Join Bluey, Bingo, Mum, Dad and friends for a fun-filled live stage adventure!
Tickets on presale from 10 September, general on sale from 12 September via
(Sydney /Melbourne /Brisbane: Tuesday, 9 September) – Wackadoo! Following a highly successful global tour, Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad are coming home for a massive Australian tour in 2026!
Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show will start in Melbourne on the 30 December before moving onto Canberra, Sydney, Wollongong, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Gold Coast and a number of regional towns along the way. Ticket details and further information available via blueylive.com.
Featuring brilliantly created puppets, this theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series is packed with music, laughter, and fun for the whole family. Audiences of all ages will get to see Bluey, Bingo, Mum (Chilli) and Dad (Bandit), as they’ve never seen them before, as Bluey and her family embark on this unique live show adventure before your very eyes.
“Bluey’s Big Play may be her first theatrical experiment, but I doubt it will be the last” – The Australian Review
“There’s no better show to inspire a lifelong love of the stage in your littlies” – The Courier Mail, Brisbane
“Expect full chair dancing and shrieks of joy” – Broadway World ★★★★★
“A Glorious Celebration of everything you love about the show” ★★★★★ – The Guardian
When Dad feels like a little bit of afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. With an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush. This is Bluey, For Real Life.
Since premiering in Australia in 2020, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show has toured globally across the UK, Ireland, Canada, the US, Europe, Singapore, South Africa and the UAE and has been seen by millions of fans worldwide.
“After an incredible journey touring around the world, we’re beyond excited to bring Bluey’s Big Play home to Australian audiences. The love for Bluey continues to grow, and we can’t wait for families around the country to experience the joy, laughter and heart of this special live show – right here on home soil,” said Scott Modra, Director of Brands and Licensing, BBC Studios ANZ.
“Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show has captivated audiences worldwide, welcoming more than 2 millon fans to the show! Following record-breaking tours across the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand, and Singapore, the production is now set to return to Australia,” said Andrew Kay, Producer of Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show.
Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show features original voices from the TV sensation, including the instantly recognisable voices of Melanie Zanetti as Mum and David McCormack as Dad. The larger-than-life puppets are commanded by a talented cast, yet to be announced. It is directed by Rosemary Myers of Windmill Theatre Company, and presented by BBC Studios and Andrew Kay in association with Windmill Theatre Co.
Since bursting on to TV screens in Australia in 2018, Bluey has enjoyed a plethora of critical success at home and abroad, most recently winning Best Children’s Program at the 2025 TV WEEK Logie Awards. Bluey has also won a 2022 BAFTA Children & Young People Award in the International category and picked up its sixth AACTA Best Children’s Programme award to add to an International Emmy. Additionally, it has won APRA screen music awards, ARIA music awards, Australian Directors Guild Award and more.
Pre-sale tickets will be available from 10:00AM (local time) Wednesday, 10 September exclusively for Bluey newsletter subscribers. General ticket sales across the tour will open at 10:00AM (local time) on Friday, 12 September. For more information visit blueylive.com.
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For information about Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show please contact:
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Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show
TOUR DATES:
Melbourne 30 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 Playhouse Arts Centre Melbourne
Canberra 7 – 8 Jan 2026 Canberra Theatre Centre
Western Sydney 10 – 11 Jan 2026 Coliseum Theatre, West HQ
Wollongong 14 – 17 Jan 2026 IMB Theatre, IPAC
Albury 21 Jan 2026 Albury Entertainment Centre
Frankston 24 – 25 Jan 2026 Frankston Arts Centre
Narre Warren 28 – 29 Jan 2026 Bunjil Place
Nunawading 31 Jan – 1 Feb 2026 The Round
Adelaide 4 – 8 Feb 2026 Her Majesty’s Theatre
Albany 13 – 14 Feb 2026 Albany Entertainment Centre
Perth 18 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 Regal Theatre
Mandurah 4 Mar 2026 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Bunbury 6 – 7 Mar 2026 BREC
Geraldton 11 Mar 2026 Queens Park Theatre
Darwin 21 – 22 Mar 2026 AANT Centre
Cairns 28 – 29 Mar 2026 Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Townsville 2 Apr 2026 Townsville Civic Theatre
Mackay 8 – 9 Apr 2026 MECC
Gladstone 11 – 12 Apr 2026 Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
Gold Coast 15 – 17 Apr 2026 HOTA
Maryborough 19 Apr 2026 Brolga Theatre
Caloundra 22 – 23 Apr 2026 The Events Centre
Toowoomba 25 Apr 2026 Empire Theatre
2ND LEG – GENERAL ON SALE – 12 FEBRUARY 2026 (10am local time)
Sydney 10 – 21 June Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Tickets On Sale – 13 November 9am
Nowra 24 June Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
Wangaratta 27 – 28 June Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
Ballarat 15-16 July Her Majesty’s Theatre
Bendigo 18-19 July Ulumbarra Theatre
Geelong 22-23 July The Play House, Geelong Arts Centre
Warragul 25-26 July West Gippsland Arts Centre
Traralgon 29-30 July Gippsland Performing Arts Centre
Dandenong 1-2 Aug Drum Theatre
Horsham 5 Aug Horsham Town Hall
Warrnambool 8-9 Aug Lighthouse Theatre
Mt Gambier 13 Aug Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
Renmark 15-16 Aug Chaffey Theatre
Mildura 20 Aug Mildura Arts Centre
Griffith 22-23 Aug Griffith Regional Theatre
Wagga Wagga 26-27 Aug Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Sutherland 29-30 Aug The Pavillion Performing Arts Centre
Port Macquarie 2 Sept The Glasshouse
Dubbo 5-6 Sept Dubbo Regional Theatre and Conv. Centre
Tamworth 9 Sept Capitol Theatre
Orange 11- 12 Sept Orange Civic Theatre
Bathurst 16 Sept Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Newcastle 19-20 Sept Civic Theatre
Wyong 23-24 Sept The Art House
Launceston 20 Sept Albert Hall
Hobart 3-4 Oct Wrest Point Entertainment Centre
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About Bluey
The series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, blue heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighbourhood into her world of fun.
Bluey is produced by Ludo Studio for ABC KIDS (Australia) and co-commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios. Financed in association with Screen Australia, Bluey is proudly 100% created, written, animated, and post produced in Brisbane Queensland, Australia, with funding from the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland and the Australian Government. BBC Studios Kids & Family hold the global distribution and merchandise rights. In Australia, the show goes out on ABC. Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | YouTube
About Ludo Studio
Ludo Studio is a BAFTA, multi-Emmy®, Logie and Peabody award-winning Australian studio and one of TIME’s Most Influential Companies of 2024, that creates and produces original scripted drama, animation and digital stories that are authored by incredible local talent, distributed globally and loved by audiences everywhere. Ludostudio.com.au
About BBC Studios Brands & Licensing
The BBC Studios Brands & Licensing division is the driving force in extending BBC Studios IP through innovative brand extensions, fostering deep fan engagement worldwide. Partnering our iconic brands – including Doctor Who and Bluey – with the world’s biggest brands, promoters, and publishers, ignites the imagination of fans and creates memorable brand-fame moments. Our diverse portfolio spans consumer products, live entertainment, gaming, and publishing, while BBC Studios Digital drives over 1 billion views per month, offering advertising and branded content opportunities. Supported by award-winning teams, we focus on finding visionary opportunities to enhance global brand impact and digital growth.
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About HVK Productions
HVK Productions is part of the Andrew Kay group of companies, an international theater Producer and concert Promoter based in Melbourne, Australia. Andrew Kay AM has presented, produced and co-produced countless award-winning theatrical, musical and live stage events. Andrew has been one of Australia’s leading producers and presenters of children’s theater including Hi-5, Bananas in Pyjamas, Cat in The Hat, Giggle and Hoot, Hairy Maclary, The Fairies, LazyTown, ABC Christmas Spectaculars, Horrible Histories – Awful Egyptians and Barmy Britain, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Most recently he has produced the very popular Dan TDM Liveand multiple tours of Operation Ouch Live and Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60 Live.
Other notable artists presented include three-time Grammy winners the Soweto Gospel Choir, Kathleen Battle, Nigel Kennedy, Kevin McCloud, Yehudi Menuin, David Helfgott, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen, Patricia Routlege, Wynton Marsalis and Louis Theroux. akaaustralia.com.au
About Windmill Theatre Company
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Windmill Theatre Company has a global reputation as a leading producer of theater for children, teenagers and families. Each year the company performs in its hometown, and tours across Australia and around the world. Over the last 17 years, Windmill has presented 63 productions including 36 brand new Australian works, performing to young audiences in 287 cities and towns across 30 countries. windmill.org.au
