Join Sooty, Sweep and Soo in their spectacular new theatre tour for 2026, bringing along their favourite friends to get involved in all the fun when they visit Warrington’s Parr Hall on February 15.
Guest starring Little Cousin Scampi, Butch the Bulldog and Ramsbottom the Snake, there’s guaranteed giggles for the whole family!
With an extensive tour announced to take in 30 venues across the UK from Saturday 14th Feb – Sunday 31st May 2026, this is the perfect day out for all the family during the school holidays.
Joining Sooty, Sweep and Soo on this year’s tour will be The Incredible Showman Michael Jordan, singer Miss Kazia, and Mr Brown the Magical Caretaker. Expect jaw-dropping juggling, singalong favourites and amazing magic, plus the return of international blacklight speciality ‘Fantasie De La Nuit’ with their underwater adventure.
There will also be a chance to meet and get pictures with a big Sooty mascot after the performance!
This brand-new show is produced and directed by the brilliant Richard Cadell who has been a presenter of The Sooty Show for over 25 years. Richard will be taking a year off touring to spend time with his new baby sons as well as working on an exciting new Sooty project – but he guarantees this tour will be bigger and better than ever! Don’t miss it! Celebrating his 75th birthday in 2023,
Sooty is the world’s longest-running children’s television programme, making the yellow bear an esteemed professional in the world of TV. With The Sooty Show continuing to be available on ITVx, a whole new generation of Sooty fans are forever falling in love with the magic bear. This enduring appeal was cemented in 2021 when a Sky TV survey named Sooty and Sweep as the most popular childhood TV characters of all time! In recent years, the gang have made many television appearances including reading the terms and conditions on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ (BBC One), a record-breaking appearance on a celebrity version of ‘Bargain Hunt’ for Children in Need (BBC One), a very cheeky feature on ‘Michael McIntyre’s Big Show’ (BBC One), and a pantomime special of ‘Celebrity Pointless’ (BBC One). Richard, Sooty & the gang have also appeared numerous times on This Morning (ITV), BBC Breakfast (BBC1), Lorraine (ITV) & Loose Women (ITV) Richard and Sooty have most recently finished another blockbuster pantomime run at the Bristol Hippodrome, retelling the tale of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ with Richard in the role of ‘Silly Simon’.
Want even more Sooty-related amusement…? Sooty and the gang opened ‘SOOTY LAND’ back in May of 2022, a magical world devoted to Sooty at the award-winning Crealy Theme Park & Resort (the biggest family theme park in Devon). Bringing daily live theatre performances, 4 Sooty themed rides, 10 indoor attractions, Sooty’s Magic & Souvenir Shop and a Hall of Fame charting the fascinating history of The Sooty Show, it continues to provide a magical & memorable day out for Sooty fans young and old! Click HERE For more information!
Tickets are on sale now parrhall.culturewarrington.org/whats-on/the-sooty-show
