Fairytales Gone Bad: Grannylocks/The Monstrous Duckling at The Atkinson

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Fairytales Gone Bad: Grannylocks/The Monstrous Duckling at The Atkinson, Southport 27 October 2017 Tickets from £6.00 — Book now

Join award-winning performance poet Joseph Coelho, winner of the 2015 Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award, as he unravels familiar fairytales to create fresh contemporary classics in an enchanting performance for young and old alike.

Fairytales Gone Bad: Grannylocks/The Monstrous Duckling at The Atkinson, Southport 27 October 2017 Tickets from £6.00 Book now

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