This is a community production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, with high-performance values and a promise that the car will fly over the audience.

Featuring the south coast's top amateur actors, young and old, we sent Xan to the Kings Theatre, Portsmouth to meet key figures and uncover more about the show. Here are his interviews.

Jack Edwards - show director and also Artistic Director, Kings Theatre

Child Catcher - Daniel Vaughan

Paul Clements and Georgia Deloise - Potts and Truly

The Car Is The Star

On Saturday 18 March Chitty Chitty Bang Bang paid a flying visit to the city of Portsmouth.

The car and its owners, Nicholas and Carolyn Pointing, headed over from their home on the Isle of Wight courtesy of Wightlink Ferries and landed in Gunwharf Quays in the Centre Courtyard at 8.am where the crowds had already started to arrive.

There was an overwhelmingly affectionate response to the car with people coming from far and wide to see the car and have their photos taken with this beautiful vehicle.

Based on the beloved 1968 film version of Ian Fleming’s novel, it has an unforgettable score by the Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins),  including “Hushabye Mountain”, “Truly Scrumptious”, “Toot Sweets”, “Me ‘Ol Bam-Boo” and the title song “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” to name a few. 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang  really is a show that has something for everybody, with dazzling effects, a live orchestra, spectacular dancing, a magical flying car and the usual high production standards synonymous with The Kings Theatre.

Buy your tickets from https://www.kingsportsmouth.co.uk/