Scary monster show at Swindon (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)

Scary monster show at Swindon

FRESH from sell-out performances in the West End and on Broadway, Tall Stories theatre company continues its hugely successful UK tour with The Gruffalo, a big scary monster of a show, which comes to the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon from Thursday to Sunday, September 8-11.

Adapted from Julia Donaldson's and Axel Scheffler's award-winning, best-selling book, the story follows Mouse into the deep, dark wood on a 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 officer, Owl, and the maraca-shaking party animal, Snake.

Rather than becoming the main course of their next meal, Mouse scares them away with stories of an imaginary monster friend - but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined?

A delectable tale about the adventures of a clever mouse in a forest full of predators, The Gruffalo is packed with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged three and upwards - and their adults.

Tickets from the box office on 01793 535534.