Sooty - Stage Shows

Stage Shows

Sooty also had a successful number of (mainly Christmas) stage shows across the UK.

During Matthew Corbett's reign, seven stage shows were performed repetitively. For the first half of the tours, Matthew and Connie Creighton would present, and during the second half, while Matthew was busy writing and filming the TV shows, Connie and Spencer K. Gibbens would present.

  • Sooty's Creepy Castle (1984/1985 - 1991/1992)
  • Sooty's Picnic (1985/1986 - 1992/1993)
  • Sooty's World Cruise (1986/1987 - 1993/1994)
  • Sooty's Wild West Show (1987/1988 - 1994/1995)
  • Sooty in Space (1988/1989 - 1995/1996)
  • Sooty's Circus (1989/1990 - 1996/1997)
  • The House That Sooty Built (1990/1991 - 1997/1998)

After Matthew retired, six stage shows toured the country. All starring Richard Cadell, three of them also featured Richard's Sooty Heights co-star, Liana Bridges, with the fourth starring Amanda Howard in Liana's place.

  • Sooty's Magical Mystery Tour (1998/1999)
  • Sooty's Treasure Hunt (1999/2000)
  • Sooty's Magic Farm (2000/2001)
  • The Magic and Mayhem Tour (2001/2002)
  • The Izzy Wizzy Tour (2002/2003)
  • The Comedy and Chaos Tour (2003/2004)

From 2005 to 2008, annual shows, featuring the puppet characters and various different presenters, toured around the UK.

  • The Wet and Wild Snow (2005)
  • The Izzy Wizzy Holiday Snow (2006)
  • Sooty's Magic Castle (2007)
  • Sooty's Magic Wand Factory (2008)

From 2009, stage shows again featured Richard Cadell. The first, Sooty in Space, was a reworking of one of Matthew Corbett's scripts, and toured the country throughout the year.

  • Sooty in Space (2009)
  • The Sooty Christmas Show (2011) - Garrick Theatre, London
  • The Sooty Show (2012) - Butlins at Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness
  • Sooty in Space (Christmas version) (2012! duchess theatre London

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