THE GREAT BIG BUG SHOW

 

Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which many-legged minibeast took the first ever steps on land? Which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah’s claws?

 

Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs all about your favourite bugs (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).

 

A fun & interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet. As well as being brilliantly beautiful, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird, the show is an inspirational call to action to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world. Expect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm - even the ones about woodlice!

 

Show running time: 50mins approx, no interval | Age suitability: 4-11yrs

 

The Great Big Bug Show is inspired by A First Book of Bugs, written by Simon Mole illustrated by Adam Ming and published by Walker Books. More info on the book here. 

 

CREATIVES

Created by Simon Mole, Gecko & Peader Kirk

Performance Simon Mole & Gecko

Direction & Dramaturgy Peader Kirk

Poems Simon Mole 

Music & Composition Gecko

Props & Costume Design Fi Russell

Lighting Design Andrew Crofts

Stage Management John Thompson

Magic Consultancy Tom Cassani

Illustration Adam Ming

Photography by Hugo Glendinning & Suzi Corker

Videography Chris Hugall

PR Alison Duguid

Project Management Maeve O’Neill

Produced by Your Words Your World CIC & Rua Arts

Supported by Hertfordshire Libraries, Norden Farm, Walker Books, Stanley Arts & artsdepot

Funded by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants

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The Great Big Bug Show premiered in Autumn 2024 and is currently touring.