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Tales from Acorn Wood artwork. Background: A muddy path, with some grass and a tree. Foreground: A group of cartoon animals, including a pig, rabbit, rat, badger, fox and bear, play and interact with one another. Text reads (top to bottom): 'Tales from Acorn Wood. Live on Stage. Based on the favourite stories by Julia Donalson and Axel Scheffler. Featuring Rabbit's Nap. Fox's Socks. Hide-and-Seek Pig. Postman Bear. Based on the Tales from Acorn Wood stories (c) Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2000 and 2021, Published by Macmillan Children's Books'.
Tales from Acorn Wood artwork. Background: A muddy path, with some grass and a tree. Foreground: A group of cartoon animals, including a pig, rabbit, rat, badger, fox and bear, play and interact with one another. Text reads (top to bottom): 'Tales from Acorn Wood. Live on Stage. Based on the favourite stories by Julia Donalson and Axel Scheffler. Featuring Rabbit's Nap. Fox's Socks. Hide-and-Seek Pig. Postman Bear. Based on the Tales from Acorn Wood stories (c) Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2000 and 2021, Published by Macmillan Children's Books'.
Th cast of Tales from Acorn Wood stood with the Bear, Pig, Rabbit and Fox puppets in front of the stage set background of trees, green grass and blue sky.
Photo (c) Mark Senior
The Bear puppet in a kitchen set with puppeteers controlling Bear's hands to use a spoon in a mixing bowl
Photo (c) Mark Senior
The Rabbit puppet in a deckchair in front of a garden backdrop. Puppeteers kneel around Rabbit, controlling its arms, while another holds a butterfly above Rabbit.
Photo (c) Mark Senior
Three puppeteers control a red rabbit puppet, a green frog puppet and a brown mole puppet. The mole puppet is wearing red glasses.
Three puppeteers control a large squirrel puppet that is whisking food in a blue and white striped bowl.
Background: Two puppeteers control a large rabbit puppet. Behind them, a screen with a fence, grass and a tree projected onto it. Foreground: A puppeteer controls a tortoise puppet that is rising a small blue bicycle.

Tales From Acorn Wood

Based on the favourite stories by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

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Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience.

Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the clock? And Rat-a-tat-tat! Who’s that keeping tired Rabbit awake? You can also join in with Pig and Hen’s game of hide-and-seek and discover the special surprise Postman Bear is planning for his friends.

Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all the friends from Acorn Wood, this beautiful show from the team that brought you Dear Zoo Live and Dear Santa promises to be the perfect treat for children of all ages.

Tales from Acorn Wood © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2000, 2022 – Macmillan Children’s Books

★★★★

“A perfect family experience”

Reviews Hub

“A quality, charming production, true to the books, and well worth seeing whatever your age.”

Yorkshire Times

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Family, Theatre
Running time: 55 minutes, no interval
Age Guidance 1+
This performance contains smoke/haze

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