The Gruffalo is coming to town! (Status: Press release)
WHERE? The Festival Dance House, Towersey near Thame. WHEN? Sunday, August 29, 2010, at 3pm, as part of the awesom Toweresey Festival!
Don?t miss the hit musical adaptation of the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. ?A modern classic? The Observer
Following another sell-out run in the West End this Christmas, Tall Stories? live stage adaptation of the best-selling picture book The Gruffalo is back on UK tour and coming to Oxfordhsire!
Touring internationally since 2001, this magical musical adaptation of the best-selling picture book, The Gruffalo has been performed to over a million people the world over!
The award-winning book was recently voted the nation?s number one bedtime story by BBC Radio 2 listeners and even hit the small screens on Christmas Day in a star-studded TV adaptation on BBC1!
Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood? meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl, a maraca-shaking, party-mad Snake! Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined??
The Gruffalo is packed full with songs, laughs and fun for children aged 3 to 103!
The unique summer setting of The Festival Dance House in Towersey, near Thame is the perfect place to see this great family show. This huge marquee venue provides plenty of room to bring a blanket and cushions, spread out, bring some nibbles for your picnic (but don?t let the Gruffalo smell them!) and enjoy the show in the unique setting of this summer theatre in a marquee.
Watch a sneak preview online at www.gruffalolive.com
?Tall Stories have transformed a well-loved story into an exuberant, funny show? Time Out
?A rare treat to find a show that really is for all the family? The List *****
?Irresistibly charming? The Times
?An absolute delight? The Scotsman
?Monstrous fun? Daily Mail
