BBC Worldwide has announced the dates for the first CBeebies at the Theatre show. The 45-venue national tour will open this March.

Following the success of CBeebies Live!, BBC Worldwide has produced a musical family adventure for local theaters across the UK.

The show features CBeebies’ characters including PC Plum, Jenny Jumble, Postman Pat and Jess, Boo, Bill & Ben, the Jakers and the Koala Brothers, Tamba from Tikkabilla, and Tommy Zoom.

Craig Stanley, general manager of live entertainment, BBC Worldwide, says, “Our ambition for CBeebies at the Theatre was to take some of the elements of the arena tour and transfer it to a more intimate experience for children. We are taking the show around the country to ensure that as many children as possible get to see their favorite characters up close. For parents, the recycling theme has educational benefit packed into this entertaining show. Let’s Play has something for everyone and we have high hopes for its success now that tickets have gone on sale.”

BBC Worldwide is also launching a Web site to accompany children’s TV series “Animalia” at www.animalia.tv, based on the book by Graeme Base. The CGI animated “Animalia” charts the adventures of human heroes Alex and Zoe as they are swept from their local library into Animalia, a world of speaking animals.

The Web site, created by children’s new media agency Complete Control, features games and activities, including the chance to play along on drums, develop memory skills, and coordination techniques.

BBC Worldwide is the distributor and licensing agent for “Animalia.” Opportunities exist for a master toy license, plus board games, computer games, action figures, plush, back-to-school products, and stationery.

The DVD, “Animalia: Where Animals Rule!,” will be available from March 2008, published by BBC Worldwide.