Tiny and Tall Productions takes Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie’s beloved children’s book The Detective Dog on UK tour.
Tiny and Tall Productions are heading on a UK tour with a stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie’s best-selling children’s book The Detective Dog, using creative captions and British Sign Language to make the show accessible to deaf children and their families. Opening in Harrogate, this charming tale of a dog with an extraordinary snout will thrill audiences of all ages with incredible puppetry, heartwarming music and magical scent technology!
The Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books, reading, libraries and the powerful, heart-warming relationship between a little boy and his rather special dog. It follows the story of young owner Peter’s very special furry friend with an ever-sniffing nose. Brought to life using innovative puppetry, families can follow Nell and Peter on a sleuth’s journey as they uncover the culprit of a mysterious book disappearance at Peter’s school. The show will feature joyful rhymes and toe-tapping beats accompanying the characters as they race across town on their quest.
Award-winning children’s book The Detective Dog is written by Julia Donaldson CBE (The Gruffalo, 1999; Room On The Broom, 2001; A Squash And A Squeeze, 1993) and illustrated by Sara Ogilvie (Dogs Don’t Do Ballet, 2010; The Worst Princess, 2012; Sir Lilypad, 2015). Both author and illustrator are renowned for inspiring, popular rhyming stories for children, that will be brought to life in Tiny and Tall Productions’ exciting new stage adaptation.
Trailer: The Detective Dog | Tiny & Tall Productions | R&D Trailer
Director Peta Maurice comments, This project is an important step forward in making family shows accessible to more children. We are working hard to transform this gorgeous story into a production that deaf and hearing families can both enjoy, using lots of fun physicality, creative captioning, dance and some British Sign Language. The music and songs will be as visually brilliant as they are fantastic to listen to. We also are going to bring in scent technology into foyers, where the children can smell the smells that appear in the story so it will be a multi sensory extravaganza! I'm really looking forward to bringing the team together to play in the rehearsal room at the end of January and we're all very excited to bring this production to theatres across the UK in 2025.
The Detective Dog 8th – 9th March 2025
Jackson's Lane 269A Archway Rd, London N6 5SS
Tickets: The Detective Dog - Jacksons Lane Events
See website for all tour dates: Tiny & Tall Productions