Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing back its barnstorming stage adaptation of famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn 1988 classic My Neighbour Totoro for a second season at London’s Barbican in November.
The show will play 17 weeks at the arts venue located in the capital’s City district from November 21-March 23.
It follows an inaugural 15-week run that closed January 21 after playing to record-breaking audiences of more than 130,000, according to data we requested from the RSC.
Director Phelim McDermott told us “that for lots of children” the show was “their first experience of visiting the theater.”
But there was another demographic that fascinated him.
“There were a lot of video and games enthusiasts, a lot of them in their late teens, who really got into it,” said McDermott, who also is co-founder and co-artistic director of the Improbable theater company.
It’s thought that both the family and...
The show will play 17 weeks at the arts venue located in the capital’s City district from November 21-March 23.
It follows an inaugural 15-week run that closed January 21 after playing to record-breaking audiences of more than 130,000, according to data we requested from the RSC.
Director Phelim McDermott told us “that for lots of children” the show was “their first experience of visiting the theater.”
But there was another demographic that fascinated him.
“There were a lot of video and games enthusiasts, a lot of them in their late teens, who really got into it,” said McDermott, who also is co-founder and co-artistic director of the Improbable theater company.
It’s thought that both the family and...
- 3/29/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
In this very special 19th Episode of the Hey You Geeks podcast we’re taking you into the Jim Henson Creature Shop with special guests Peter Brooke (Creative Supervisor) and John Criswell (Animatronic Supervisor), both Mentors on the the new Syfy series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge. With the new Syfy series set to premiere on March 25th, a new Muppets film in theaters and this week marking the 15th anniversary of Farscape, theres no better timing for an episode devoted to the imagination geniuses at Henson Studios. From the Creature Shop itself, Peter and John discuss past projects including the Dinosaurs TV series, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films, Where the Wild Things Are and more. Then, we discuss the practical effects vs. CGI debate and what that might mean for the future of special effects. Give a listen, and don’t forget to share your reviews of Hey You Geeks on iTunes!
- 3/21/2014
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Think Project Runway, but with creatures!
That’s one way you could describe the new Syfy series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, on which 10 aspiring creature creators compete to bring the wildest beasts they can think of to life. EW has an exclusive first look at a promo for the series, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how some of these creatures are made.
Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company and Jim Henson’s son, will serve as lead judge on the series. Creature designers Beth Hathaway (Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead, and Edward Scissorhands) and...
That’s one way you could describe the new Syfy series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, on which 10 aspiring creature creators compete to bring the wildest beasts they can think of to life. EW has an exclusive first look at a promo for the series, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how some of these creatures are made.
Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company and Jim Henson’s son, will serve as lead judge on the series. Creature designers Beth Hathaway (Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead, and Edward Scissorhands) and...
- 2/28/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside TV
This has been a terrific season of Face Off so far, with a lot of amazing hits and very few misses. I was afraid that last season’s Veterans vs Rookies would be hard to match, but Season 6 has taken over without missing a beat. Tonight’s spotlight challenge looks particularly cool:
TV Spot: Face Off – 604 Preview
And if you are a Face Off fan like me, you may want to check out Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, which premieres next month: TV Spot: Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge
Syfy debuts the new reality competition series, “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge,” Tuesday, March 25 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt following an all-new episode of Syfy’s acclaimed “Face Off.” The eight-episode series provides a fascinating window into the imaginative and wildly creative environment of world-class creature design, fabrication and mechanization.
Syfy introduces ten hopeful creature designers who have...
TV Spot: Face Off – 604 Preview
And if you are a Face Off fan like me, you may want to check out Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, which premieres next month: TV Spot: Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge
Syfy debuts the new reality competition series, “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge,” Tuesday, March 25 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt following an all-new episode of Syfy’s acclaimed “Face Off.” The eight-episode series provides a fascinating window into the imaginative and wildly creative environment of world-class creature design, fabrication and mechanization.
Syfy introduces ten hopeful creature designers who have...
- 2/4/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
"Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge" has cast Gigi Edgley as host of the new competition series coming to Syfy. The "Farscape" actress has a long history with the producing Jim Henson Company.
In the "Creature Shop Challenge," competitors will design and build various characters ranging from mechanical creations to whimsical beasts. Those that can best bring such creatures to life will vie for a $100,000 prize and a contract job for Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Starring as Chiana on "Farscape" -- a co-production with the Jim Henson Company, Edgley later went on to appear in numerous projects in both her native Australia and in the United States. Her credits include the USA mini-series, "The Starter Wife," and the acclaimed Australian drama, "The Secret Life of Us."
Edgley will be joined by a trio of judges on the show. Creature fabricator Beth Hathaway and creature designer Kirk Thatcher will critique the various...
In the "Creature Shop Challenge," competitors will design and build various characters ranging from mechanical creations to whimsical beasts. Those that can best bring such creatures to life will vie for a $100,000 prize and a contract job for Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Starring as Chiana on "Farscape" -- a co-production with the Jim Henson Company, Edgley later went on to appear in numerous projects in both her native Australia and in the United States. Her credits include the USA mini-series, "The Starter Wife," and the acclaimed Australian drama, "The Secret Life of Us."
Edgley will be joined by a trio of judges on the show. Creature fabricator Beth Hathaway and creature designer Kirk Thatcher will critique the various...
- 11/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Press Release:
Syfy Greenlights Jim Henson’S Creature Shop Challenge (working title) From The Jim Henson Company, Showcasing The Creation Of Elaborate And Awe-inspiring Life-like Characters Brian Henson To Judge New Reality-competition Series Coming To Syfy In 2014
New York – October 8, 2013 – Syfy greenlights an eight episode order for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge (working title), a competition series featuring ten aspiring creature creators competing to out-imagine one another in a series of challenges where they will build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts, bringing high-end inanimate creature designs to life. The contestants compete for $100,000 and the opportunity for the job of a lifetime – a contract working at the world-renowned Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™. The announcement was made today by Mark Stern, President of Original Content, Syfy.
Brian Henson serves as lead judge on the series. Henson is the Chairman of The Jim Henson Company and the Creature Shop.
Syfy Greenlights Jim Henson’S Creature Shop Challenge (working title) From The Jim Henson Company, Showcasing The Creation Of Elaborate And Awe-inspiring Life-like Characters Brian Henson To Judge New Reality-competition Series Coming To Syfy In 2014
New York – October 8, 2013 – Syfy greenlights an eight episode order for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge (working title), a competition series featuring ten aspiring creature creators competing to out-imagine one another in a series of challenges where they will build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts, bringing high-end inanimate creature designs to life. The contestants compete for $100,000 and the opportunity for the job of a lifetime – a contract working at the world-renowned Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™. The announcement was made today by Mark Stern, President of Original Content, Syfy.
Brian Henson serves as lead judge on the series. Henson is the Chairman of The Jim Henson Company and the Creature Shop.
- 10/10/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Syfy has ordered up eight episodes of the reality competition series "Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge." The series will find ten aspiring creature creators competing in a number of challenges to build the sort of elaborate, life-like beasts seen in such Henson productions as "Labyrinth," "Farscape," and "Dinosaurs." The contestants will compete for $100,000 and a contract to work at Creature Shop itself. Henson's son, Brian Henson -- Chairman of The Jim Henson Company and the Creature Shop -- will serve as lead judge on the series, while mentors will include Creature Shop artists Peter Brooke, John Criswell and Julie Zobel. "As 'Face Off'...
- 10/8/2013
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Syfy has greenlighted eight episodes of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, which will pit 10 aspiring creature creators competing in a series of challenges where they will build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts. The winner gets $100,000 and a contract working at the famed Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Jim Henson’s son Brian Henson is aboard as lead judge. This is the puppeteering version of the network’s Face Off, in which aspiring special effects makeup artists go head-to-head, and an early 2014 premiere is planned. Serving as mentors on Creature Shop Challenge will be three longtime Creature Shop artists: designer Peter Brooke, mechanization and animatronics master John Criswell, and fabrication and artistic specialist Julie Zobel. The Jim Henson Co is producing the series, with Brian Henson executive producing with his sister Lisa Henson, the company’s CEO who also is in production on Disney’s Alexander And The Terrible,...
- 10/8/2013
- by PATRICK HIPES, Managing Editor
- Deadline TV
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