Tales from Acorn Wood Live
Your favourite woodland friends, live on stage!
21st October 2025 to 31st May 2026
Suitable for 2-100 years
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience.
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.
LittleBird Top Tip
The special Christmas shows running 29-30 of Nov / 3-7 and 10-28 of Dec in Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Shrewsbury feature Squirrel’s Snowman – can you help her find everything she needs to build a snowman?
Prices
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Tour Dates 25/26
- 21 - 22 - Oct Crown Wharf Theatre Stone
- 24 - 26 Oct - Redgrave Theatre, Bristol
- 27 - 1 Nov - Lyric Hammersmith, London
- 4 - 5 Nov - Bedworth Civic Hall, Bedworth
- 6 - 7 Nov - Customs House South Shields, South Shields
- 8 - 9 Nov - The Dukes Lancaster, Lancaster
- 29 - 30 Nov - Christmas Special Featuring Squirrel's Snowman, The Point, Eastleigh
- 3 - 7 Dec - Christmas Special Featuring Squirrel's Snowman, Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
- 10 - 28 Dec - Christmas Special Featuring Squirrel's Snowman, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
- 1 Feb - The Key Theatre, Peterborough
- 3 - 5 Feb - York Theatre Royal, York
- 7 - 8 Feb - Stockport Plaza, Stockport
- 9 Feb - Theatre Royal St Helens, St Helens
- 12 - 13 Feb - The Auditiorium, Grimsby
- 15 - 16 Feb - Civic Theatre Chelmsford, Chelmsford
- 17 - 18 Feb - The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
- 19 - 20 Feb - Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
- 21 - 22 Feb - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
- 25 - 26 Feb - Darlington Hippodrome, Darlington
- 28 - 1 Mar - The Swan Theatre, Worcester
- 12 - 13 Mar - Middleton Arena, Middleton
- 14 - 15 Mar - Theatre Royal, Wakefield
- 17 - 18 Mar - Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
- 21 - 22 Mar - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
- 23 - 29 Mar -Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
- 30 -31 Mar - New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
- 1 April - The Brewhouse, Taunton
- 7 - 8 April - Lighthouse, Poole
- 9 April - Oxford Playhouse, Oxford
- 11 -12 April - Norwich Playhouse, Norwich
- 15 April - The Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
- 16 - 17 April - Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
- 18 April - Mill Arts Centre, Banbury
- 21 - 23 April - Bloomsbury Theatre, London
- 24 - 25 April - The Theatre, Chipping Norton
- 26 April - New Theatre, Cardiff
- 30 - 1 May - Beam Hertford, Hertford
- 2 - 3 May - Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
- 22 - 26 May - Artsdepot, London
- 28 - 31 May - Northern Stage, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Doors open at 30 minutes before performances
Age Recommendation: 2+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Approx Running Time: 1 hour (no interval)Tales from Acorn Wood © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2000, 2022 – Macmillan Children’s Books
In Association with Birmingham Hippodrome