From 31st May 2013, you can visit Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and of all your favourite Beano characters at London's Southbank Centre to celebrate 75 years of the country's favourite comic!
The Southbank Centre's main summer season festival, the 'Festival of Neighbourhood', opened it's doors on 11th May to what they are calling 'London's finest neighbourhood'. Within the festival, you will find Beanotown; curated and designed by HemingwayDesign with unique materials from DC Thomson's archive and printed by Surface View, this is one summer event not to miss out on.
The Beano Editor-in-Chief Mike Stirling said, “It’s a dream come true to see Beanotown coming to life at Southbank Centre. For me, the coolest thing is that, along with the depths of the oceans and some parts of the rainforest, Beanotown was the last great uncharted territory on earth – I feel like Christopher Columbus! If you think you know The Beano then think again… this exhibition provides all the anarchic fun of The Beano but with lots of added extras.”
Highlights of Beanotown include the chance to discover the story of The Beano since 1938, re-read your favourite annual ever in the Beanotown Library of Laughs, grab a piece of Beano history in the special shop with exclusive new products and snap yourself, dressed as your favourite character, in the Beanotown photo booth.
“The Beano is a true British institution and the whole team at HemingwayDesign have had a blast looking through the archive and helping to put Beanotown together. The artwork and stories are wonderful and show how British humour and irreverence can help us get through the toughest of times. There are always wonderful things to see and do at Southbank Centre and Beanotown brings a true multi-generational visitor attraction that has history, politics, subversion, art, design, laughter and sheer devilment running through it.”
- Wayne Hemingway MBE.
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To celebrate the opening of Beanotown, Surface View have teamed up with DC Thomson to host an exciting competition with the chance to win one of 15 copies of the last ever printed issue of The Dandy!
To enter, go to the Surface View homepage and follow the link for the competition.
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Beanotown is open from 31st May - 8th September 2013, from 11am-7pm.
Entry is free.
Festival Village, Southbank Centre, London.