Tales from Acorn Wood is Worthing Easter treat

It will be performed at the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing on Wednesday, April 5 at 2pm and Thursday, April 6 at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Tickets are available from £15.50 on www.wtm.uk or call the WTM box office on 01903 206206.

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.

Julia Donaldson said: “I am really happy that the Tales from Acorn Wood are now moving to the stage. Fans of the books are bound to enjoy seeing the four main characters – Fox, Bear, Pig and Rabbit – brought to life through NLP’s clever staging. Live performance and songs are both very close to my heart and I am sure this production will delight children and families.

“The show is packed full of toe-tapping songs and an array of beautifully crafted puppets, as well as striking state of the art staging, projection and technology which incorporates the much-loved lift-the flap elements of the book on stage.”

Axel Scheffler added: “I have always enjoyed illustrating the Tales from Acorn Wood stories; the wide cast of animal friends is fun to draw, and I enjoy developing their world through my pictures. I am very pleased that the NLP team is using state of the art staging and technology to create a brilliant experience for children, and I am looking forward to seeing it all, especially how they create the lift-the flap effects on stage!”

NLP have assembled a creative team including choreographer Johnny Autin as puppet director, who will be working alongside director Brad Fitt, production designer Ian Westbrook, who has designed numerous Birmingham Hippodrome pantomimes, alongside motion graphic designer Louise Rhoades-Brown and lighting designer Alex Musgrave. Puppets have been created by Deborah Mingham.