OI FROG & FRIENDS! LEAPS INTO THE WEST END THIS WINTER
Join FROG, DOG and CAT live on stage inOi Frog & Friends! at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue for a strictly limited season from 29 November 2019 to 5 January 2020. Packed with music, songs, laughs and more rhymes than you can shake a chime at!
Are you sitting comfortably?
‘Cats sit onmats, haressit on chairs, mules sit on stools,
gophers sit on sofas and frogs sit on logs’
Kenny Wax Family Entertainment presents the premiere of Oi Frog & Friends! the highly anticipated stage show which brings together Kes Gray and Jim Field’s bestselling and award-winning picture books Oi Frog!, Oi Dog! and Oi Cat! published by the Hachette Children’s Group, into one action-packed musical production.
Oi Frog & Friends! opens at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from 29 November 2019 until 5 January 2020. Prior to its West End premiere, Oi Frog & Friends! previews at Frensham Heights, Farnham (12 October) and plays Norwich Playhouse (15-20 October) before heading to Ipswich, New Wolsey Theatre (24-25 October), Hertford Theatre (26-27 October) and The Rose Theatre, Kingston (29 October-3 November) for half term fun.
It’s a new day at Sittingbottom school and FROG is looking for a place to sit, but CAT has other ideas and DOG is doing as he’s told. Little do any of them know that chaos is coming… who knew there were so many rhyming rules and what will happen when FROG is in charge? Oi Frog & Friends! is an action-packed play with songs, puppets, laughs and, of course, rhymes! It is an ideal introduction to theatre and the perfect entertainment for families with children aged 3+.
Hailed as one of the bestselling picture book series of the decade, with more than 900,000 copies sold to date and growing, Oi Frog & Friends! is created for the stage by Emma Earle, Zoe Squire, Luke Bateman and Richy Hughes. Cast to be confirmed.
Author Kes Gray says, “Just when we thought we knew where we were heading, Oi takes a leap in an entirely new direction! Working with Kenny and his outstanding creative team is a dream come true. Jim and I have already booked our front row seats and can’t wait to see where this new adventure will take us.”
Illustrator Jim Field says, “I am pinching myself about Oi Frog! now coming to the stage later this year. It’s wonderful! Kenny Wax Family Entertainment have produced some incredible award-winning shows based on prolific children’s books so I can’t wait to see how they bring our characters to life for the Oi fans!”
For the full performance schedule and to book visit www.nimaxtheatres.com.
LISTINGS
London – West End
Show: Oi Frog & Friends!
Adapted from the bestselling books by Kes Gray and Jim Field
Dates: 29 November 2019 – 5 January 2020
Venue: Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D 7ES
Press Performances:Thursday 5 December 11am & Friday 6 December 11am
Flexible press dates available
Times: Daytime performances at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm
Tickets: From £15.50
Schools & Groups: 10+ £10 plus 11thticket free
Family Ticket (Admits 4): £66
West End Early Booking Offer: QUOTE EARLYFROG for £14.50 premium and band A tickets purchased by 14 June 2019. Applies to selected performances only.
For the full performance schedule and prices visit www.nimaxtheatres.com
Box office: 0330 333 4812
Category: Theatre / Family Shows / Children
Suitability: Families with children 3+, Early Years, Reception and Key Stage 1
Running time: Approximately 55 minutes (no interval)
Mandatory Legal lines to be used with artwork: Based on the books by Kes Gray and Jim Field. Published by Hachette Children’s Group