CBEEBIES’ popular Mr Bloom is coming to town with his family of Veggies in a new stage show, Mr Bloom’s Nursery – Live, which will delight young audiences who want to meet their favourite veggies and join in their new adventure.

The award-winning show evolved from an interactive street theatre piece called The Vegetable Nannies, created by actor Ben Faulks.

In 2009 he approached the BBC with his ideas and the show was developed into its current format, which is watched by thousands of pre-school aged children and their parents.

Many mums have admitted that Mr Bloom is their guilty pleasure and Faulks is delighted that his show attracts a diverse audience.

Ben, who was born in Cornwall, where his family still live, said: “Like all actors I want to work. I have created a lot of that work myself, but also appeared in shows like Casualty, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.”

He is also a regular in pantomime and recently played PC Pong in Aladdin at the Wolverhampton Grand.

“I never make plans but I really enjoy doing different things and I especially enjoy engaging with an audience. I love CBeebies, I am really proud to be part of it and delighted that we are going to be doing another series.”

In this new live show, Mr Bloom and the Veggies are awaiting the arrival of a very special guest. It will feature the Veggies, Compo the Compostarium machine and of course the Tiddlers will be involved with songs and games.

As Ben explains: “We are all really excited because, although we have appeared on the arena tour and at outdoor events, this is the first time we have appeared in a traditional theatre setting but the show will still retain its intimacy and heavily involve the audience, especially the Tiddlers.”

  • Mr Bloom’s Nursery - Live! is at the Wyvern on Tuesday, February 14 at 11am and 2pm. For more information and booking visit swindontheatres.co.uk or call 01793 524481.