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Last Saturday morning we took ourselves off to The Epstein Theatre in Liverpool to watch a stage performance of The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Of course The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a pure children’s classic and one we all remember from our childhood (well everyone except Dave who claims to have never heard of it before we had children!) so I was really interested to see how it would translate to stage.
Ben and Chloe know the story of The Tiger Who Came to Tea well, its a firm favourite in our house and the perfect length for a bedtime story.
We settled into our seats and waited for the show to start. I really liked the soft start to the show whereby the characters came in from side entrances and waved to the audience before making their way up on to the stage. I felt this worked really well for the younger members of the audience who might have been frightened by a loud dramatic start to the show.
The story was beautifully told, staying true to the original book whilst adding in extra detail and music to make it work for stage. I must admit that the Tiger himself was my favourite and Ben thought he was great. He was completely in awe of the fact that the Tiger had actually managed to “eat” all the food and was keen for me to explain all the stage trickery to him later on. I was only aware of one child in the audience who was scared by the Tiger, most seemed to just find him entertaining. He looked friendly enough and was very polite and occasionally comical in his actions.
I wasn’t really expecting Amy to manage to sit through it but in actual fact she was completely enthralled from the start. Both girls absolutely adored the show though Ben felt he was a little too grown up for it and refused to join in with the songs. Essentially he’s probably at the top end of the audience the show was aimed at anyway and he admitted that he had enjoyed the show overall.
Taking the children to the theatre is such a wonderful experience for them and Chloe is still talking about the Beauty & the Beast pantomime almost three months later. We are becoming something of regular visitors to The Epstein now and will definitely be checking out what’s on for later in the year!
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We are going to see this show when it visits Newcastle next month – can't wait xx
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. This is one story that I must have read as a child but cannot recall it at all. It is on my 'To read' list now. x
Sounds like a great show. We love going to the theatre x
I had never read the book either before I had children so Dave is not alone! It's a favourite with my little ones and the show sounds great – one to try and take mine to if I get the chance I think! 🙂
How lovely; interesting how drama brings texts to life. I look forward to introducing my child to this aspect of 'reading' sometime soon. We all have different reactions to things; I hope my little one will find the dramatics enjoyable.
I absolutely hate this book but it's my daughter's favourite. I think I could recite it in my sleep! So glad you enjoyed it!
We love The Tiger Who Came To Tea. I didn't know that there was a show 🙂
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It's lovely to introduce to the theatre, as well as the cinema – looks like a great show 🙂 #TriedTested
I LOVE The Tiger Who Came To Tea. I can't believe that book is still around. I'm adding it to my little ones book collection now!
It sounds like you all had a great time. 😀 I can't wait to start doing things like this with Evie when she's older. 🙂 xx
Oh this sounds fab – I can't wait to take my girl to the theatre when she's older.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea is one of our faves! 🙂
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We love the Tiger who came to tea in our house #TriedTested
aaa that's one of my favourite books, sounds like a wonderful experience x #triedtested
I had never heard of the Tiger who came to tea myself either until i had my own children. My children love it and we often read it before bedtime now. This sounds like a great show and i am glad you all had a good time , i can't wait to do things like this with my little two when they are a bit older x #triedtested
I only "discovered" this book last year as I've been building my toddler's book collection. How lovely that it's been brought to the stage! #triedtested
Aww! It sounds like a lovely show…..My girls used to love the book when they were younger x
Fantastic! i loved that book as a kiddy. Sounds like a great family show! Mummy & Bean #Triedtested
I've heard of this one, sounds like a real success.
I wish we had a lovely theatre nearby – what a lovely treat for everyone involved! I love that book and hope my little one will too!
Of gosh – how lovely, loved the book as a child #TriedTested
I've taken my two to the theatre once before and was pleasantly surprised that they did actually sit through it! Bodes well for ITNG Live next month 🙂 Glad you all enjoyed it x
This looks so lovely – my daughter loves this book too, and we've just been to our own first theatre performance, so I shall have to try to build on that…
Oh, I love this book and have been reading it so Oliver since he was tiny. I would love to take him to see this, I feel he a little young though. Hopefully one will be on next year.
Becky xx
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We've read the book many times, I didn't realise it was a show as well.
Great story and sounds like you had a lovely time. I look forward to taking Mini M to things like this when he's older and can sit through them
Ah I'm so sorry I didn't manage to get to see this, sounds fab. We all love the story too x x
Sounds like a great show, love the book!
Classic story!,,glad they enjoyed the experience 🙂 x
We love the Tiger who came to tea book! One of Izzy's favourites. The show sounds fab.
Sounds like it was a good show. I've just started taking my 4 year old to shows and she's really into them now. Last one we saw was Goldilocks and the 3 bears, which she loved! #TriedTested
Love this book as does Monkey, we have seen the show too and really enjoyed it 🙂 How great you got to review it #TriedTested
It is a lovely experience going to the theatre as a family. A fab treat. My boys still talk about our trip to Horrible Histories. They were very taken with the 3D effects #TriedTested
Oh you lucky things! It sounds brilliant. It's one of my favourite books and I love the illustrations. Glad you all enjoyed it so much. xx
I love the Tiger who came to Tea and how fantastic they have made it into a play. I love The Epstein Theatre as I took my mum a few months ago. Beautiful old theatre right in the heart of Liverpool #TriedTested
We love The Tiger who came to tea – it's one of our favourite books. Would be great to take my kids to see this.
Aww sounds like you all had a great time =) is it such a great book too
i would love to go to something similar but just like you I'm not sure if L would sit still