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What the Ladybird Heard 2017

Run Time:
55 minutes
Ages: 3+
Opened: July 5, 2017
Closing: September 10, 2017

What the Ladybird Heard - 2017 West End History , Info & More

Lyric Theatre
(Piccadilly Circus) Shaftesbury Avenue London

A glittering tale packed full of fun, What the Ladybird Heard follows two crafty robbers, one very small ladybird and all of her farmyard friends! When Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len devise a cunning plan to steal the farmer's best prize cow, the little Ladybird comes up with a whole new plan of her own!



Join a variety of fluffy, snuffly creatures at the Lyric Theatre, from the woolly sheep to the hairy hog, the fat red and hen and the dainty dog! Packed full of colour, amazing puppetry, live music and audience participation that will engage families of all ages, What the Ladybird Heard is the vibrant new stage show that promises to bring laughter and lots of fun.


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Guest Blog: Lydia Monks On Bringing WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD To Stage
by Guest Blog: Lydia Monks - August 21, 2017


Acting as a Design Consultant on What the Ladybird Heard Live is my first experience of theatre design, and I was thrilled to be asked by Kenny Wax to be involved. I was teamed up with Bek Palmer, a fantastic theatre designer, and together we came up with ideas for translating my illustrations to the stage, which Bek then brilliantly transformed into a reality.

Photo Flash: Lydia Monks Hosts WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Illustration Workshop
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017


Lydia Monks, illustrator of bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard, hosted an exclusive illustration workshop at London's National Gallery to celebrate the West End show.

Illustrator Lydia Monks To Hold Exclusive Illustration Workshop At National Gallery to Celebrate WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2017


Lydia Monks, illustrator of bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard, will be holding an exclusive illustration workshop at London's National Gallery to celebrate the West End show, and to introduce the brand-new picture book What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday which is the third installment in the What the Ladybird Heard series.

Photo Flash: WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Author & Illustrator Taxi Around London to Celebrate West End Adaptation
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2017


To mark the launch of the third installment of What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard On Holiday, and the West End debut of the stage adaptation of the first book, author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Lydia Monks took to the streets in a ladybird taxicab, to celebrate the event. Check out photos below!

Award Winning Book WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Makes West End Debut
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2017


Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard makes its West End debut this summer.

What the Ladybird Heard History

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