The Sooty Show 75th Birthday Spectacular

Sooty, the nation’s favourite magic yellow bear, celebrated his official 75th birthday on Wednesday 19 July 2023. To mark the anniversary, Sooty, Sweep and Soo, together with their right-hand man of 25 years Richard Cadell are back with a brand-new celebratory theatre tour across the UK: The Sooty Show - 75th Birthday Spectacular! Sooty and the gang will be bringing their much-loved mix of chaos, mischief and mayhem to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford on Saturday 21 October.

The Sooty Show sits in the book of Guinness World Records as the ‘longest-running children’s TV programme in the world’. The legendary yellow glove puppet was bought on Blackpool North Pier in 1948 by Harry Corbett, who was looking to entertain his children whilst on their summer holiday. Corbett began performing with the puppet on the BBC from 1952, and the rest, as they say, is history! Having been on the hands of Harry’s son Matthew Corbett during the 70s/80s/90s, Sooty has now been fronted for twenty-five years on ITV by Richard Cadell. Joined by his trusty sidekicks Sweep and Soo, Sooty’s appeal has continued to endure across generations of families.

With 75 amazing years in showbusiness under his belt, Sooty and his pals Sweep and Soo are planning a very special birthday party for their upcoming theatre tour. However, in true Sooty style, nothing goes to plan!

The party preparations are well underway: Sooty gets messy baking the birthday cake, Soo’s trying to find the perfect party dress, and Sweep’s practising his dance moves and needs some boys and girls to join in with musical statues! Sooty is planning his biggest magic trick yet - making a member of the audience float in the air! Audiences need to watch out for Sooty’s new water pistol – it’s turbocharged to reach right to the back of the theatre.

The special guests are on their way - Butch The Bulldog, Ramsbottom The Snake and circus superstar Michael Jordan, who joins the show direct from Blackpool’s famous Tower Circus with his jaw-dropping juggling.

With buckets of audience participation and gallons of giggles, this spectacular celebration of 75 years of the nation’s favourite yellow magic bear will delight Sooty fans old and new and is a must-see treat for the whole family. There will also be a chance to meet Richard and Sooty after the show!

Richard, Sooty and the gang appear regularly on ITV’s This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine. Other recent television appearances include reading the terms and conditions on Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One), a record-breaking appearance on a celebrity version of Bargain Hunt for Children in Need (BBC One), a very cheeky feature on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One), and a pantomime special of Celebrity Pointless (BBC One).

When asked about going on tour to celebrate Sooty’s 75th birthday, Sweep said “Squeak, squeak squeak, squeak squeak squeak!”.

Sooty was not able to comment.

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Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Saturday 21 October 2023, 11am & 2.30pm

Tickets £23.50 - £20

Call the Box Office on 01274 432000 or visit bradford-theatres.co.uk All prices shown include booking fees but are subject to postage charge if applicable.

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