Walking with Dinosaurs spectacular roars into Arena Birmingham - with pictures and video
Dinosaurs will once again roam the earth – in this case the West Midlands – as a £15 million show stomps into Birmingham.
Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular kicks off at Arena Birmingham today and is set to amaze audiences for three days until Saturday.
Based on the award-winning BBC television series, the dinosaurs will return this time with Springwatch and Countryfile presenter Michaela Strachan, who is playing a paleontologist called ‘Huxley’.
The popular show has been watched by over nine million people in more than 250 cities around the world and opened its UK leg of its World Tour in Newcastle earlier this week.
The £15m production features new, state of the art technology, and this updated production is set to showcase spectacular and colourful changes to the dinosaurs based on the latest scientific research, with some species having feathers for the first time.
The show is produced by Global Creatures and CEO Carmen Pavlovic, who said: “I am thrilled that Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular is embarking on an international tour.
“A new generation is ready to experience these life–size beasts in this awe-inspiring spectacle, which has still not been matched in terms of scale and quality. Many of our creatures have ‘evolved’ since the last tour, now featuring distinctive display feathers, head crests and tail fans, reflecting recent discoveries about the physical nature of these massive creatures. This show remains a must-see for audiences of all ages.”
The one-hour, 40-minute show depicts the dinosaurs’ evolution, including scenes of interactions between dinosaurs, how carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to walk on two legs, and how herbivores fender off their more agile predators.
Eighteen different dinosaurs across nine species will come to life, including the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period, the Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the Cretaceous period and of course the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The largest of the dinosaurs on show, the Brachiosaurus, stands at 11 metres tall and 17 metres from nose to tail.
Find out more about the show and ticket details here
