If you want a good example of eclectic programming, consider this: earlier this year I was sat in the Dorfman watching Downstate, a play about a social house for a group of sex offenders. Last night, the same theatre was full of kids as they watched fat Gary Wilmot float to the sky in a hot air balloon. I may have left one show harrowed, but luckily, that was not the case with Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear. Read more
Who likes bears? Everyone likes bears! Well, not quite everyone…Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals and fun of any kind – so when a big bear called Padlock strolls into town, trouble can’t be far off. Can nine-year-old Polly and her band of misfit friends help Padlock escape the villain’s evil clutches, or will Mr Gum and his gruesome butcher sidekick prevail?
Based on the hilariously anarchic, award-winning children’s books, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! promises to be an all-singing, all-dancing, occasionally-burping extravaganza for children and adults alike.
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear Performance Information
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear Performance Schedule
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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear Child Policy
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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear Cast and Creative
By:
Andy Stanton
Director:
Amy Hodge
Songs by:
Jim Fortune
Lighting:
Lee Curran
Sound:
Carolyn Downing
Design:
Georgia Lowe
Choreography:
Fleur Darkin
Costume:
Georgia Lowe
Cast list:
Richard Cant, Steve Furst, Tom Giles, Keziah Joseph, Helena Lymbery, Kate Malyon, Gary Wilmot
Other info:
Musical director: Tarek Merchant
Puppetry: Jimmy Grimes
Dorfman - National Theatre Venue Information
Address:
Dorfman - National Theatre, National Theatre, Upper Ground, Ground South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
Nearest tube:
Waterloo, Southwark, Embankment