Charlie & Lola Live Stage Show Heads to Brazil

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is bringing the live-entertainment production Charlie & Lola: A Play to Brazil, to be performed in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro from summer 2009 through to summer 2010.

Charlie & Lola: A Play (Charlie e Lola: A Peça) will be translated into Portuguese for performances from July 4 to December 13 at Teatro das Artes, Shopping Eldorado in São Paulo, moving on to Rio de Janeiro from January 9, 2010. The play is replicated from the production at Polka Theatre in London by Luciano Huck, TV host on Globo Television Network, with original director Roman Stefanski taking directorial responsibilty for the show.

Craig Stanley, the general manager of BBC Live Entertainment, said, “Latin America is a hugely important territory for BBC Worldwide and we’re delighted we’re able to take the Charlie & Lola live experience to Brazilian fans. This is the first time ever a BBC Worldwide Live Entertainment show has been performed in Brazil which we hope could lead to the introduction of other BBC-branded live shows for fans to enjoy in the future.”