New Delhi, Aug 26: HP Pavilion brings the world renowned kid’s show – the Noddy Show to India, Live for the first time. The show titled ‘Noddy and the Treasure Map Adventure’ will be performed live across key cities in India.
This 60 minutes musical adventure show, featuring Enid Blyton’s famous cartoon character, ‘Noddy’ will be a one-of-its-kind education-meets-entertainment show with loads of interactivity for the audience. The shows original songs will add to the excitement and the magic of Noddy.
The musical featuring endearing little wooden boy Noddy created way back in 1949 by British children’s author Enid Blyton, will be staged in August and September in major Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata. The play will have various theatrical devices, world-class lights, sounds, special effects and stunts that will create a larger-than-life fantasy land for the audience.
To make Noddy truly an enthralling experience for families and to add flavour to his visit to India, HP Pavilion, the presenting partner for the event is unveiling special customized Noddy Pavilion desktops adorning Noddy skins. The HP Pavilion Noddy desktops are not only great for multimedia purposes but also boast of trust of experience and technology – to make computing fun for the entire family and to promote the concept of edutainment for children.
Shubhodip Pal, Head of Consumer Marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP India, presenting partner for the event, said, “We are delighted to provide a world class edutainment experience to families with Live Noddy shows across India. In alignment with our lifestyle computing strategy to provide education in an entertaining way to the children, which is also traditionally the reason most people buy PCs, we are bringing this unique show to India that combines moral values and fun."
"As part of our outreach strategy, we are covering over a hundred thousand children through our school contact programme during the same period. We are committed to continue to bring such exciting as well as relevant shows for the families to India.”
He further added, “As the market leader in the Indian PC space, we have continuously worked towards positioning our HP Pavilion range to create relevant offerings appealing to the dynamic market.”
Nick Larkin, Founder, Millennium Entertainment International said, “India has always been an inspiring market for us. Last year, Barney show got a phenomenal response and we had received lots of requests to bring more of such performances to India. We are very excited to be back in India with Noddy Live Show, this year. Our shows are aimed to give quality entertainment to the families. Through this four-city tour to India, we wish to reach the Indian audience and bring a smile to everyone’s faces.”
Kavita Bedi, Managing Director, JBC, said, “Our mission is to present wholesome family entertainment with world-class standards. Noddy as a character has been around for 59 years now. He talks about team work, learning, loving your family, caring, patience and learning from mistakes – things that are still relevant today. We are sure that the audiences will go back with an experience that is truly enjoyable and at the same time spreads the values of life among young generation.”
Ms Bedi further added, “The show primarily targets children in the age group of 2-10 years and their parents. After Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, we are planning to showcase it in Chennai, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. The tickets for the shows have been reasonably priced at Rs 500, Rs. 750, Rs. 1000 and Rs 1,500.”
The show has eight characters on stage, including Noddy’s friends like Big Ears, Bumpy Dog, Sly, Gobbo and Tessie Bear. The musical, titled ‘Noddy and the Treasure Map Adventure’, will be staged in Delhi from August 29-31; in Bangalore from September 5-7; and in Kolkata on September 14.
Just Because It’s Children is an Indian company with the mandate of providing world class live entertainment to family audiences.
Bureau Report