Halifax dates announced for the European premiere of Dog Man: the Musical
Roast Productions hasannounced UK tour dates for the European premiere of Dog Man: The Musical, including dates at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, later this year.
The show for everyone over five, is based on the worldwide bestselling book series by Dav Pilkey, also creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club.
Dog Man: The Musical comes to the UK after playing to packed houses in the US where it had multiple sell-out Off-Broadway seasons and US tours.
The epic musical adventure has a book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila, music by Brad Alexander and is directed and choreographed by Jen Wineman.
Since it launched to critical acclaim in 2016, Dav Pilkey’s international hit book series Dog Man has more than 70 million copies in print worldwide and has been translated into 48 languages, with five of the titles the Amazon UK top 50 best-selling children’s books.
The Dreamworks animated film based on the books was released last year.
Best friends George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re 10, they figure it's time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and all hero. How hard could it be?
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.
While trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings?
Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?
Dav Pilkey was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia as a child. He was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day.
Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories, so he spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books – the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.
His Captain Underpants series and Dog Man graphic novels have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages. Dav lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife. His stories explore universally positive themes that celebrate the triumph of the good-hearted.
Dog Man: The Musical is on at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, on Saturday October 3 at 5pm and on Sunday October 4 at 10am, 1.30pm and 5pm.
Tickets: 01422 351158 and https://www.victoriatheatre.co.uk/