Brainiac Live coming to the Belgrade
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Brainiac Live, the Olivier award-winning family science spectacular is coming to The Belgrade on Saturday, 20 June with performances at 12.30pm and 3pm. Running time 1 hour, suitable for 5 years and upwards, but great for all the family.
Preview
After winning the 2025 Olivier Award for Best Family Show, the science sensation Brainiac Live will visit the Belgrade Theatre on Saturday 20 June as part of its UK tour and prior to a West End season.
More mischievous than ever before, the UK’s original and favourite family science show explodes on stage and takes audiences on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful. Watch from the safety of your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all of those things on stage that you’re far too scared (and definitely not allowed) to do at home.
Produced by Dan Colman, with Andy Joyce as Creative Director, Damian Stanton as Designer, with a revolving company of cast and presenters.
Dan Colman says, "After Winning the Olivier Award for Best Family Show last year which was a huge moment for us, 2026 promises to be our busiest year yet. – We’re are thrilled to see Brainiac Live as popular as ever and to be taking the show on tour across the UK and to be returning to the West End and of course playing to family audiences across Butlins Holiday resorts. There’s nothing quite like the look on kids’ faces when they see our daredevil experiments live on stage – but remember, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!”
In conversation with Diane Parkes, Andy Joyce said that while he may have presented and helped develop the hit show Brainiac Live! for more than 15 years but he is no science boffin. He says, that is the whole point of the show which is aimed less at child Einsteins and more at families who enjoy a good time.
He said, “When we are developing the show, what we are looking for is a ‘wow’ moment, something that either makes a noise, has a huge effect or creates a bang. It needs to have that pay off but it also has to be interesting. Over the years we have had many kids come up to us at the end of the show and say that they will enjoy science now, that it’s fun. Hopefully they can take that back into school and perhaps the next time they go into a science lesson it helps them enjoy it a bit more and understand it in a different way. That is what we as performers take away from the show.”
Brainiac Live! plays the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry on Saturday 20 June, for more information and tickets see www.belgrade.co.uk
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