With the irresistible pull of Hervé Tullet’s Press Here and the charm of The Monster at the End of This Book, this inviting and interactive read-aloud will have kids tilting, spinning, and shaking the book to get the adorable little monster out! That’s right! He’s out of the book . . . and in their room somewhere. OH-NO!!

Unfortunately the following performances of ‘There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show’ have been cancelled: Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and fast food chains are fuelling the problem. Companies like Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Burger King, McDonald’s and KFC sell huge volumes of industrial meat from suppliers linked to forest destruction. In 1980 Roman was invited to join Polka Theatre in Wimbledon as an actor and in ’81 as the associate director and has proudly been involved with the theatre for over 42 years helping to direct/produce more than 90 plays at Polka aimed for our younger audiences - both for the Main Stage and the Adventure Theatre. Over the years, Roman has worked with many leading writers: Bryony Lavery, Mike Kenny, Brendan Murray, Lynne Read Banks, Charles Way, Phillip Pullman to name a few. The style of work has varied from directing straight forward drama plays through to musicals via pure puppet shows. His productions have taken him around the world with performances in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Turkey and USA as well as the UK Tom's books have been translated into thirty-eight languages and to date he has sold over 5 million copies of his books in the UK alone. The Christmasaurus is currently being developed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey into an animated movie with original songs written by Tom. Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success. Through our world of stories, Puffin aims to open up the world to every child. Our mission is to inspire children to feel they can be and do anything, and to create readers for life.The performance at 5pm on 19th December is a SEN performance with smaller audience numbers (limited at 50% capacity) and unreserved seating, so you’re free to sit wherever you like. Noise levels will be reduced and the house lights will remain partially on throughout. You’re free to enter and exit the auditorium if you need to during the performance, and a quiet space will be available outside of the auditorium. I think we read it together about three or four times and then Little Guy decided to read it to Gramma. The illustrations of each action are colorful, perfectly suited and allowed him to easily tell the story as well. Industrially produced meat is the world’s largest cause of deforestation. Meat is big business, and companies are producing it on a scale that our planet simply can’t sustain. But if we switched to a more plant-based diet, we’d need a lot less land to grow our food. A high-energy 50-minute adventure featuring lively original music, this show is the perfect introduction to live theatre. Monday 4 th December at 1.30pm, Tuesday 5 th December at 1.30pm, Wednesday 6 th December at 1.30pm.

We need to end the role of industrial meat in deforestation and climate change, and challenge companies to drop forest destroyers from their supply chains and replace meat and dairy products with plant-based options that don’t cost the earth. How to help protect forests Puffin started out as a non-fiction publisher, with its first title appearing in 1940. As the most iconic and well-known children’s book brand in the UK today, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to tell the world’s favourite stories and for brilliant new debut talent and brands that connect with today’s young readers, from newborn up to twelve years old. Theatre Credits include: The Wolves in The Walls (The little Angel Theatre) The Storm Whale (The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury) The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The Ambassadors, West End) Pygmalion (No 1 UK Tour) Ariodante (Palau De Les Arts) Swiss Family Robinson ( The Core at Corby Cube) Snow White (Courtyard Theatre, Hereford) Dear Father Christmas (The Oxford Playhouse) In The Night Garden Live (The O2 & UK Tour) Born in London in 1953 of mixed heritage, Roman finally opted out of studying “Biomedical Electrical Engineering” and completed a postgraduate course at the Drama Studio London entering into the world of professional acting in 1977. By watching and sharing this film, you’re helping to spread the word about this greedy and destructive industry. And once you’ve done that, find out how you can get involved with Greenpeace’s latest campaigns.Monster, the new Greenpeace animation, might feel familiar. That’s because it’s the sequel to Rang-Tan which highlighted the role of palm oil in deforestation. Premiering at the Watford Palace Theatre on 12 October, there are currently a host of further dates confirmed at 43 venues across the UK, with more still to come! The latest info can be found at www.monsterinyourshow.com Other Credits: Scratch (Puppeteer) in 'Bear in Woods' (5 episodes plus Storytime Adventures/Sing-A-Long) Now, with Little Guy, it's important that any 'monsters' have 'nice' faces and be 'not scary'. Greg Abbot's illustration of Tom's monster was approved by Little Guy, so Gramma started to read....