Last year’s announcement that Peppa Pig, the star of Entertainment One’s phenomenally successful preschool.
TV show is coming to South Africa this year as a stage production “Peppa Pig Live in South Africa” led to a flurry of excitement and a rush to the box office. Owing to the popularity of Peppa Pig and public demand, the show’s promoters have added Pretoria to the much anticipated country-wide schedule with two performances at the South African State Theatre on Youth Day, Saturday, 16 June and Sunday, 17 June 2018. Tickets are on sale at Computicket.
The first ever nationwide stage show tour for Peppa and friends, “Peppa Pig Live in South Africa” opens in Johannesburg at Emperor’s Palace on 29 March and runs until 2 April 2018. The show then moves to Cape Town’s International Convention Centre from 6 to 8 April 2018 before heading to The Playhouse Company, Durban from 20 – 22 April 2018. In addition to Pretoria, the second leg of the tour also includes stopovers in Port Elizabeth at the Opera House from 23 to 24 June 2018. General public ticket sales, as well as exclusive VIP packages that include a meet and greet are available at Computicket.
“Peppa Pig Live in South Africa” is an action-packed rollicking stage show, based on the award-winning television series (broadcast locally on E-TV and DSTV) especially designed to give young fans an unforgettable first live theatre experience. A fully immersive musical production featuring a dozen familiar and original songs, as well as an interactive sing-a-long, the live stage show will have fans laughing, cheering and dancing – just like Peppa!
Since its first broadcast in May 2004, the Peppa Pig pre-school animated television series captivated the five years and under age group to become a global phenomenon, broadcast in over 180 territories. Moving from the small screen to the stage, “Peppa Pig Live in South Africa” brings Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and Peppa’s many friends to life in a fantastic adventure filled with buckets of surprises and plenty of muddy puddles! For more information about the show, visit www.peppapiglive.co.za or stay in touch via social media. Make it a big day out, don’t miss Peppa Pig LIVE! #PeppaPigLiveSA
Tickets priced from R199 are available from Computicket by calling 0861 915 8000 or visit www.computicket.com
or your nearest Computicket service centre. Special discounted family packages are available. A limited number of exclusive VIP Meet & Greet packages are available for the ultimate Peppa Pig Live experience, for those wanting to meet Peppa after the show!
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TOUR INFORMATION 2018
JOHANNESBURG Emperors Palace 29 March – 02 April 2018
CAPE TOWN International Convention Centre 06 – 08 April 2018
DURBAN Playhouse Theatre 20 – 22 April 2018
PRETORIA SA State Theatre 16 – 17 June 2018
PORT ELIZABETH PE Opera House 22 – 24 June 2018
SHOWTIMES
JHB Thurs 29th Mar – Mon 2nd April 10h00, 12h30 daily
CPT Fri 6th April: 15h00
Sat 7th April & Sun 8th April: 10h00, 12h30 daily
DBN Fri 20th April – Sun 22nd April 10h00, 12h30 daily
PTA Sat 16th June – Sun 17th June 10h00, 12h30 daily
PE Sat 23rd June – Sun 24th June 10h00, 12h30 daily
SHOW DURATION
80 Minutes including 20-minute intermission
TICKET PRICES PER PERSON
CAT A R399; CAT B R349; CAT C R299; CAT D R199
Each person, irrespective of age (including babes in arms) must have a purchased show ticket
VIP MEET & GREET PACKAGE R799 PER PERSON LIMITED AVAILABILITY
One premium seat in the first 10 rows of the theatre
Exclusive access to the Peppa Pig Party after the show
Meet & greet photo opportunity with Peppa
Exclusive Peppa Pig Live gift
On-site party concierge
FAMILY DISCOUNTS
Special discount on family packages of 4 or more tickets
CAT A R369 per ticket – saving of R30 per ticket
CAT B R319 per ticket – saving of R30 per ticket
CAT C R279 per ticket – saving of R20 per ticket
BOOKINGS
Computicket by calling 0861 915 8000, visit www.computicket.com
or visit your nearest Computicket outlet.
ONLINE #PeppaPigLiveSA
Website www.peppapiglive.co.za
Facebook www.facebook.com/peppapigliveSA
Instagram www.instagram.com/peppapigliveSA
Twitter www.twitter.com/peppapigliveSA
YouTube www.youtube.com/peppapigliveSA
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PEPPA PIG BY THE NUMBERS:
1 million – number of people in the UK, USA, Australia & New Zealand who have seen one of Peppa Pig’s previous live stage shows
180 – number of countries in which the hit TV series is broadcast
40 – number of languages the TV series has been translated into
35 – number of weekly broadcasts on E-TV & DSTV in South Africa
8 million – total UK DVD sales
75 million – Peppa’s Fun Day Out view count on YouTube
1 – Number One preschool property across all categories
