Documentary series · Disney’s Mary Poppins
The story behind the world’s favourite nanny.
A nine-part behind-the-scenes documentary series for Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s stage musical Mary Poppins, hosted by Gavin Creel, who played Bert in the West End. This episode traces Mary Poppins from P.L. Travers’ books to the Disney film and on to the stage.
The projectClient
Disney
Production
Mary Poppins, the stage musical
Sector
Theatre
Service
Documentary video
Film
7 min 20 sec (episode 1 of 9)
Where it ran
Online, digital and social channels
From brief to finished film.
How we told the story of an icon across a nine-part series.
01 · The briefTake audiences behind the magic
Disney wanted a series that gave fans and theatregoers the story behind Mary Poppins, from the books and the film to the creative teams who brought her to the stage.
03 · The outcomeA nine-part series
Nine episodes covering the origins, the music, the design, the movement and the characters of the show, led by this 7 min 20 sec opener. Shared across online, digital and social channels.
02 · Our approachA host, the experts and the archive
We built each episode around a presenter from the show, interviews with Disney’s historians, producers and the original songwriter, and a rich mix of archive, illustrations, London locations and stage footage.
04 · What we deliveredNine episodes, one world
Nine documentary episodes
Presenter-led format with Gavin Creel
Interviews with historians, producers and songwriters
Archive, illustration and London location footage
Behind the scenes
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On stage
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The books
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London
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Poppin’s Court
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The songwriters
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Mary Poppins
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In the film“I asked P.L. Travers if she’d ever known anybody like Mary Poppins. And she turned rather acerbically to me and said, “Well, have you ever met anyone like Mary Poppins?””
Brian Sibley, Disney historian
In the film“If you don’t have a story, a good story, you don’t have anything.”
Richard M. Sherman, original music and lyrics
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