The Elmer Adventure at Storyhouse

Shekina Rose, Families Editor

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The Elmer Adventure

8-9 July 2025

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Image courtesy of Charlie Flint Photography 2025.
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This summer award-winning theatre company Tall Stories who brought The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom to life, returns with a brand new family show, The Elmer Adventure, coming to Storyhouse on 8 and 9 July. It’s bright and it’s bold, and it’s all about elephants – the patchwork kind.

Created for children aged 3+ and the adults who still tear up over beautifully illustrated, heartwarming stories, The Elmer Adventure takes three of David McKee’s beloved tales (Elmer, Elmer and the Tune, and Elmer and the Hippos) and beautifully stitches them together into a blend of colour, puppetry, music, and delightful storytelling.

A group of childhood friends head into the jungle on a mission to find the real Elmer, while reflecting on their lifelong love of the patchwork prince and their annual Elmer Day celebrations. It’s a playful production packed with lessons about identity, friendship, and the joy of standing out.

You are encouraged to wear your most colourful clothes to the show.

The Elmer Adventure at the Storyhouse has got everything you want from a family production – wit, silliness, and that warm-fuzzy magic feeling. We do recommend you bring tissues, just in case.

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