The Gruffalo

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When:

Sun 12 Jun ’11, 11:30am	Saving
Sun 12 Jun ’11, 1:30pm	Saving

Where: Queenstown Events Centre, Joe O'Connell Drive, Frankton, Queenstown Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Adult: $27.00
Child: $20.00
Booking fees may apply

Website:

www.gruffalo.co.nz

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SWPR Ltd

“This whimsical, imaginative show is pitched at just the right level... clever storytelling... enchanting characterisation... a rare treat that really is for all the family” – The Scotsman

The West End production of the monster hit children’s tale The Gruffalo comes to Queenstown for a very limited season in June.

Whether their favourite food is roasted fox, owl ice cream, scrambled snake or Gruffalo crumble, audiences eat up this delectable tale about the adventures of a clever little mouse in a forest full of predators.

The Gruffalo is at the Queenstown Entertainment Centre on Sunday 12 June as part of a South Island tour, following the sold-out North Island tour in 2010.

London’s Tall Stories Theatre Company have toured in Britain, Europe, America and beyond with this transformation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved story and the show has been an even bigger hit in Australia, with sold-out seasons and a prestigious 2009 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Children.

Adapted from the Gold Award-winning children's book, The Gruffalo follows Mouse into the deep dark wood on a lunchtime hunt for hazelnuts. Armed with just a nut map and a very vivid imagination, Mouse runs into the smirking, wheeler-dealer Fox; an eccentric, retired Woodland Air Force General Owl; and the maraca-shaking, party animal Snake.

Rather than becoming the main course of their next meal, Mouse kills their appetites with stories of an imaginary monster friend. Little does this clever critter know but Mouse will have to escape the jaws of this faux protector as well.

In a production that has become the toast of London’s West End, Tall Stories vibrantly reinvents this delightful tale through its signature style of bold, multifaceted storytelling.

This triumphant trio of performers fill the forest with colourful characters and toe tapping, sing-along songs capturing the magic of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s adored modern classic.

“The cast of three bring the story to wonderful life... an irresistibly charming tale told with refreshing simplicity” – The Times (London)

"funny, charming and smart... brings the house down" – Sydney Morning Herald

For more information on The Gruffalo’s tour to New Zealand, visit www.gruffalo.co.nz