Blue Planet III Live in Concert - Manchester

A live presentation of the BBC natural history series Blue Planet III, staged at AO Arena in Manchester, combining large-screen footage with a new orchestral score performed on stage.

Blue Planet III Live in Concert pairs footage from the BBC series Blue Planet III with live orchestral music. The filmed material is shown on a giant Ultra HD screen, and the programme moves from coral reefs and shallow seas down to the deep-ocean places the series documents.

The score is a new work composed by Hans Zimmer, Thom Lukas and Laurentia Editha for Bleeding Fingers Music, and it is performed live by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Alongside the images, Executive Producer Elizabeth White, who hosts the evening, describes how the team filmed the series. The production is brought to Manchester by FKP Scorpio Entertainment UK under licence from BBC Studios, and follows the company's earlier concert versions of Blue Planet II, Planet Earth II and Planet Earth III.

The AO Arena, which hosts concerts in Manchester, is the venue for this performance. The show suits anyone interested in ocean wildlife and the filmmaking behind the BBC's natural history programmes.