ARBUTHNOT
AND FRIENDS LEAD A SUMMER OF FAMILY FUN AT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE
The Customs House panto favourites Arbuthnot and Puddles
are bringing some new friends along on their latest adventure.
The duo take to the stage in Arbuthnot & Puddles’ Pirate Adventure, which runs from Tuesday
24th July until Thursday 26th July at the South Shields
venue. David John Hopper returns as
Arbuthnot and Dale Jewitt will be donning the Puddles costume once again as the
friends set out on a cruise with a difference – as they unexpectedly end up on
board a pirate ship!
They will be joined by comedian Steffen Peddie as Captain
Banana, Sunderland actress Lauren Waine as Pirate Flo, Horden actor Brodie
Jobson as The Chef and YouTuber Charlie Martin, from Sunderland, as Polly the
Parrot. David said: “I am really excited because I think we have assembled an
incredible cast. I am really excited to work with Steffen. I think it is going
to be an experience!”
Steffen is well known throughout the north east and beyond
for his stand-up shows and as a presenter on BBC Radio Newcastle. But the
father-of-four, from Newcastle, is also used to appearing on stage in front of
children at kids’ comedy clubs and he jumped at the opportunity to play Captain
Banana, who has a banana for a hand, in Arbuthnot and Puddles’ Pirate
Adventure. He said: “I’m really excited.
I have seen so many pantos and kids shows over the years and now I get to
appear in one, which is the best fun. I’ve been practising my evil laugh with
my daughters in the car.”
Arbuthnot and Puddle’s Pirate Adventure follows the success
of this year’s February half-term show, Puddles’ Adventure, which re-united
some of the stars from previous Customs House pantomimes to help save
Cooksonville. David, who has co-written
the show with Dale, said: “I always try and get a message across and the whole
concept of this show is that Captain Banana won’t let people be who they really
want to be or do what they want. As far
as he’s concerned, pirates are pirates and they can only do pirate things, but
the message is you can be whoever you want to be.”
The cast will once again be joined on stage by members of
South Tyneside Dance Workshop and the show will be full of songs that children
know. David said: “We want to audience to be singing and dancing as much as we
are on stage.”
Arbuthnot’s
Super Happy Silly Fun Game Show will also be returning to The
Customs House on Saturday 4th August, as part of the South Tyneside
Comedy Festival 2018, after proving popular during the Easter holidays. David said: “It was really good fun and
everyone seemed to really enjoy it, so we’re bringing it back with new games
and lots more prizes to be won. It is overwhelming to be on the same poster as
Jason Cook and Johnny Vegas!”
David will also be appearing – but not as Arbuthnot – in Once Upon a Storytime, which runs from
Tuesday, August 28, to Friday, August 31, at The Customs House. He will be
joined by award-winning storyteller Tony Wilson, from South Shields, who tells
stories from all around the world through folk music.
David said: “Tony will be playing a mysterious storyteller
who opens up a magical curiosity shop and as he tells his stories, myself and a
few other actors will be acting them out with things from the old curiosity
shop. It is going to be very visual,
very eye-catching and very different, something I don’t think The Customs House
has seen before. Some of the stories are from the north east, but there are
also tales from places like India and Japan.
There are some really interesting folk stories that the kids won’t have
heard before, but they will sweep them away and reach every corner of their
imagination. They will be intertwined with song and dance.”
Tickets:
Tickets for Arbuthnot and Puddles’ Pirate Adventure are
priced from £8, with performances at 11am and 2pm. Tickets for Arbuthnot’s
Super Happy Silly Fun Game Show, which starts at 2pm, are priced from £5.
Tickets for Once Upon a Storytime are £8 and performances are at 11am and 2pm.
To book, contact the box office on (0191) 454 1234 or visit
www.customshouse.co.uk.
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