In forty-odd years of writing about live entertainment, I have watched a handful of things become genuinely universal — not popular with a demographic, but beloved across generations in the way that levels the room. Bluey, the animated series created by Joe Brumm and first aired in Australia in 2020, is that kind of rare arrival. It collected an International Emmy. It won the 2022 BAFTA Children & Young People Award. It has taken home six AACTA Best Children’s Programme awards and claimed Best Children’s Program at the 2025 TV WEEK Logie Awards. But the award list tells you less than watching a room full of parents sit alongside their children and realizing the show is aimed at both of them, simultaneously, without condescension in either direction.
About Bluey’s Big Play
Bluey’s Big Play brings the Heeler family to the stage with a specificity of craft that earns every minute of its running time. This is not a clip show or a highlights reel — it is an original story written by series creator Joe Brumm specifically for the stage, accompanied by new music composed by Joff Bush, who scored the television series. The production is directed by Rosemary Myers of Windmill Theatre Company and presented by BBC Studios and Andrew Kay in association with Windmill Theatre Co.
Onstage, Bluey, Bingo, Mum (Chilli), and Dad (Bandit) are brought to life through human-sized puppets operated by world-class puppeteers — each character requiring at least one puppeteer managing facial expressions and arms, sometimes a second for legs and prop handling. The original television voice cast appears in the show: Melanie Zanetti as Mum, David McCormack as Dad. Reviewers have described it as “a glorious celebration” that generates “full chair dancing and shrieks of joy.”
The premise is the most honest thing in children’s entertainment: Dad wants a Sunday afternoon on the bean bag. Bluey and Bingo have other plans. The show runs approximately 50 minutes with no intermission — a runtime that respects the ages in the room without shortchanging what it came to do. The 2026–2027 US tour has already been welcomed by more than 2 million fans across the UK, Ireland, Canada, the US, Europe, Singapore, South Africa, and the UAE.
Venue Information
Bluey’s Big Play opens at the Majestic Theatre San Antonio, 224 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78205, on Friday, December 4 at 6:30 PM, with the run continuing through Sunday, December 6 across multiple performances. The Majestic is a 2,264-seat theater in the heart of San Antonio — an A-list room that has hosted Broadway touring productions and major concert events, and is well-matched in scale and character to a production of this craft and ambition.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are priced from $39.45 to $61.95, with no price distinction between adult and children’s tickets. VIP Premium packages are available and include premium seating, a post-show meet-and-greet with the Bluey character, an official lanyard, and a sticker; availability is limited. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.