Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood…..
Celebrating 25 years in 2024 since The Gruffalo was first published, audiences are invited to join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood as Tall Stories bring their magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to the West End this summer from 17 July – 8 September at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.
The live production of The Gruffalo by the internationally acclaimed theatre company, Tall Stories premiered in the UK in 2001 and has been touring successfully around the world ever since. Tall Stories create lively, interactive theatrical experiences with physical storytelling style and original music. Their celebrated production of The Gruffalo has been performed in 16 countries and 5 continents – including ten West End seasons, twice at Sydney Opera House, twice on Broadway, and once at the National Theatre!
The Gruffalo was first published by Macmillan Children’s Books on 23rd March 1999 and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The acclaimed picture book is the winner of numerous awards including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Blue Peter Book Award and has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and been translated in over 57 different languages. It was voted the Nation’s Favourite Bedtime Story by BBC Radio 2 poll and in summer 2023, a survey found that The Gruffalo is the first book read by parents to one in eight children in the UK. The BAFTA-nominated animated film adaptation of the book was watched by an audience of 10 million on BBC One on Christmas Day.
Casting for The Gruffalo at the Lyric Theatre this summer includes David Scotland as The Gruffalo, Elouise Warboys as Mouse, Kemi Clake as Fox, Owl & Snake and Cameron Baker-Stewart as the Understudy.
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: 17 July – 8 September
Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1D 7ES
Tickets: The Gruffalo - Tall Stories