West End Theatre comes to Hyde Park, and Strictly Come Dancing's Kara and Artem partner again
STRICTLY COME DANCING’S
KARA TOINTON AND ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV PARTNER AGAIN
WEST END THEATRE COMES TO HYDE PARK FOR
JUBILEE FAMILY FESTIVAL
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL CONFIRMED TO PERFORM ‘ELECTRICITY’
JOEY AND TOPTHORN JOIN MIICHAEL MORPURGO IN SPECIAL
WAR HORSE PRESENTATION
THE LION KING TO FEATURE IN DISNEY FINALE
CHICKENSHED’S LISSA HERMANS TO OPEN THE FESTIVAL WITH PERFORMANCE OF ‘GOD SAVE THE QUEEN’
Saturday 2 June, Sunday 3 June 2012 - Hyde Park
Sainsbury’s is delighted to announce that Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev will be joining the line up at the Jubilee Family Festival Presented by Sainsbury’s’. The winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2010 will partner again on stage for a special Jubilee rendition of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing hosted by Craig Revel Horwood. They will join 2011 finalist Chelsee Healey who will be partnered for the first time with Strictly professional Robin Windsor. It is also revealed today that the festival will feature exclusive spectacular West End performances specially designed to be performed in Hyde Park for the Jubilee Family Festival on 2 and 3 June. Confirmed to perform the memorable and moving smash hit ‘Electricity’ by Elton John and Lee Hall, is the cast of the multi award winning Billy Elliot the Musical. The festival will also feature The Lion King as part of ‘The Magic of Disney In Concert’ finale and a very special performance by the stars of international hit War Horse, Joey and Topthorn, who become the equine heart of the story. Choreographed especially for the Jubilee Family Festival, this unique and special appearance will also feature the author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, alongside both life-sized horse puppets from the show.
It was also confirmed today that one of the long-term members of Chickenshed Theatre, Lissa Hermans has been invited to open the festival on Saturday 2 June with a performance of ‘God Save The Queen’. The event will take place in Hyde Park, on Saturday 2 June and Sunday 3 June 2012 from 10.30am – 7pm daily, with a capacity for 50,000 ticket holders on each day.
The Jubilee Family Festival presented by Sainsbury’s will be the perfect curtain raiser for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and a wonderful environment for the whole family to soak up all of the entertainment on offer. Visitors to London will not miss a moment of the official Jubilee celebrations, as they are televised on giant screens across the Hyde Park site. Bringing back the British fun of the Village Green, the festival will also feature friendly traditional competitive events like tug-of-war, sack races, egg and spoon, wheelbarrow races and the very British pastime of welly wanging.
This unique celebration will have something for everyone: from the daily finale of ‘The Magic Of Disney In Concert’ starring Princesses and Pirates, an unforgettable, 70-minute Disney concert produced specially to mark the Jubilee celebrations to the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Billy Elliot The Musical to War Horse, as well as a Kids Zone with 20-minute performances from Fireman Sam, Thomas and Friends and Angela Ballerina. A Parade Ground will not only provide the traditional pomp and circumstance for the occasion but also death-defying stunts from The White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team and a very rare parachute drop into Hyde Park.
Over 30 brands will have free activation areas at the Festival, which includes an exciting range of interactive activities for all the family, such as: Cheeky Monkey Tea Party, Football training with Sports Power League Coaches, Medieval themed castle, Krafty Kids Workshop, Balsam Care Spa, Baking demonstrations with C4’s Baking Mad star, Eric Lanlard and cakemaker to the stars, Mich Turner, Cooking displays with royal recipes and Britain’s Greatest Tournament, presented by medieval themed characters’ to name just a few.
Lissa Hermans, who is blind, has been a member of the Chickenshed Theatre since she was 7 years old, and embodies the philosophy that Chickenshed set forth. The Chickenshed Theatre is a not-for-profit inclusive theatre company that unites people of all abilities to allow them to perform together and to empower one another through creative expression. Lissa who has previously performed for her majesty The Queen has recorded the first ever single release of the national anthem ’God Save The Queen’ to be released for charity on 27 May.
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Ticket Prices:
Tickets: £20
Under16’s: £12.50
Family Ticket (2 Adults and 2 Children): £52
Children under 3: Free
Entertainment Zones:
The Jubilee Family Festival has the following seven entertainment zones:
- Main Stage – hosted by Myleene Klass and Jon Culshaw
- ‘The Magic of Disney in Concert’ starring Princesses and Pirates
- ‘Lion King’ special performance
- ‘War Horse’ exclusive live appearance with author Michael Morpurgo
- ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ special performance hosted by Craig Revel Horwood
- ‘Billy Elliot The Musical performing ‘Electricity’
- 20 minute performances from Bob The Builder, Mike the Knight, Fireman Sam, Angelina Ballerina, Thomas & Friends
- Themed activities, the life-size Lightning McQueen, Mater and Finn McMissile from the Disney/Pixar blockbuster Cars
- The White Helmet Motorcycle Display Team
- Royal Navy’s Riders - Parachute Display Team
- The Display Team of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps
- The Queen’s Light Cavalry
- Marching bands
- Tug of War
- Wheelbarrow Races, Egg and Spoon Races, Three-legged races, sack races
- Welly Wanging
- Swing Patrol
- Donna Maria’s Maypole
- Belles of London
- The Kids Zone:
- Disney Zone:
- The Parade Ground: featuring all the British pomp and ceremony including:
- The Commonwealth countries will be represented throughout the weekend as the best cultural entertainment from around the Commonwealth from Bollywood and New Zealand Maori Haka Dancers to Harambee African Drummers. Hosted by BBC Radio 1 DJ Nihal
- Village Green
- Alfresco Dance
And on site: English Gentleman on stilts, Singing Tea Ladies, Pearly Kings and Queens, Marching Bands, Face Painters, great British food and over 35 of Britain’s favourite brands will be providing additional fun and entertainment with competitions, games and displays
Great British food will be plentiful, serving up pies, roasts, pastries, fish and chips, cream teas, jellied eels and the traditional British breakfast.
