Reciewed by Jodie, Bridie and Hetty Crawford

Opening Night verdict ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It would be quite the understatement if I were to say that we are fans of Bluey in our house. With a five year old and a seven year old to keep entertained each day of the schools holidays, Bluey can often be our saviour and the reality is that us adults love it as much as our kids do. So the excitement levels that we all felt when we heard we would be reviewing Bluey’s Big Play, were through the roof.

I honestly couldn’t think of a better way to spend a morning than watching this show. It has all the ingredients of a classic Bluey episode: a story with a strong emotional undertone, a lesson to be learnt, some questionable dance moves and some of the greatest Dad jokes of our time. 

I wasn’t sure how this firm family favourite of ours was going to translate onto the stage and the answer is that it does so perfectly. 

These puppets are so engaging! You stop seeing the puppeteers (who do an amazing job by the way) and you just get fully engrossed in the lovable, familiar characters. 

The show tells the story of a scenario that I’m sure we are all faced with as parents, at times. Dad wants nothing more than to sit down and check through an article on his phone, in peace and quiet. But, Bluey and Bingo have other plans. They conspire to steal and hide Dad’s phone so that he has no choice but to play with them. Dad is determined to get his phone back and we are taken on an adventure of laughter, music and dance with our favourite canine family. Until, eventually the phone is found and returned to Dad, who realises that actually there will be plenty of time for sitting on his phone later. Cue – an epic Bluey finale for us all to get involved in. 

My children loved this production so much and, I’m not ashamed to say it, so did I! 

This is the perfect show for fans of this Aussie cult classic. We will be talking about this show for the remainder of the school holidays and I’m pretty sure that there’ll be a return visit, even if it’s just to get involved in the giant game of keepy uppy! 

It also needs mentioning that the Lowry is such the perfect venue for this kind of production. It’s such an accessible space that is managed so brilliantly. It’s always a joy to take the children along to a show here. 

This is an absolute “ripper” of a show, as our friend Bandit would say! For real! And yes, I’m “cereal”!

Bluey’s Big Blue House is on at The Lowry until Sunday 11th August tickets are available here.