CBEEBIES favourite Bing will be heading to St Helens Theatre Royal in September as part of a major UK tour in 2018.

Bing Live! will take place on Tuesday, September 18 and Wednesday, September 19 at the Corporation Street venue.

Youngsters can join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they learn how to tell stories by pretending, dressing-up and singing songs.

The CBeebies favourites are brought to life in a new stage production full of fun, laughter, music and magical puppetry.

Since its launch on CBeebies, Bing has been a huge ratings hit and it’s the number one top rated pre-school show on BBC iPlayer. The animated series, which saw Mark Rylance make his children’s television debut voicing Flop, is produced by Acamar Films.

Andrew Collier, creative director of producers Minor Entertainment, said “We’re thrilled to be bringing Bing to the stage – we know families throughout the UK love Bing as much as we do, and we can’t wait to see children’s faces light up when they meet him at the theatre for the first time.

Mikael Shields, CEO of Acamar Films and producer of Bing said: “Seeing Bing take a leap from the screen to the stage is hugely exciting for all of us at Acamar.

"We are thrilled to be working with Minor Entertainment to bring the 'Bing Live' shows to our young audience.

"Introducing Bing fans to possibly their first experience of theatre is a tremendous creative challenge and Minor has shown imaginative flair, exceptional attention to detail, and their passion for bringing preschool characters to life has been evident throughout our collaboration."