Grandad Anansi

Telford Theatre On Tour in Partnership with Arts Alive.

Abi and her Grandad tell each other Anansi folktales. They play games and share secrets as they work together in the garden.

Grandad is as smart and mischievous as the wily Anansi legend, a part human, part spider and the subject of many West African and Caribbean folk stories. Can he find a way to tell his granddaughter about his plans to return to Jamaica, his beloved homeland?

Grandad Anansi is an uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go that celebrates storytelling and shines a light on Jamaican culture and the Windrush generation.

Written by award-winning children’s author Elayne Ogbeta, Grandad Anansi is a Half Moon and Z-arts co-production: an exciting collaboration by the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company and Manchester’s unique venue for children and families.

Grandad Anansi won Best Performance at the Manchester Culture Awards 2023.