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Showing at:Duchess Theatre
Box Office:0844 412 4659
Download (pdf format): Seating plan
Age:Family
Genre:Performance
Sub Genre:Music Theatre
We're Going On A Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen’s award-winning 1989 children’s picture book, comes to the stage in an adaptation by director Sally Cookson, with a score by Benji Bower. The show, suitable for children aged three and over, follows a family’s excitement as they wade, splash and squelch through a variety of imaginative environments in search of a bear. Designer Katie Sykes uses a host of everyday objects to draw young theatregoers into an imaginary world.
Author, poet and broadcaster Rosen has written over 140 books, many of them for children. He was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2007.
Cookson staged We’re Going On A Bear Hunt at Bristol Old Vic and has previously collaborated with Sykes and Bower on productions of The Ugly Duckling, Aesop’s Fables and Papa Please Get The Moon For Me.
We're Going On A Bear Hunt plays daytime performances only at the Duchess theatre this summer holidays.
Performance Details
- opening night: 08 Jul 2009
- closing: 16 Aug 2009
show times: Various - check with box office for schedule
ticket prices: £11.50-£14.40
adapted by: Sally Cookson
director: Sally Cookson
music by: Benji Bower
designer: Katie Sykes
producer: Kenny Wax Ltd and Nick Brooke Ltd
Venue location map (external link)
Access Enabled Map (pdf format):
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Duchess Theatre Access Enabled Map
address: Catherine Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 5LA
nearest tube: Covent Garden (250m)
nearest bus: 1, 4, 6, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77A, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341
nearest train: Charing Cross (625m)
parking: Single yellow lines in Russell Street. NCP in Drury Lane. Taxi rank at Covent Garden Piazza end of Russell Street.
air conditioned: Yes
Assisted Performance Booking Information
Access Booking:Tel: 0207 087 7960 Minicom: 0207 087 7835
Accessible Facilities Venue Information
discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions. Dependent on production, please contact for more details.
limited mobility: F1 and F22 in the Stalls have the most leg room. Staff will also try to find suitable seating on the night.
access description: One shallow step up from Catherine Street on a slight slope – lower to the right. facing main entrance. 10 steps up to the Dress Circle (3 steep steps between each row). 20 steps down to the Stalls. Staircases have handrails on both sides, and some steps are highlighted. Auditorium open 30 mins prior to performance.
hearing impaired: Sennheiser system with 6 headsets. Avoid the first 3 rows in the Stalls and the boxes as the signal is not very strong there.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed into the auditorium if you are seated in an aisle seat or a box. Staff will also dog-sit in manager’s office for a maximum of 2 guide dogs per performance.
wheelchairs: Steps to all parts of the auditorium. Wheelchair users who need to remain in their chairs can use AAT Major stair-climber which lowers chairs to the stalls level, where there are spaces at N1 and N29. Please note, the stair-climber is not stored in site so advance notification is essential. Alternatively, if you are able to transfer from your chair, theatre staff will be able to assist you to any aisle seat in the Dress Circle, which is up 12 steps. Your chair will be stored in a cloakroom by the Stalls. Staff are happy to help. F1 and F22 in the Stalls have the most leg room. Staff will also try to find suitable seating on the night.
toilets: Women’s and men’s by Stalls, plus men’s 8 steps up and women’s 17 steps up from the Dress Circle.
disabled toilets: One adapted toilet at Stalls. Door opens inwards.
We're Going On A Bear Hunt