Awards<\/a> with Mastercard.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the ceremony, artistic director of Windmill Theatre and Bluey\u2019s Big Play director Rosemary Myers and producer Andrew Kay spoke exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> about why audiences of all ages keep tuning into the TV series and attending the show.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bluey's Big Play Announcement\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Xn4c6XB-Jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s real,\u201d said Kay. \u201cThat\u2019s the extraordinary thing about [Joe Brumm\u2019s] writing is that nothing is off the table. He will cover difficult topics: sadness, loss, all those things, in a children\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s real. When we started this show in Madison Square Garden, it was amazing. We had grandparents, parents, uncles and children. The adults came just as much as the children.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/1236178\/431519\/7559?subId1=radiotimes-1850391&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fbluey%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">Buy Bluey\u2019s Big Play tickets at Ticketmaster<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While Bluey\u2019s Big Play missed out on the win, the TV series goes from strength to strength, as it recently released its longest episode to date.<\/p>\n<p>The Sign, which was released on the day of the Oliviers, featured \u201cthe wedding of the year\u201d \u2013 and \u201cmore than retains\u201d its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/bluey-sign-episode-resonate-parents-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">appeal to older audiences<\/a>, according to actor Melanie Zanetti (who voices Bluey\u2019s mother <span id=\"Chilli_Heeler\" class=\"mw-headline\">Chilli<\/span>).<\/p> <p>\u201cI think Bluey is a show that\u2019s obviously made with an age group in mind, but it is for everyone, and this 28-minute episode is that more than ever,\u201d she told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>. \u201cI think there will be a lot of resonating happening for parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s such an incredible act of service \u2013 a juggling act that parents are doing all the time. And I think we see a bit of that in this 28-minute episode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bluey is available to stream on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a>. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/1236178\/431519\/7559?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fbluey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">buy UK tour tickets to see Bluey\u2019s Big Play at Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d608\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/\">Comedy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on. <\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Bluey&#8217;s Big Play is currently on tour worldwide. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Bluey's Big Play is currently on tour worldwide.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/49576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}