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Yesterday we were invited to see Mister Maker live at the Whitley Bay Playhouse in North Tyneside. We really like the Playhouse as it spacious and modern and located near the seafront in Whitley Bay, we reviewed the Aladdin pantomime there last year. We had a brilliant time at the Mister Maker live show and much to my children's delight we got to meet Mister Maker himself, he is so nice and friendly in real life.
Mister Maker is a show that I am very familiar with as my eldest daughter was crazy about the show when it first came out. For the last few years, my younger two children aged four and almost three years old have loved the show too - especially the shapes!
For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it is a children's art and craft type TV show on CBeebies. Children love the show as Mister Maker is lots of fun and full of energy and little ones adore him. The shapes are also huge hits and I am sure everyone has heard the "I am a shape" song and phrase.
Obviously, as it is an arty show I wondered how they would turn it into a theatre show, I need not have worried though as the show was so much fun for both adults and children alike.
On entering the theatre children were each handed a piece of paper and told to hold onto it as they needed it for during the show to help make something. The show then started with some catchy songs and dancing from Mister Makers friends before the main man himself took to the stage to a round of cheers from the audience.
My two-year-old son is a huge Mister Maker fan and he was super excited to see him on stage, he was waving, shouting, dancing and joining in with everything which was brilliant to watch. Audience members - children and adults were invited onto the stage to take part in fun challenges. There was some minute make time activities going on and lots of dancing and getting the audience involved throughout the show.
After a short interval it was time for the much-loved Shapes to take to the stage.
The show was on for an hour and forty minutes with a short interval, which I think is the perfect amount of time for a pre-schooler show. The show ended with some songs and dancing and we actually really enjoyed it, every child in the audience was clapping and smiling. If you have a Mister Maker fan at home then they would love this show.
At the end of the show we actually got to meet Mister Maker and he was so friendly and brilliant with the children.
Mister Maker Live is touring the UK.
Ah that's so cute! my girls used to love this when they were little. Can also remember the dancing shapes and the googly eyes!
ReplyDeleteThe shapes were there, the audience loved them. xx
DeleteOh my goodness you're kids must have been beside themselves! I hope we get more things like this coming down to Devon
ReplyDeleteThey really were, so excited and now they think he is their friend. xx
DeleteWe love Mister Maker here too. Not seen the live show yet but we hope to.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed you get to see it, it was great x
DeleteThis looks like great fun! Our youngest is crazy about "the shapes"
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Oh he would love this then as the shapes were lots of fun x
DeleteThis sounds like so much fun! I really want to take our daughter to the theatre and this looks perfect :)
ReplyDeleteOh she would love it, so much fun for children x
DeleteThis looks fun! I'll check their tour schedule.
ReplyDeleteHopefully he will be near you x
Deleteaww look at that picture. What a fab experience. My eldest would love to meet him. Will check if the show is near us x
ReplyDeleteHe is toruing the Uk so hopefully he is xx
DeleteI cannot wait until we see him in Bournemouth - only two more months to go
ReplyDeleteYou will have the best time xx
DeleteAww, great photo of your kids with Mister Maker! My sister took my niece to see this at our local theatre - had such a great time!
ReplyDeleteIt is a fab show, glad your niece had fun xx
DeleteWow it is crazy that Mister Maker is already 10 years old. I was 13 when it came out! x
ReplyDeleteI know it doesn't seem 10 years! x
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