The Gruffalo
Production by Christine Dunstan and Tall Stories
THE GRUFFALO by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is one of the most popular story books in the world. Christine Dunstan Productions has reproduced the original London production by Tall Stories Theatre Company, a wonderful adaptation of the award winning picture book published by Macmillan Children's Books into a live musical play, which has played to West End and Broadway sell-out seasons.
Whether their favourite food is roasted fox, owl ice cream, scrambled snake or Gruffalo crumble, audiences eat up this delectable tale about the adventures of a clever little mouse in a forest full of predators.
THE GRUFFALO follows Mouse into the deep dark wood on a lunchtime hunt for hazelnuts. Armed with just a nut map and a very vivid imagination, Mouse runs into the smirking, wheeler-dealer Fox; an eccentric, retired Woodland Air Force General Owl; and the maraca-shaking, party animal Snake. Rather than becoming the main course of their next meal, Mouse kills their appetites with stories of an imaginary monster friend. Little does this clever critter know but Mouse will have to escape the jaws of this faux protector as well. In a production that has become the toast of London's West End, Tall Stories vibrantly reinvents this delightful tale through its signature style of bold, multifaceted storytelling.
This monster of a show beautifully captures the magic of Donaldson and Scheffler's adored "modern classic" (The Observer). Your imagination will run wild with colourful characters, toe tapping sing-along songs, laughs and fun for children aged 3 and up, and their adults, when the Gruffalo and the Mouse commence their adventurous journey.
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