Fri 28 November 2025 ➡ Sun 11 January 2026

The Gruffalo's Child

Name: The Gruffalo's Child
Start: 2025-11-28
End: 2026-01-11
Location: Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury

at Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury, London

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Adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning picture book

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should
Ever set foot in the deep dark wood…

Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. She follows snowy tracks and encounters mysterious creatures – but the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does he?

Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and adventure for everyone aged 3 to 103.

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood… But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist… does he? Tall Stories Theatre Company returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's award-winning sequel to life in this magical, musical adaptation. Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up, and their adults... 'Lovingly and simply brought to the stage' (Evening Standard) 'Fun, daft and a little scary!' (Time Out) 'Perfect children's entertainment' (The Scotsman) 'Everything good children's theatre should be' (The List).

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