Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure - Live Show Review

My son and daughter have been into the Octonauts for a long time, we have the books, figures and magazines and now we have been to see them live.

So when we got the opportunity to head to the New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham to see the Octonauts Live we were super excited. More so because we had the pleasure of visiting with the lovely Jaime from The Olivers Madhouse and her adorable son.

This fabulous live show was an absolute pleasure to watch, the characters were engaging and being in full costume meant there was nothing else to distract from the characters and shows.

Image Credit http://www.octonautslive.co.uk 

Following one of our favourite adventures, the show follows the crew of the octopod on a journey to the midnight zone, along the the way you get to see some brilliant underwater scenes using UV light.

The play starts with actions and songs that got everyone singing, the inclusion of the children as sea cadets means that they felt part of the show and were getting involved from the start.

Image Credit http://www.octonautslive.co.uk

Overall this show was wonderful, my one small gripe was the sale of small spinning lights which distracted from the show and were so bright they dazzled you. 

But the children didn't notice and they were still talking about the show for days after so it really was a hit. 

This fabulous show is currently touring around the country and is the perfect way to introduce younger children to the theatre with characters they already know and love. 

NB: We were given tickets for the purpose of the review, all opinions are my own. 

Win a Family Ticket for Octonauts Live

We are huge fans of the Octonauts in our house, in fact they are an integral part of our bath time routine, usually the first choice of toy to take the plunge into the bath. So it is exciting to see that one of our favourite adventures is coming to the theatre.

Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure sees the entire crew of the Octonauts, led by intrepid explorer Captain Barnacles, Lieutenant Kwazii and Medic Peso, embark on an exciting new underwater quest and visit amazing underwater worlds full of adventure, with surprises around every corner. This action-packed interactive show features new music (from BAFTA-award winning composer Mani Svavarsson) and all the Octonauts live on stage for the very first time.

Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure is produced by live children’s show supremos Fiery Light (a joint venture by Fiery Angel and Limelight Productions), the team also behind the recent tours of the three successful Peppa Pig stage shows. Their most recent – Peppa Pig’s Big Splash - is currently on tour. It has broken box office records for a pre-school show and will return to the West End for fifth consecutive Christmas season at the Criterion Theatre this year. Other Fiery Light productions include the recent tour of Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, LazyTown Live! and Roald Dahl’s The BFG.

Director/adapter Richard Lewis said: ‘Octonauts is all about adventure and exploration which offers up a whole host of possibilities in a live environment. From the colourful characters and fantastic underwater setting to the amazing octopod where the Octonauts live, there’s great scope for a really unique, interactive theatre experience. We can’t wait to take fans on an adventure like never before.’

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