Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Musical

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at The London Palladium, Argyll Street, London
Tuesdays at 7.00pm, Wednesdays to Saturdays at 7.30pm, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm
Tickets: £12.00 to £45.00
Box Office: 0870 890 1108

With sensational sets, stunning special effects and brimming with memorable songs by the Sherman Brothers including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain and its Oscar-nominated title song Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, this is the ultimate High-Flying Stage Musical.

The enthralling story of the adventures of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the magical car as it sails the seas and flies through the air will bring back a host of memories. Chitty's eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, and his enchanting children Jemima and Jeremy, join the truly scrumptious Truly Scrumptious and batty Grandpa Potts, to outwit the dastardly Baron and Baroness. This ravishing production promises to be the most exciting theatrical event of the year.

Over 30 years ago, United Artists Pictures brought to the screen, the British producer Albert R Broccoli’s handsome film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s enchanting book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which he wrote during convalescence after an illness.

It was 'Cubby' Broccoli, the man who set a new sensational vogue in screen entertainment with the wildly successful James Bond 007 films, who hit on the idea of transforming the magical car adventures into Britain’s most original and ambitious musical.

And now, 34 years later, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the the largest musical ever staged in London's West End. The question was, how do you put a show of this size onto the stage? Firstly, Jeremy Sams was approached to do a new adaptation based on the movie and Richard and Robert Sherman were asked to write new music and lyrics to add to their already internationally famous score.

It was decided to assemble the very best of British theatrical talent therefore the choice of Adrian Noble, head of the Royal Shakespeare Company, seemed obvious. He gathered round him designer Anthony Ward who would create the visual feast required for the stage production, and Gillian Lynne world famous for her productions of Cats and Phantom of the Opera to do the musical staging and choreography. Award winning designers Mark Henderson and Andrew Bruce were approached to create the lighting and sound. New orchestration for both the music from the movie and new material created by the Sherman brothers are given a fresh colour by Chris Walker. The orchestra is led by production musical director Robert Scott.