Charlie and the chocolate factory is visiting the bristol hippodrome as part of their touring circuit. The devilishly delicious tale follows the story of golden ticket winner Charlie bucket as he meets the wizard willy wonka. The show is in the city until October the 8th
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00:00 The show is wonderful for everyone. There is something in it for everyone, whether it be your
00:05 first time at the theatre or, like I said earlier, about whether you read the books as a child and
00:12 or are reading them to your children or your grandchildren. It's just a wonderful nostalgic
00:18 moment or a first-time theatre experience. Today I am here outside of the Bristol Hippodrome
00:23 while the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are behind the scenes preparing for a
00:28 packed audience to arrive, ready to witness this devilishly delicious classic 1964 Roald Dahl tale.
00:36 All that is left to say is come with me and we will see a world of pure imagination. Let's go.
00:42 So we're at the Bristol Hippodrome where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is currently playing.
00:47 It's been great. I mean it's been intense in the best way. It's been great for my geography
00:54 because I've managed to see the UK, which is wonderful because I was awful at geography at
01:01 school. But it's been amazing and getting to tell the story and tell the story that means so much to
01:07 the new generation of children who maybe have never been to the theatre before and also the
01:15 older generation who may have read the stories as children. And how nostalgic has it been coming here?
01:21 I saw your Instagram post about you used to come here as a child with your mum.
01:26 Yeah. What's it like?
01:27 Oh it's honestly it's so special. It's like just the best full circle moment and having that
01:35 moment when my mum came on opening night when we opened in Bristol and just seeing my mum in the
01:40 front row was just so lovely. I was like oh my god. I've wanted that for so long and I
01:46 like remember you know I've sat in these like seats just watching shows and like hoping to one
01:52 day be able to do that and now I am. The Devilishly Delicious Production is the first ever UK tour
01:58 of the classic Royal Doll Tale. Let's find out from Teddy how the set has been cleverly created
02:04 so it can be transported around the country. I'm so lucky that all I have to worry about is putting
02:11 my little personal items in a tiny box and just giving it to stage management but the process is
02:17 super intense and it never involves me which I'm so grateful for. This is the nut cage that we
02:24 witness Veruca getting torn apart in. It's quite traumatic actually. Augustus Gloop's sausage
02:32 meat maker. I don't know I'm vegan so I don't know what this is called. Sausage maker? Let's go with
02:39 that. I don't know what how you would what you would call this but this is the main set piece
02:44 in the mixing room which is prior to Violet Beauregard's demise. Classic. This is Mike TV's
02:53 little ray gun. I'm blessed. It is fair to say that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
03:01 is a feast for the Bristolian eye.