This is a great product, very useful for its target audience! I went to see the show at the theatre with my daughter, but she got very scared when the real-life Gruffalo came onto the stage so we had to leave, pronto. It's much more manageable on the telly - also for a three-year-old even a 50 minute production is a long stretch to sit through, so being able to stop and restart instead of sitting in the theatre is a great boon. It was the first production we've ever taken her to, and I think being able to 'revise' the experience will certainly help to make the next visit to the theatre more enjoyable. For those who don't have this agenda, it's an excellent production of this much-loved childrens' story. Please note, as it takes about five minutes to read through the original story of 'The Gruffalo', the production features MOSTLY material that is not in the original - songs based on the narrative, discussions, etc. However, they have taken care to include the whole of the original narrative within the production, and give good scope for pint-size audience participation by hanging fire on key phrases and waiting for a response etc. Quite a few asides and remarks are clearly aimed rather above the children's heads, to keep the parents' interest from flagging too low while their offspring admire the animals - but these are very modestly and appropriately curtailed. All in all, a great little production and reasonably unique in its properties of entertaining children at the same time as introducing them to the concept of theatre, and re-telling one of their favourite tales. Highly recommended.Read full review
This fantastic live stage show of the monster hit children's book, tells the tale of a mouse who goes on an adventure through deep, dark woods encountering a fearsome fox, an owl and a snake before meeting something much bigger and more terrifying....the Gruffalo! Full of fun, music and laughter, The Gruffalo is great family entertainment.
I took my son to see the gruffalo live 5 years ago and when I saw it was on again I desperately wanted to take my daughter, but it was too expensive, so thought I'd search ebay for the dvd version. It was as fantastic as I remembered, and my son who's now 9 enjoyed watching it again, even though he pretended he wasn't! My 5 year old daughter loved it and has watched it several times.
Having seen this on stage at the Edinburgh Festival I was thoroughly entertained, needless to say so was my 3 yr old. When I then discovered it was also on dvd I jumped at the chance and was not dissappointed. It's just as unique and charming as the stage show and I have since bought another copy for my nephew. This is a great show for all Gruffalo book fans.
I watched the stage play on a recent school trip, i've never heard of the gruffalo until this point and now i'm hooked !!!! So i bought the DVD the book and the gruffalo's child and i'm really looking forward to reading it with my 6yr old over and over again!! I highly recommend anyone who hasn't seen or read about the gruffalo to go and do so.
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