Boogie Pete – Worthing

Reviewer: Jenni Dixon

The Public Reviews Rating:

Pete Hillier AKA “Boogie Pete” is well known and loved by all Cbeebies fans who will know him best from the BAFTA Award winning show “Boogie Beebies”.

Pete began his career in musical theatre playing various parts in the West End, national tours and international productions. He regularly appears in Pantomimes and has a number of TV appearances to his credit.

This show is Boogie Beebies brought to the theatre. Pete sings and dances his way around the stage, with a little help from a few furry friends along the way in his usual energetic and encouraging manner. He connects with not just the children in the audience, who are keen to copy his moves, but also the accompanying adults with the odd joke and quick quip. The set is kept simple, as you would expect for a dancer to make full use of the stage floor, with only the odd amusing prop to enhance his jokes and mini mid-song sketches.

He sings live to backing tracks and his repertoire is fun, fast and well known to his audience – everyone could join in. The show lasts about 45mins without a break which is just a perfect amount of time for his young (and older!) audience to stay involved and captivated.

Overall, Pete delivers a really fun, energetic and lively performance. He clearly doesn’t take himself too seriously and effortlessly encourages and involves his entire audience. Numbers were low on the day (dedicated fans), but he made it feel special and personal. I would highly recommend this show not just for Boogie Pete fans but anyone who enjoys a bit of lighthearted fun with the family, he deserves a bigger following!