Teletubbies to Get Live Stage Show

HALIFAX: DHX Brands has signed a deal with children’s stage-show producers FieryLight to create and produce an international Teletubbies live theater tour.

The show will kick off in the U.K. and Ireland in 2017 before making its way to theaters around the world. Stops are planned in the U.S., Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand. The stage show will bring Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and friends to theaters for their first-ever dedicated theatrical tour.

Danielle Tanton, live events and attractions manager at DHX Brands, said: “We are thrilled to work with the creative team at FieryLight to expand the magical world of Teletubbies into a live show, providing children and families with a whole new immersive theater experience. FieryLight has a preeminent reputation in world-class kids’ live entertainment so we are very excited about what’s to come.”

Martin Ronan, executive producer at FieryLight, said “Having been fortunate enough to work with some world-class brands over the past ten years FieryLight are delighted to be working with DHX Brands to bring this classic property to the stage in 2017.”