Oh help, oh no! Here comes the Gruffalo!

By Amanda Wilkins - 2 October 2024

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A musical adaptation of The Gruffalo will be coming to the Wyvern Theatre, on Thursday 13 – Friday 14 March 2025.

Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 

Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the high-spirited Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

Songs, laughs and monstrous fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the much-loved show that’s toured Britain and the world!  The Gruffalo is the smash hit show by the internationally acclaimed theatre company, Tall Stories. The show premiered in the UK in 2001 and has been touring successfully around the world ever since.

Tall Stories use a physical storytelling style combined with original songs to create a lively theatrical experience that embraces its audience. In this show there are three performers, catchy songs and comedy.

The Gruffalo was first published 25 years ago in 1999. Regarding The Gruffalo’s 25th celebration, Julia Donaldson says of her book: “It’s hard to believe that the Gruffalo is a quarter of a century old. Nowadays it’s not all that unusual for parents to tell me that they remember the book being read to them.

“Although that makes me feel rather old, it’s actually great to know that families all over the world are sharing the story, and grown-ups reading aloud are putting on different voices to entertain their children.”

Illustrator Axel Scheffler says: “The Gruffalo and the Mouse have come a long way in the last twenty five years and it is hard for me to imagine all the children and families around the world who regularly read the story, often in their own language.

"When I first read Julia’s story and did the first sketches we had no idea what The Gruffalo would become and how many young readers would read and love the picture book in the following years."

You can watch the trailer at www.gruffalolive.com

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