Tiddler and other Terrific Tales is on tour this spring. Photo Robin Savage
Tiddler and other Terrific Tales is on tour this spring. Photo Robin Savage

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales directed by Sally Cookson is currently on a marathon tour starting in Bromley and continuing until June when it ends in Bury St Edmunds. The production is by the team behind Stick Man Live, a play that has also visited theatres across the country in the last few years. It is an original Scamp Theatre production staged this time by Freckle Productions. More details at http://tiddlerlive.com/ Under the sea, out on the farm and into the jungle, these terrific tales are woven together with live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters from Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler’s best-loved titles: Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze More children’s theatre at  http://www.harrymottram.co.uk/

Tour dates

FEBRUARY 2018

  • 10 – 11 Feb BROMLEY Churchill Theatre020 3285 6000
  • 12 – 13 Feb RICHMOND Theatre0844 871 7651
  • 15 – 18 Feb BRISTOL Old Vic0117 987 7877
  • 19 Feb GUILDFORD G Live01483 369350
  • 22 – 23 Feb CARDIFF Sherman Theatre029 2064 6900
  • 24 – 25 Feb TAUNTON The Brewhouse01823 283 244
  • 26 – 27 Feb BOURNEMOUTH Pavilion Theatre0844 576 3000

MARCH 2018

  • 1 -3 Mar DARTFORD Orchard Theatre01322 220000
  • 4 Mar LONDON artsdepot020 8369 5454
  • 12 – 13 Mar SOUTHPORT Theatre0844 871 3021
  • 16 – 18 Mar SALFORD QUAYS The Lowry0843 208 6010
  • 26 – 27 Mar LLANDUDNO Venue Cymru01492 872000
  • 28 Mar LYTHAM ST ANNES Lowther Pavilion01253 794 221
  • 30 Mar – 3 Ap BIRMINGHAM Town Hall0121 780 3333

APRIL 2018

  • 5 -6 Apr COLCHESTER Mercury01206 573948
  • 7 Apr READING Hexagon0118 960 6060
  • 8 -9 Apr WATFORD Palace Theatre01923 225671
  • 11 – 15 Apr LONDON Leicester Square Theatre020 7734 2222
  • 20 – 21 Apr NEWCASTLE Tyne Theatre & Opera House0844 249 1000
  • 22 – 23 Apr LINCOLN New Theatre Royal01522 519999
  • 29 – 30 Apr YEOVIL Octagon Theatre01935 422884

MAY 2018

  • 4 -6 May HERTFORD Theatre01992 531500
  • 7 May CRAWLEY The Hawth01293 553636
  • 8 – 9 May WINCHESTER Theatre Royal01962 840 440
  • 11 – 12 May CORBY The Core at Corby Cube01536 470470
  • 13 – 14 May CANTERBURY Gulbenkian01227 769075
  • 20 May NOTTINGHAM Playhouse0115 941 9419
  • 22 May ILKLEY King’s Hall01274 432000
  • 23 May MIDDLESBROUGH Theatre01642 81 51 81
  • 25 – 27 May LONDON Leicester Square Theatre020 7734 2222
  • 28 – 30 May SOUTHEND Palace Theatre01702 351135

JUNE 2018

  • 1 – 3 Jun BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal01284 769505