Julia Donaldson News

David Gilmore, Artistic Director, has confirmd details of the upcoming season of main house productions at the St. James Theatre. The 312 seat main house is an exciting alternative to the West End, staging a varied programme of quality plays and musicals and featuring excellent sightlines from every seat. The intimate studio space incorporates the very best of both established and emerging talent in the worlds of cabaret, music, comedy and theatre. The informal bar and brasserie on the ground floor, and the elegant Carrara restaurant on the first floor cater for all pre and post-theatre tastes. Earlier this month, the St. James Theatre was one of only seven theatres shortlisted for the My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award out of over 225 theatre venues across the country.

COCA provides child, teen and adult classes in Art and Design, Early Childhood, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Social and Cultural Dance, Fitness, Theatre, and Voice and Music. Multi-class discounts and payment plans available. 2014 Winter/Spring arts classes begin Tuesday, January 21. Classes are held at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Call 314.725.6555 or visit www.cocastl.org for more information.

The shortlist has been announced for the only national literary award voted for entirely by kids - the Red House Children's Book Award.

On the Lyceum Stage from Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 October, Room on the Broom has been adapted and produced for the stage by Julia Donaldson MBE and Axel Scheffler (creators of The Gruffulo), and tells the spellbinding story of a witch and her cat as they struggle to retrieve their belongings after a blustering storm.

TALL STORIES' magical, musical stage adaptation of THE GRUFFALO returns for a sixth sensational West End season, making it a firm favourite and the perfect festive treat for the whole family at the LYRIC THEATRE, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE from WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2013 to SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2014.

Scamp Theatre & Watford Palace Theatre are delighted to announce the return of Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, touring the UK from October 2013 prior to a West End return for a Christmas Season at Leicester Square Theatre from Saturday 16 November 2013 (press performance Wednesday 20 November, 10.30am).

COCA announces its upcoming events, performances and exhibitions for 2013-14. Details below!

Following the huge success and popularity of family shows The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, Tall Stories are pleased to present their latest collaboration with writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler; an adaptation of their much loved children's book, THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE. Former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and world renowned illustrator Axel Scheffler are responsible for some of the most charming and best loved children's books and Tall Stories are proud to continue to bring their books to life on stage for children all over the world.

COCA announces its upcoming events, performances and exhibitions for 2013-14. Details below!

Melbourne is preparing for hunting season with the arrival of live stage musical We're Going on a Bear Hunt atArts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from Wednesday 27 November - Sunday 8 December 2013. Based on Michael Rosen's classic children's book, the Australian premiere of We're Going on a Bear Hunt brings to life the swishy-swashy grass, the splishy-splashy river and oozy-squelchy mud in a fun-filled, kid-friendly musical.

Magic, storytelling and whimsy combine in Room On The Broom, CDP and Tall Stories' adaptation of the internationally bestselling picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Dunstan Playhouse from today, 16 - 20 July.

Magic, storytelling and whimsy combine in Room On The Broom, CDP and Tall Stories' adaptation of the internationally bestselling picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Dunstan Playhouse from 16 - 20 July.

Magic, storytelling and whimsy combine in Room On The Broom, CDP and Tall Stories' adaptation of the internationally bestselling picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Dunstan Playhouse from 16 - 20 July.

St. James Theatre is proud to announce that Tall Stories' latest collaboration with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Snail and the Whale, will play at the St. James Theatre from Tuesday 10 December 2013 to Sunday 5 January 2014, following a national tour.

The 2012-2013 COCA Family Theatre Series presents four performances of Tall Stories' The Gruffalo, a musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, today, February 23-24, 2013. Mouse can scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined?

The 2012-2013 COCA Family Theatre Series presents four performances of Tall Stories' The Gruffalo, a musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, February 23-24, 2013. Mouse can scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined?