17/07/10
BBC "In the Night Garden Live" Opens in Liverpool

The live stage version of the hugely popular children's TV show "In the Night Garden" opened in Sefton Park in Liverpool today.

The show is housed in a spectacular inflatable theatre designed and built by Tectoniks.  The theatre  incorporates an entrance lobby, auditorium and backstage area and provides over 14,000 square feet of floor space.

It will undertake a national tour stopping at Liverpool, London, Glasgow and Birmingham with 250 performances to over 100,000 people. 

The people behind the show had reached the conclusion that  traditional theatres weren't the ideal places for younger audiences – there often isn't much space, and the seats can be at the wrong height. They wanted to create a space especially for children and their parents, where the magic of the Night Garden could be recreated in a way that wouldn't be possible in an old-fashioned theatre.

The show’s creator, Andrew Davenport commented: “The show domes are an amazing structure to look at, from both inside and outside."

For more information about In the Night Garden Live please visit www.nightgardenlive.com

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