TERRIFIC tales for tiddlers should provide provide plenty of fun and enjoyment for toddlers and slightly bigger children in a special show that could provide answers to a number of unusual questions.
For instance - Will George The Giant make lots of friends? Will Monkey find his Mummy? Can the old lady really squash and squeeze all those animals in? And - Is Tiddler telling the truth?
The answers to these and much more will be provided at Malvern’s Festival Theatre when, following a West End run, Scamp Theatre present Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales, based on some of the best-loved books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler,.
They will be playing at Malvern on Monday and Tuesday, July 4 and 5, when the show will weave together live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters from some of the best-loved titles by Julia Donaldson including Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle. The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze”
There’ll be funky moves, toe-tapping tunes and giggles are guaranteed as audiences are taken under the sea, out on the farm and into the jungle! Tiddler and other Terrific Tales is the perfect treat for children of three years-plus and their families and friends.
Julia Donaldson is a British writer, playwright and performer, the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate and the prize-winning author of some of the world's most-loved children's books, most notably the modern classic The Gruffalo which has sold over five million copies worldwide.
She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Scarecrows’ Wedding, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Tiddler and other Terrific Tales.
Their books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Julia also received an MBE in 2011 for her services to Literature.
Tiddler and other Terrific Tales is created by the award-winning Scamp Theatre, which was founded in 2003 by award-winning producers Jennifer Sutherland and Louise Callow, and brings a range of theatrical live performance to audiences of all ages, with a focus on the adaptation of children’s literature.
Their other stage adaptations of Julia Donaldson’s works include Stick Man and The Scarecrows’ Wedding.
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