Zog and his crew are flying back to the stage in 2024!
Based on the bestselling sequel by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Zog and the Flying Doctors will once again tour the UK in 2024, visiting Southampton's MAST Mayflower Studios from July 23 to 25 right at the start of the school summer holidays.
Zog, super keen student turned air-ambulance, still lands with a bang-crash-thump.
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Together with his Flying Doctor crew, Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout, they tend to a sunburnt mermaid, a unicorn with one too many horns and a lion with the flu.
However, Pearl’s uncle, the King, has other ideas about whether princesses should be doctors, and she’s soon locked up in the castle back in a crown and a silly frilly dress!
With a bit of help from some friends and half a pound of cheese, can Pearl make her uncle better and prove princesses can be doctors too?
Zog and the Flying Doctors is one of the best-loved creations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the UK’s number one picture book pair behind many modern classics including The Gruffalo, which has been published in 75 languages. Together their books have sold over 75 million copies.
First published in 2016, Zog and the Flying Doctors is the smash-hit sequel to Zog, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. On Christmas Day 2020, Magic Light Pictures premiered an animated film of Zog and the Flying Doctors on BBC One featuring an all-star cast including Sir Lenny Henry and Rob Brydon.
Zog and the Flying Doctors is brought to the stage by Freckle Productions, pioneers in imaginative storytelling for children and the team behind smash-hit stage productions including Stick Man and Zog, which have both been enjoyed locally.
Suitable for all the family, aged three plus, Zog and the Flying Doctors will run for a family-friendly 60 minutes.
Casting will be announced soon and tickets are on sale now.
Stick Man, the Julia Donaldson tale about a morning jog turning into a major misadventure for one dad, is also scheduled to visit MAST Mayflower Studios from November 28 to December 2.
Visit mayflowerstudios.org.uk or call 023 8071 1811.
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