PUP STAR!

GLOBAL TV FAVOURITE BLUEY - ABOUT AN INQUISITIVE AUSTRALIAN DOG - IS AT THE REGENT THEATRE NEXT WEEK. HERE WE SPEAK ABOUT THE SHOW TO MELANIE ZANETTI AND DAVE MCCORMACK, WHO VOICE PARENTS BANDIT AND CHILLI

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Bluey's Big Play.

(Picture: Mark Senior)

Why should Bluey fans come to see Bluey’s Big Play live on stage?

Melanie: It feels like a huge extended episode, with the characters played by these enormous puppets, which beautifully bring them to life. The sets are incredible, and the music is by Joff Bush, who also does the music for the TV show. It's 50 minutes with no interval and it's a really fun ride, with a story that you won't have seen on TV. I've seen it three times so far, including at The Theater at Madison Square Garden where the energy was so frenetic it was like being at a rock concert.

Dave: Melanie's right. That's exactly what it's like; it's like a rock concert for kids and parents, because you're in a big room with a lot of people making a lot of noise and it's really exciting. I saw it at Madison Square Garden and in Sydney, and both times the reaction was incredible.

Can you tell us about the plot?

Melanie: It is once again based around the family and there are some cheeky ways in which the girls get up to mischief revolving around things that they want. And of course, we all learn some beautiful lessons, just like in every Bluey story.