Julia Donaldson News

Segerstrom Center for the Arts' is offering virtual field trip performances by two popular artists who have been featured in the annual Family Series. Tall Stories Theatre Company's production of The Snail and the Whale and Latin Grammy Award nominee Sonia De Los Santos.

Little Angel Theatre turns 60 and announces its upcoming spring-summer season.

Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts announced that its beloved Clover Sonoma Family Fun Series returns 2021 with five free virtual performances for young audiences and their families. The series kicks off January 23–24 with PETE THE CAT, based on the book series by Eric Litwin.

Freckle Productions' hit stage adaptation of Stick Man will be available to stream for the first time this Christmas. Filmed at the final performance at the Rose Theatre Kingston last week, just hours before London moved into Tier 3 and the production was forced to close, this made-for-TV version of the show will be available for a limited period until Sunday 3 January.

Due to the huge success of the live-streamed performances of 'The Gruffalo' as well as the very sad news that the 'in-person' run of 'The Gruffalo's Child' at Alexandra Palace had to be canceled due to London's Tier 3 restrictions, leading family theatre company Tall Stories will make the recording of 'The Gruffalo' live-stream performance available to audiences across the country.

Rose Theatre reopened its doors to audiences last week following the end of the second national lockdown and has announced several upcoming shows for spring 2021.

The Gruffalo's Child will be arriving at Alexandra Palace Theatre for a limited Christmas season this weekend 5 December 2020 – 3 January 2021. 

Splash into summer with the CDP Kids Summer Spectacular! This January, some of Australia's favourite children's books – Magic Beach, Room on the Broom and The 91-Storey Treehouse – will be brought to life on The Concourse and Seymour Centre stages in a series of fantastic family fun shows to delight literary fans both young and old, these school holidays.

Olivia Jacobs is one of the founding artistic directors of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories. She spoke to BroadwayWorld about directing The Gruffalo’s Child, coming soon to Alexandra Palace.

Following a successful virtual tour of 'The Snail and the Whale' over October half-term, leading family theatre company Tall Stories will present a special live-streamed version of their much-loved stage adaptation of 'The Gruffalo' from 11-13 December 2020.

CDP has announced a return season for the popular ROOM ON THE BROOM at QUT Gardens Theatre in January 2021.

The award-winning team behind The Gruffalo and The 91-Storey Treehouse returns to Adelaide this December with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up - and their grown-ups in Room on the Broom - Live on Stage from 20-23 December in the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre. Tickets are on sale now.

Internationally acclaimed theatre company Tall Stories brings its celebrated production of The Gruffalo's Child to the beautiful Alexandra Palace Theatre for a limited Christmas season from 28 November 2020 – 3 January 2021.

Coventry's Belgrade Theatre will host its second virtual theatre tour this October when Tall Stories (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom) bring the tale of The Snail and the Whale to life on stage. Inspired by the much-loved book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, their acclaimed adaptation will be streamed live to Coventry families on 28 Oct.

Tall Stories will present its acclaimed stage reimagining of 'The Snail and the Whale' in a series of livestreamed performances this October. The production, inspired by the much-loved book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, will be available to audiences around the world to watch from home.

Freckle Productions has announced that Stick Man, based on the book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, will return to the stage this Christmas for a 4-week run at Rose Theatre Kingston from Thursday 10 December.

Today, Rose Theatre has announced it will re-open for an autumn 'Return to the Rose Season' of live performances from 28th October. This news comes exactly six months on from its enforced closure.

Cadogan Hall is resuming live indoor performances with socially distanced audiences from Wednesday 30 September. Throughout the rest of the year, the Hall will host a series of concerts and events, including three performances from players from resident ensemble the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the EFG London Jazz Festival.

Last week Underbelly launched a fundraiser to support artists who were due to appear at Underbelly Fringe 2020. 100% of all donations received go straight to artists from this year's planned programme.

Joe Stilgoe is a well-known pianist, singer and songwriter. Over the past few years, he's turned his hand to composing musicals such as The Jungle Book and The Midnight Gang. The Midnight Gang, based on David Walliams' novel of the same name is currently available online as part of the Chichester Festival Theatre at Home series. We spoke to Joe about his career and how he is spending lockdown.