YouTube sensation to make North East stage debut
The YouTube sensation which has taken the world of preschool entertainment by storm, Little Baby Bum, is debuting its new stage show at Newcastle Theatre Royal from July 10-11.
A fully interactive performance combining puppetry, live action and digital animation, audiences can join in the fun, sing along and dance with the Baby Bum friends on their new adventure.
Back in 2011, tech expert Derek Holder and his designer wife spotted a gap in the market for online animations for under 5s. As parents themselves, they wanted to give other parents a source of high-quality nursery rhyme videos that were enjoyable for both children and adults.
Together they created a 30-second version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star which was viewed 15,000 times in the first month. From that, the Little Baby Bum channel was born and has become an online and digital TV sensation.
It is now the world’s largest educational YouTube channel with over 20 million subscribers and 19 billion views, and its Wheels on the Bus compilation is 63rd in YouTube’s all-time chart, ranking higher than Disney’s Let it Go from Frozen.
The Little Baby Bum channel has reinvigorated traditional nursery rhymes with vibrant animation and a colourful cast of characters including outdoorsy and adventurous Mia and Jacus, caring Twinkle, bright Incy Wincy and all their playful friends. It also features original songs and music, many with an educational theme. The channel has won several awards and holds the Guinness world record for the most-watched educational video of all time. Little Baby Bum can be viewed across a variety of platforms including YouTube and Netflix.
Little Baby Bum Live is written and directed by Miranda Larson, whose most recent credits include the adaptation of Tom Fletcher’s Christmasaurus at Hammersmith Apollo and the Milkshake Live UK tour.
Little Baby Bum is at the Theatre Royal from July 10-11, playing morning and afternoon matinees at 10.30am (Weds only), 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tickets are £14 and can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on Tel. 08448 11 21 21 or online from www.theatreroyal.co.uk