THERE'S A TIGER IN THE GARDEN
Booking for 2025
A new theatrical adaptation of Lizzy Stewart’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winning book for family audiences.
Age range 3 –103.
Photo credit: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Robin Mair
“This lively, compact, musical play is a visual feast with a colour palette lifted straight from the illustrations in the book that provides the source and inspiration for the play. ”
Our 2023 theatre tour visited:
Jackson’s Lane (London) / Applecart Arts (London) / Half Moon Theatre (London), Attenborough Arts Centre (Leicester) / Blackfriars Priory (Gloucester) / Brewhouse Arts Centre / Cambridge Junction / Easton Community Centre / Grand Junction (London) / Komedia (Brighton) / Royal Opera House (London) / Taunton Brewhouse / Tobacco Factory (Bristol)
Bored at home with nothing to do, Nora is sent out to play in the garden in search of a tiger. Have your imaginations at the ready as our story unfolds and we see Nora’s world grow around her.
Following sold out tours in 2021/2022 and a hugely succesful regional tour in 2023, this theatrical adaptation of Lizzy Stewart’s prize winning book continues to delight more families.
For family audiences aged 0 –103, this new piece of music theatre brings Nora’s story to young audiences across the country. Using puppetry, imaginative design and music – audiences are invited to join Nora as she discovers dragonflies as big as her head, plants that can eat you (and your toy giraffe) whole, a polar bear that likes fishing and maybe, just possibly, a tiger in the garden.
Check out some of the little extras that might make your experience better
Extras
Behind the scenes
Want to find out more about our upcoming performances and meet some of the Makers - check out below.
General Trailer, 2022
Audience Feedback
“Gorgeous production, my kids were mesmerised.’
Audience Feedback
‘Absolutely captivating.’
‘Enthralling and engaging.’
Listen up.
Whilst we don’t have a full cast recording of the show (yet - email us if you’d like one!) You can have a listen to the backing tracks for this production. Composed and performed by Freya Wynn-Jones. Recording and Production by Cate Ferris.
Community Performances
As part of our commitment to bring extraordinary theatre to young people and families we continue to partner with local groups to bring affordable, high-quality theatre to as wide an audience as possible. In 2021/2022, this included Voices in Exile, Foundry Healthcare, Moulescoomb Primary School, WOLO Foundation and St Bartholomew’s School. This year, we are supported by Chalk Cliff Trust to enable even more community groups to enjoy high quality theatre.
“Bringing the performing arts to our community allowed our children and their families to grow beyond the here and now and let their imaginations flourish with creativity. With affordable access to children’s shows such as ‘There’s a Tiger in the Garden’ families find a new-found appreciation for artful expression, a child writes a story that takes them on a journey around the world, kids bring the show to life by expanding their pretend play. All of these kids are filled with creative potential that can profoundly impact their futures and by bringing the arts to them, you send the message that their potential is recognised, supported, and most importantly, worth caring for.”
