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Episode


Bluey's Big Play is a stage show based on Bluey. The show follows the Heeler family through a full day from sunrise to bedtime. Bluey and Bingo work to keep Bandit from reading on his phone; in addition, Bluey and Chilli talk about being a good example as a big sister to Bingo.

The audio track for Bluey's Big Play is prerecorded by the voice actors from Bluey. Each character in the show is represented onstage by human-sized puppets. Each puppet requires at least one puppeteer to operate their facial expressions (eyes and eyebrows) and arms, while at times a second puppeteer is needed for actions that control their legs and tail, or to add and remove props from the puppet's hands. The puppeteers perform onstage actions in sync with the audio track provided.

The backdrop is designed to obscure movements of the secondary puppeteers as they enter and exit various scenes. The show begins with a wide exterior view onto the Heeler home, before moving into the living room, backyard, and Bluey and Bingo's bedroom.

The show runs approximately 50 minutes, about 6 times the length of a typical Bluey episode (8 minutes).

Production History[]

The play was developed in 2019, first premiered on December 22th, 2020 on QPAC and went on an Australian Tour starting May 2021; after a 1-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. tour started November 2022, with Canadian and British tours pending a December 2023 start.

Plot[]

The show opens on a wide view of the Heeler neighborhood, with bin chicken puppets in the foreground being controlled by puppeteers. Eventually the sound of a dump truck scares them off (a reference to Bin Night).

As day breaks, the characters are introduced via an extended game of Musical Statues.

Afterwards, Bandit receives a text from Pat about lawn grubs. After failing to conceal his phone activity from the family, Bluey and Bingo hide his phone in order to force Bandit to play with them. Their distractions reference numerous episodes in Season 1 of Bluey, including The Magic Xylophone, Daddy Robot, Grannies, and episodes featuring Chattermax.

Interspersed between the scenes where Bandit is trying to find his phone, Bluey complains to Chilli about Bingo copying her moves (itself a reference to Copycat). Chilli explains that it's a good thing for little sisters to copy their big sisters, and that by their actions big sisters can make little sisters feel as tall as giants, or as small as mice.

During one of these exchanges, Chilli tells Bingo about Auntie Brandy, which surprises Bluey because she didn't know that she had an auntie. Chilli explains that they had previously fought, and she hasn't talked to her sister in years.

Eventually, Bandit is able to get his phone, which upsets Bluey. However, she remembers to forgive Bingo by bedtime. Bandit feigns that the phone is out of battery and joins Chilli and the kids for a game of Glow In The Dark Keepy Uppy before bed.

After the sisters fall asleep, the show ends with Chilli calling Brandy, saying, "It's me, your little sister".

Characters[]

Touring Locations[]

Country State/Provenance/Territory/Internal Country City Date
Australia Australian Capital Territory Canberra 18/19 December 2020, 19-24 January 2021
New South Wales Lismore 15/16 May 2021
Queensland Brisbane 15/16 May 2021
Toowoomba 19-20 May 2021
New South Wales Sydney (Opera House) 19-23 May 2021
Western Australia Albany 25 May 2021
Bunbury 26/27 May 2021
Geraldton 26/27 May 2021
Perth 2-6 June 2021
Victoria Sale 5/6 June 2021
Frankston 9/10 June 2021
Western Australia Mandurah 10 June 2021
Margaret River 12/13 June 2021
Australian Capital Territory Canberra 12/13 June 2021
Victoria Ballarat 15/16 June 2021
Western Australia Kalgoorie 17 June 2021
Victoria Melbourne 18 June-18 July 2021
Western Australia Merredin 19/20 June 2021
South Australia Adelaide 24-16 June 2021
Victoria Warrnambool 29/30 June 2021
New South Wales Albury 4 July 2021
Victoria Hamilton 8 July 2021
Warragul 10/11 July 2021
Horsham 13 July 2021
Bendigo 15/16 July 2021
South Morang 17/18 July 2021
Wangaratta 21/22 July 2021
Shepparton 24/25 July 2021
Moonee Ponds 27/28 July 2021
Narree Warren 30 July-1 August 2021
Tasmania Hobart 15/16 August 2021
Sandy Bay 8/9 January 2022
Victoria Melbourne (Arts Centre) 18-23 January 2022
Mooney Valley 27/28 January 2022
Sale 4/5 February 2022
Narre Warren 27-29 October 2022
Monash 1/2 November 2022
United States of America New York New York City (Madison Square Garden) 18-20 November 2022
District of Columbia Washington (The Kennedy Center) 22-27 November 2022
Pennsylvania Hershey 29/30 November 2022
Philadelphia 2/3 December 2022
Kentucky Richmond 6/7 December 2022
Illinois Chicago 10/11 December 2022
Missouri Springfield 13/14 December 2022
Texas San Antonio 16/18 December 2022
Arkansas Fayetteville 20/21 December 2022
Iowa Des Moines 27/28 December 2022
Texas Grand Prairie 7/8 January 2023
Lubbock 10/11 January 2023
El Paso 12 January 2023
Arizona Phoenix 14/15 January 2023
California San Fransisco 21/22 January 2023
Arizona Tucson 24/25 January 2023
California Los Angeles 27-29 January 2023
San Jose 3-5 February 2023
Washington Spokane 8/9 February 2023
Seattle 11/12 February 2023
Kennewick 14 February 2023
Utah Salt Lake City 17/18 February 2023
California Costa Mesa 23 February 2023
San Diego 24-26 February 2023
Colorado Pueblo 2 March 2023
Denver 3-5 March 2023
Iowa Cedar Falls 7/8 March 2023
Indiana Fort Wayne 9 March 2023
New York Rochester 10/11 March 2023
Vermont Burlington 14/15 March 2023
Maine Portland 16 March 2023
New York Syracuse 17/18 March 2023
North Carolina Greensboro 21/22 March 2023
Virginia Norfolk 23 March 2023
Connecticut Wallingford 25/26 March 2023
New York Utica 29 March 2023
Rhode Island Providence 1/2 April 2023
New York Schenectady 4/5 April 2023
Boston Massachusetts 7/8 April 2023
Scranton Pennsylvania 11/12 April 2023
New York Buffalo 15/16 April 2023
Pennsylvania Reading 18/19 April 2023
Michigan Detroit 21-23 April 2023
Virginia Richmond 25 April 2023
Florida Tampa 29/30 April 2023
Tennessee Knoxville 2/3 May 2023
Florida Orlando 6/7 May 2023
South Carolina Columbia 9/10 May 2023
Greenville 11 May 2023
North Carolina Charlotte 13/14 May 2023
Georgia Columbus 16 May 2023
Columbia County (Evans) 17/18 May 2023
Atlanta 20/21 May 2023
Texas McAllen 24/25 May 2023
Austin 27/28 May 2023
Kentucky Paducah 31 May/1 June 2023
Tennessee Nashville 3/4 June 2023
North Carolina Durham 6/7 June 2023
West Virginia Charleston 8 June 2023
Indiana Indianapolis 10/11 June 2023
Iowa Sioux City 13 June 2023
Davenport 14/15 June 2023
Missouri St. Louis 17/18 June 2023
South Dakota Rapid City 20 June 2023
Sioux Falls 21/22 June 2023
Missouri Kansas City 24/25 June 2023
Illinois Rockford 29 June 2023
Minnesota Duluth 28/29 June 2023
Ohio Columbus 30 June/1 July 2023
Florida Jacksonville 8/9 July 2023
Arkansas Little Rock 12/13 July 2023
Oklahoma Tulsa 15/16 July 2023
Georgia Savannah 19/20 July 2023
Florida Fort Lauderdale 22/23 July 2023
Pensacola 25/26 July 2023
Louisiana Lafayette 27 July 2023
Texas Houston 29/30 July 2023
Indiana Evansville 1/2 August 2023
Ohio Cleveland 5/6 August 2023
Michigan Grand Rapids 8-10 August 2023
Wisconsin Madison 12/13 August 2023
Virginia Roanoke 15/16 August 2023
North Carolina Fayetteville 17 August 2023
Maryland Baltimore 19/20 August 2023
Alabama Huntsville 22/23 August 2023
Louisiana New Orleans 26/27 August 2023
Mississippi Jackson 28/29 August 2023
Minnesota Minneapolis 2/3 September 2023
Ohio Toledo 5/6 September 2023
New Jersey Newark 9/10 September 2023
Indiana South Bend 12 September 2023
West Virginia Morgantown (WVU) 13/14 September 2023
Kentucky Louisville 15-17 September 2023
Ohio Cincinnati 19-21 September 2023
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 23/24 September
Iowa Cedar Rapids 26/27 September 2023
Illinois Peoria 30 September/1 October 2023
Ohio Dayton 3/4 October 2023
Wisconsin Green Bay 6/7 October 2023
Iowa Des Moines 10/11 October 2023
Nebraska Omaha 14/15 October 2023
Louisiana Shreveport 19 October 2023
Tennessee Memphis 21/22nd October 2023
New York Binghamton 1/2 November 2023
Connecticut Wallingford 4/5 November 2023
Pennsylvania[1] Eire 7/8 November 2023
New Jersey New Brunswick 11/12 November 2023
Pennsylvania Hershey 14/15 November 2023
Pennsylvania Philadelphia 18/19 November 2023
District of Columbia Washington 22-26 November 2023
Michigan Saginaw 28/29 November 2023
Wisconsin Milwaukee 2/3 December 2023
United Kingdom England High Wycombe 2 December 2023
United States of America North Dakota Grand Forks 5/6 December 2023
United Kingdom Scotland Glasgow 7/9 December 2023
Canada Ontario Thunder Bay 8-10 December 2023
Manitoba Winnipeg 11-13 December 2023
Saskatchewan Regina 15-17 December 2023
United States of America Montana Great Falls 19/20 December 2023
United Kingdom England London 20-31 December 2022
Canada Saskatchewan Saskatoon 22-24 December 2023
Alberta Calgary 27-30 December 2023
Australia Queensland Brisbane (QPAC) 30 December 2023, 2-20 January 2024
Canada British Columbia Vancouver 2/3 January 2024
United Kingdom England London 2-7 January 2024
Canada Alberta Edmonton 5-7 January 2024
United States of America California Modesto 10/11 January 2024
San Fransisco (Golden Gate Theater) 13/14 January 2024
Oregon Eugene 16/17 January 2024
Washington Spokane 18 January 2024
United Kingdom England Southend-on-Sea 27/28 January 2024
Birmingham 1-4 February 2024
Nottingham 9-11 February 2024
Northern Ireland Belfast 15-18 February 2024
England Ipswich 23-25 February 2024
United States of America Texas College Station 2/3 March 2024
United Kingdom England Bradford 5/6 March 2024
Newcastle 8-10 March 2024
Wales Cardiff (Millenium Centre) 13-17 March 2024
England Sheffield 27-30 March 2024
United States of America Michigan Detroit (Fox Theatre) 28-30 March 2024
United Kingdom England Oxford 2 April 2024
United Kingdom England Canterbury 4-7 April 2024
Canada Ontario Toronto 5-7 April 2024[2]
United States of America New York Schenectady 9-10 April 2024
Utica 11 April 2024
United Kingdom England Truro 11-14 April 2024
United States of America New Jersey Morristown 12-14 April 2024
Connecticut Stamford 16-17 April 2024
United Kingdom England Bath 17-20 April 2024
United States of America Vermont Burnington 18 April 2024
Rhode Island Providence 20-21 April 2024
Virginia Richmond 23 April 2024
South Carolina Spartanburg 25 April 2024
North Carolina Durham 26-28 April 2024
Illinois Springfield 30 April-1st May 2024
Michigan Kalamazoo 2 May 2024
United Kingdom Wales Llandudno 2-6 May 2024
United States of America Illinois Chicago (Auditorium Theatre) 3-5 May 2024
United Kingdom England Hull 10-12 May 2024
United States of America Colorado Denver (Buell Theatre) 11-12 May 2024
Pennsylvania Reading 15-16 May 2024
United Kingdom England Peterborough 16-19 May 2024
United States of America Massachusetts Boston (Boch Center Wang Theatre) 18-19 May 2024
Maine Bangor 21 May 2024
Portland 22-23 May 2024
New York New York City (Kings Theatre) 25-26 May 2024
Michigan East Lansing 28-29 April 2024
United Kingdom England Plymouth 29 May-2 June 2024
United States of America Indiana Wabash 30 May 2024
Indianapolis 1-2 June 2024
Tennessee Chattanooga 4-5 June 2024
Georgia Columbia County (Evans) 6 June 2024
United Kingdom England Northampton 6-9 June 2024
United States of America Florida Tampa 8-9 June 2024
Alabama Dothan 11 June 2024
Florida Pensacola 12-13 June 2024
United Kingdom England Darlington 13-16 June 2024
Singapore Singapore, Marina Bay Singapore (Sands Theatre) 13-23 June 2024
United States of America Florida Orlando (Walt Disney Theater) 15-16 June 2024
South Carolina North Charleston 18 June 2024
Florida Jacksonville 19-20 June 2024
United Kingdom Scotland Edinburgh (Festival Theatre) 20-23 June 2024
United States of America Florida West Palm Beach 22-23 June 2024
Fort Myers 25-26 June 2024
United Kingdom England Leeds (First Direct Arena) 28-30 June 2024
United States of America Florida Miami 29-30 June 2024
Alabama Birmingham 2-3 July 2024
United Kingdom England Brighton (Brighton Centre) 5-7 July 2024
United States of America Texas Houston (Brown Theater) 6-7 July 2024
Missouri Columbia 9-10 July 2024
Kentucky Owensboro 11 June 2024
United Kingdom England Liverpool (M&S Bank Arena) 12-14 July 2024
United States of America Georgia Atlanta 13-14 July 2024
Illinois Rockford 16-17 July 2024
Kentucky Paducah 18 July 2024
United Kingdom Scotland Aberdeen (P&J Live, Aberdeen) 18-20 July 2024
United States Missouri St. Louis 20-21 July 2024
South Dakota Sioux Falls 23-24 July 2024
United Kingdom England Norwich (Theatre Royal) 23-25 July 2024
United States of America South Dakota Rapid City 25 July 2024
Colorado Colorado Springs 26-28 July 2024
United Kingdom England Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton Grand) 27-28 July 2024
United States of America Arizona Tuscon 30-31 July 2024
United Kingdom England Salford (Manchester) 31 July-11 August 2024
United States of America California Costa Mesa 3-4 August 2024
Bakersfield 6 August 2024
San Luis Obispo 7-8 August 2024
Nevada Las Vegas (Reynolds Hall) 10-11 August 2024
Texas Lubbock 13-14 August 2024
United Kingdom England Bristol (Bristol Hippodrome) 15-18 August 2024
United States of America Missouri Kansas City 17-18 August 2024
Indiana South Bend 20 August 2024
Illinois Waukegan 21st-22nd August
Ireland County Dublin Dublin 22-25 August 2024
United States of America Kentucky Lexington 24-25 August 2024
Nebraska Lincoln 27-28 August 2024
United Kingdom England Southampton (Mayflower Theatre) 27-30 August 2024
United States of America Illinois Bloomington 29 August 2024
Ohio Cincinnati 30 August-1st September 2024
United Arab Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, Etihad Arena 30 August-1st September 2024
United Kingdom Wales Swansea 1 September 2024
United States of America Oklahoma Tulsa 3-4 September 2024
West Virginia West Virginia 12 September 2024
Ohio Cleveland (Keybank State Theatre) 14-15 September 2024
Columbus 18-19 September 2024
North Carolina Charlotte 21-22 September 2024
Spain Region of Murcia Murcia 21-22nd September 2024
United States of America Wisconsin Madison 24-25 September 2024
Minnesota Minneapolis 27-29 September 2024
Spain The Basque Country Bilbao 28-29 September 2024
Catalonia Barcelona 5-6 October 2024
United States of America Tenessee Nashville (Andrew Jackson Hall) 5-6 October 2024
New Jersey Red Bank 12-13 October 2024
Spain Principality of Asturias Gijon 12-13 October 2024
Andalusia Granada 17-18 October 2024
United States of America Connecticut Hartford 18-20 October 2024
Spain Andalusia Seville 19-20 October 2024
United States of America Tennesee Knoxville 22-23 October 2024
Virginia Roanoke 24 October 2024
Maryland Baltimore (Lyric Opera House) 25-27 October 2024
Spain The Balearic Islands Palma 26-27 October 2024
Community of Madrid Madrid 1-3 November 2024
Galicia Vigo 9-10 November 2024
The Valencian Community Valencia 16-17 November 2024
Aragon Zarazoga 23-24 November 2024
France Île-de-France Paris 21 December 2024-5 January 2025
Australia New South Wales Sydney (Theatre Royal) 2-18 January 2025
Luxembourg Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette 11 January 2025
Australia Australian Capital Territory Canberra (Theatre Centre) 21-25 January 2025
New South Wales Newcastle 29 January-2 February

Trivia[]

  • The musical statues scene (the intro scene) is initially different in this episode. The show's order is Mum (Chilli), Dad (Bandit), Bingo and Bluey. In Bluey's Big Play, the order is Bluey, Dad (Bandit), Bingo and Mum (Chilli); after several iterations (and Bluey admitting to playing until she wins), the show order is played out.
  • The play runs for 55 minutes, with no interval, making it the longest official piece of Bluey media to date.
  • At one point in the play, Chilli tells Bingo to "stick it to the man". This is a reference to the episode The Claw.

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