The loveable tale about the pig with an unusual useful talent, made into a film in 1995 this is a highly entertaining tale. When Farmer Hoggett wins a piglet at the fair his wife has visions of juicy crackling - however this is a piglet with ambition. Through various adventures the courageous Babe not only overcomes farmyard prejudice but becomes a hero when he is entered into the Grand Challenge Sheep-dog Trials.T02067147025Producer Mercury Theatre. Director Katie Posner. Design Sara Perks. Music Richard Reeday. Musical Director Richard Reeday. Lighting Alexandra Stafford-Marshall. Sound Adam McCready. Director Amy Wylie (assistant). Performer Jonathan Cobb (Babe). Performer Heather Phoenix (Mrs Hoggett). Performer Gareth Clarke (Farmer Hoggett). Performer Jessica Dyas (Fly). Performer Ebony Feare (Ma / Puppy / As Cast). Performer Rachel Hammond (Cat / Sheep / Puppy / As Cast). Performer Joseph Tweedale (TV Commentator / Cockeral / As Cast). Performer James Peake (Turkey / Puppy / As Cast). | |
| 27 Jul 18 to 26 Aug 18 | Mercury Theatre, Colchester :: V37 listing details L386374944 |
T01553021110Producer Tom O'Connell Productions. Producer Polka Theatre. Director Michael Fentiman. Design Max Humphries (puppet design). Design Dik Downey (puppet design). Director Matthew Forbes (puppet director). Design Madeleine Girling. Costume Madeleine Girling. Lighting Jack Kowles. Sound George Dennis. Music Barnaby Rose. Director David Grindrod Associates (casting director). Performer Emma Barclay (Mrs Hogget). Performer Nicola Blackman (Fly). Performer Oliver Grant (Babe / Sheep). Performer Ben Ingles (Farmer Hogget). Performer Claire Greenway. Performer Jacqui Sanchez. Performer Lucy Thomas. Performer Sam Wilmott. | |
| 8 Sep 17 to 10 Sep 17 | King's Theatre, Edinburgh :: V601 listing details L2027025450 |
| 31 Aug 17 to 3 Sep 17 | Theatre Royal Plymouth, Plymouth :: V895 listing details L02102696709 |
| 24 Aug 17 to 27 Aug 17 | Colosseum, Watford :: V1182 listing details L194969378 |
| 21 Aug 17 to 23 Aug 17 | The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L0546641595 |
| 17 Aug 17 to 19 Aug 17 | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds :: V76 listing details L0562496300 |
| 14 Aug 17 to 16 Aug 17 | Southend Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea :: V43 listing details L848246710 |
| 8 Aug 17 to 10 Aug 17 | Victoria Theatre, Halifax :: V969 listing details L699472777 |
| 3 Aug 17 to 5 Aug 17 | Grand Theatre, Swansea :: V831 listing details L0198084536 |
| 31 Jul 17 to 2 Aug 17 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L01474148907 |
| 25 Jul 17 to 29 Jul 17 | Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield :: V962 listing details L348517407 |
| 21 Jul 17 to 23 Jul 17 | Alban Arena, St Albans :: V51 listing details L0391826237 |
| 17 Jul 17 to 19 Jul 17 | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen :: V585 listing details L0347180278 |
| 6 Jul 17 to 9 Jul 17 | Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518 listing details L1056720333 |
| 29 Jun 17 to 1 Jul 17 | Derby Theatre, Derby :: V1830193620 listing details L1694737522 |
| 25 Jun 17 to 28 Jun 17 | Churchill Theatre, Bromley :: V302 listing details L1397024892 |
| 13 Jun 17 to 14 Jun 17 | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L2143722055 |
| 9 Jun 17 to 11 Jun 17 | Sands Centre, Carlisle :: V2 listing details L612220175 |
| 6 Jun 17 to 7 Jun 17 | White Rock Theatre, Hastings :: V670 listing details L550066097 |
| 30 May 17 to 4 Jun 17 | NST Campus, Southampton :: V776 listing details L186107166 |
| 25 May 17 to 28 May 17 | The Orchard, Dartford :: V677 listing details L1394548913 |
| 20 May 17 to 21 May 17 | Embassy Centre, Skegness :: V445 listing details L01408417424 |
| 17 May 17 to 19 May 17 | Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre), Llandudno :: V848 listing details L1005372299 |
| 13 May 17 to 15 May 17 | New Theatre Royal, Lincoln :: V442 listing details L01208362317 |
| 8 May 17 to 10 May 17 | The Hexagon, Reading :: V734 listing details L53263207 |
| 29 Apr 17 to 30 Apr 17 | Wyvern Theatre, Swindon :: V928 listing details L0947846670 |
| 22 Apr 17 to 23 Apr 17 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L1030818133 |
| 16 Apr 17 to 17 Apr 17 | Theatre Royal, Norwich :: V72 listing details L0526593267 |
| 11 Apr 17 to 15 Apr 17 | The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L0244238556 |
| 8 Apr 17 to 9 Apr 17 | Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth :: V906 listing details L0774282311 |
| 24 Mar 17 to 26 Mar 17 | Connaught Theatre, Worthing :: V725 listing details L01432669869 |
| 21 Mar 17 to 22 Mar 17 | Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe :: V749 listing details L0762819622 |
| 17 Mar 17 to 19 Mar 17 | Corn Exchange, Newbury :: V732 listing details L351631597 |
| 13 Mar 17 to 15 Mar 17 | Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183 listing details L1778734045 |
| 7 Mar 17 to 11 Mar 17 | Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield :: V425 listing details L01645258972 |
| 3 Mar 17 to 5 Mar 17 | Theatre Royal, Margate :: V685 listing details L01310816052 |
| 23 Feb 17 to 26 Feb 17 | Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne :: V665 listing details L01729708585 |
| 20 Feb 17 to 21 Feb 17 | The Theatre By The Lake, Keswick :: V7 listing details L099893010 |
| 15 Feb 17 to 18 Feb 17 | Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse), Leeds :: V977 listing details L1766571457 |
| 25 Nov 16 to 5 Feb 17 | Polka Theatre for Children, Outer London :: V324 listing details L1149607451 |
T0190746421Company Illyria. | |
| 21 Aug 13 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L0530591675 |
| 21 Jun 13 | The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L699395122 |
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| 28 Jan 10 to 30 Jan 10 | Hyde Festival Theatre, Hyde :: V819939367 listing details L1095590799 |
| 3 Oct 09 | Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury :: V0465778148 listing details L813987905 |
| 28 May 09 | The Theatre, Leatherhead :: V704 listing details L085291915 |
T283725608Producer New Shakespeare Company. Music Peter. Director David Wood. Design Susie Caulcutt. Choreographer Sheila Falconer. Director Emma Clayton (assistant director). | |
| 1 Aug 06 to 26 Aug 06 | Open Air Theatre, West End :: V403 listing details L0149515485 |
T02124872448Company Sherman Theatre Company. Performer Gareth Wyn Griffiths (Babe). Performer Lucy Rivers. Performer Nick Evans. Performer Bethan Morgan. Performer Dyfrig Morris. Performer Iwan Tudor. Performer Nia Davies. Performer Mark O'Connor. | |
| 15 Nov 02 to 11 Jan 03 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L1570692955 |
T1349976312Company Youth Arts Leicestershire. | |
| 1 Sep 02 | Phoenix Arts, Leicester :: V432 listing details L77299251 |
T916555281Company Whirligig Theatre. Director David Wood. | |
| 27 May 98 to 30 May 98 | Grand Theatre, Swansea :: V831 listing details L01512116285 |
| 5 May 98 to 9 May 98 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L0418097781 |
| 28 Apr 98 to 2 May 98 | Tyne Theatre and Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V571 listing details L01926687176 |
| 14 Apr 98 to 18 Apr 98 | Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L1229920952 |
| 24 Mar 98 to 28 Mar 98 | Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462 listing details L1750044535 |
| 17 Mar 98 to 21 Mar 98 | Hackney Empire, Outer London :: V309 listing details L607097559 |
T01622561891Running time 140mins.Director David Wood. Design Susie Caulcutt. Lighting Robert Ombo. Design Mike Furness. Performer Gary Bates. Performer Karen Briffett. Performer David Burrows. Performer Emma Clayton. Performer Mary-Ann Coburn. Performer Reece Cooper. Performer Amanda Kernot. Performer Kirsty Kinnear. Performer Anthony Pedley. Performer Judy Wilson. | |
| 21 Apr 98 to 25 Apr 98 | Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518 listing details L1638674784 |
| 7 Apr 98 to 11 Apr 98 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L1010337280 |
| 3 Mar 98 to 7 Mar 98 | Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple :: V883 listing details L1690967627 |
| 23 Feb 98 to 26 Feb 98 | Theatre Royal, Norwich :: V72 listing details L549476308 |
| 17 Feb 98 to 21 Feb 98 | Grand Opera House, Belfast :: V548 listing details L01500704038 |
| 10 Feb 98 to 14 Feb 98 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh :: V600 listing details L0686422330 |
| 3 Feb 98 to 7 Feb 98 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L1131220617 |
| 17 Nov 97 to 21 Nov 97 | New Victoria Theatre, Woking :: V709 listing details L01630625192 |
| to 17 Jan 98 | Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe :: V506 listing details L01414335767 |
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| 8 Dec 21 to 11 Dec 21 | Progress Theatre, Reading :: V737 listing details L0601024125 |
| 23 May 20 to 25 May 20 | Progress Theatre, Reading :: V737 listing details L1092232014 |
| 2 Dec 97 to 17 Jan 98 | Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe :: V506 listing details L0124423311 |
| 24 Nov 97 to 29 Nov 97 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L0668920049 |
| 18 Oct 97 to 22 Oct 97 | New Victoria Theatre, Woking :: V709 listing details L01610091110 |
