The Gruffalo's Child
Lyric Theatre, Piccadilly Circus
Songs, laughs & just enough scary fun!
28th November 2025 to 11 January 2026
Suitable for 3-100 years
Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. She follows snowy tracks and encounters mysterious creatures – but the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist... does he? Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and scary fun for everyone aged 3 to 103.
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1 hr (No Interval)
Age
Suitable for 3+ but babies and younger children will be allowed entry.
Location
Lyric Theatre
Directions
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Shaftesbury Avenue) 12, 14, 19, 38; (Regent Street) 6, 13, 15, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453
Night bus numbers: (Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, N19, N38; (Regent Street) 6, 12, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453, N3, N13, N15, N109, N18, N136
Car park: Brewer Street (3mins)
Directions from tube: (3mins) Take Shaftesbury Avenue along the side where the famous illuminated signs are. The theatre will be on your left about 100 metres along.
Show Schedule:
Monday 10:30 AM 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM
Tuesday 10:30 AM 1:30 PM
Wednesday 10:30 AM -
Thursday - -
Friday 10:30 AM 1:30 PM
Saturday 10:15 AM -
Sunday 10:30 AM -
Address and Contact Info
Lyric Theatre
29 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 7ES
Nearest Station: Piccadilly Circus Station
Nearest Park: St Anne's Churchyard Gardens