Interactive live family show based on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, with audience members stepping on stage for head-to-head challenges.
Jeff Kinney is bringing Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Fight or Flight Show to The Hexagon on Wednesday 11 November, starting at 6pm. It's a live family show built around Fight or Flight, the 21st book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series that follows middle schooler Greg Heffley.
Kinney's journey to the stage started long before the books hit the shelves. He began sketching ideas and illustrations in journals back in 1998, then posted daily instalments on Funbrain.com from May 2004. He eventually signed a multi-book deal with publisher Abrams, and the first book came out in 2007. Since then, the series has grown to 93 editions in 75 languages, selling more than 300 million copies worldwide. It's spawned four Awesome Friendly Kid spin-offs, four live-action films, four Disney+ animated features, a stage musical, and even a giant balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
On the night, the show is billed as an interactive one: audience members may step into the ring on stage for a series of head-to-head challenges, with feathers flying and funny jabs thrown. Age guidance is eight and over, and there's no meet-and-greet session at the venue.
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Tickets are £21.50 for an event ticket that includes a signed book; up to four additional tickets without books cost £9.50 each when booked alongside the package. The show is at The Hexagon, Queens Walk, Reading, RG1 7QF, on Wednesday 11 November at 6pm.
