VOTED the nation’s number one bedtime story by BBC Radio 2 listeners, The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is now a hit stage musical, adapted by Tall Stories and coming to The Courtyard next week.

Meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl and a maraca-shaking, party mad Snake! Mouse can scare these 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 Gruffalo is the perfect family treat with plenty of songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups.

The Gruffalo will be at The Courtyard from Monday, May 12 at 4.30pm and at 10.30am and 1.30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13 and 14. Tuesday to Wednesday, May 14. To book, call the box office on 01432 340555 or visit courtyard.org.uk