British comic book creation Bananaman is to bring his own eccentric brand of crime-fighting style to the stage.
Bananaman The Musical will take the much-loved DC Thomson character from the page to the stage in a major new musical production.
Produced by SightLine Entertainment in partnership with DC Thomson, the show has been written by Leon Parris, the award-winning writer and composer of the musicals Wolfboy, Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five, Stig of the Dump and Monte Cristo.
Bananaman burst into action in the short-lived Nutty comic in 1980, he then transferred to The Dandy before taking up residence in The Beano in 2012. The original comic strip was written and developed by Dave Donaldson and Steve Bright and drawn by John Geering.
Intended as an affectionate send-up of superheroes like Batman and Superman, the character was brought to the small screen in a BBC cartoon series in the 1980s featuring the voices of The Goodies: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
DC Thomson reportedly has plans for Bananaman’s big screen debut, but it now appears his musical incarnation will debut first.
Bananaman The Musical will be directed by Sightline Entertainment founder Fred Perry with Grant Murphy as assistant director and choreographer.
Further details are due to be announced at a special industry only reception on 2 February.
Angela Thomas
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