A STAGE version of the popular children's television show Lazy Town can be seen from Friday, February 8 to Sunday, February 10 at the Bristol Hippodrome.

LazyTown is an award-winning show, also proving to be a TV hit for children across the globe - it currently airs in over 100 countries.

British children are now among the first to have their own new stage version. LazyTown Live! is packed with moves, music, fun and a great story, all set in a colourful, fast-paced, upside-down world.

Featuring a new UK cast, LazyTown Live! started its tour in October 2007 at venues in London (Hackney Empire and Hammersmith Apollo), Woking, Northampton and Glasgow. The tour is now continuing across the UK until August this year.

Stephanie, an optimistic and enthusiastic girl with bright pink hair, comes to live in LazyTown and meets a zany mix of kids and grown-ups, including the world's laziest super-villain, Robbie Rotten. Fortunately for Stephanie, Sportacus, a slightly above average superhero who jumps, leaps, flips and flies his way around LazyTown in his airship, is also on hand to help the townsfolk battle Robbie's latest lazy schemes.

LazyTown is promoted as being "jam-packed with action, energy and a powerful message that will energise and inspire children everywhere."

Conceived, written and directed by Icelander Magnús Scheving (who also plays Sportacus in the TV show), LazyTown is a life-style brand for young children. With its lessons about making healthy food choices and being physically active, the show aims to provide children with positive role models, while still being a lot of fun.