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Series case study · Disney’s Mary Poppins
Ten films on how a practically perfect musical is made.
A ten-part, presenter-led behind-the-scenes series for Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins. Hosted by Gavin Creel, the episodes follow the character from book to screen to stage, and explore the sets, costumes, choreography, magic and music behind the West End production.
How we made the series.
One team across every episode: the same crew, the same look and the same standards, from the first film to the last.
01 · The briefTake audiences backstage
Show how a much-loved story became a West End musical, and what it takes to stage it every night.
03 · The outcomeA complete series
Ten standalone episodes that build into one story, for online, digital and social channels.
02 · Our approachPresenter-led, theme by theme
A host from the show guides each episode, with interviews from the creative team and cast alongside show and backstage footage.
04 · What we deliveredTen episodes
Presenter links
Creative team and cast interviews
Backstage filming
Show footage
Silent pre-roll loops
01 · Book, screen and stage
The World’s Favourite Nanny
Gavin Creel introduces the series and Mary Poppins’ journey from the page to the West End.
02 · Bringing Mary Poppins to the stage
Bringing Mary to Life on Stage
How two of the world’s biggest producers of musical theatre joined forces to create the show.
03 · Who is Mary Poppins?
Who Is Mary Poppins?
Where she comes from, what her powers are, and where she goes when the wind changes.
04 · The Banks family
The Residents of Cherry Tree Lane
The family at the heart of the story, and the world of Cherry Tree Lane.
05 · Jane and Michael
Being Jane and Michael Banks
The young roles that drive the story, and what it takes to play them.
06 · Set design
Creating Mary’s World
Bringing the Banks’ house, the park and the rooftops to the stage.
07 · Costume design
Designing Mary
How the costumes create a stage full of colourful characters and set the time and place.
08 · Dance and choreography
The Language of Movement
How the show replaces the film’s animation with dance, and why the choreography matters.
09 · Stage magic
The Magic of Mary
How the creative team moved Mary Poppins’ magic from the screen to the stage.
10 · The music
The Music of Mary
How classic songs were expanded and new ones written to move the story on.
More theatre and entertainment films
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Disney’s Aladdin
A behind-the-scenes documentary series for the stage musical.
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Disney’s The Lion King
Getting Ready to Roar: the departments behind the show.
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Eastside Educational Trust
Disney Musicals in Schools, filmed across the programme.
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