The Gruffalo

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Available to 8 September 2024

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Get your tickets to The Gruffalo in London for one of the best London plays for families in 2024

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood...

Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler - celebrating 25 years in 2024!  

Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the high-spirited Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

Songs, laughs and monstrous fun for children aged three and up and their grown-ups, in the much-loved show that’s toured Britain and the world!

See The Gruffalo in 2024 at the Lyric Theatre from Wednesday 17th of July to Sunday 8th of September 2024. 

London,
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How to find us

By rail:

The nearest national rail station to the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue is Charing Cross (10-15 minute walk). Cross over the road at the traffic lights outside Charing Cross station and then turn left down Ducannon Street. By Trafalgar Square, head straight up St Martin’s Place to Charing Cross Road for about 5 minutes. As Charing Cross Road meets Shaftesbury Avenue, turn left. Head straight down Shaftesbury Avenue and the Lyric Theatre will be on your right hand side.

By tube:

The nearest tube station to the Lyric Theatre is Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines), with Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly lines) also near by.

  • Piccadilly Circus (2 mins) - From Piccadilly Circus head straight out of the station and turn left up Great Windmill Street. Take the immediate right onto Shaftesbury Avenue and the Lyric Theatre will be on your left hand side.
  • Leicester Square (5 mins) - Out of Leicester Square station head towards Leicester Square itself. As you pass the square, turn right up Rupert Street then left onto Shaftesbury Avenue. The theatre will be on the right hand side.

By bus:

For buses to Shaftesbury Avenue:  12, 14, 19, 38
For buses to Regent Street: 6, 15, 23, 88, 93, 139, 159, 453

By car:

The Lyric Theatre is situated within the London Congestion Charging Zone which applies weekdays (not bank holidays) from 7am until 6pm and costs £11.50 per day. If you are driving to the theatre after 6pm then you will not be charged.

By taxi:

Plenty of black cabs can be found along Shaftesbury Avenue and can be hailed down with ease. There is also a designated taxi rank outside Charing Cross rail station.

The duration of The Gruffalo is one hour, with no interval. 

The Gruffalo is suitable for all ages 3+. 

The cast for the Gruffalo includes: 

  • Althea Burey as Mouse
  • Ashley Sean-Cook as The Gruffalo
  • Jake Addley as Fox, Owl & Snake

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