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The Gruffalo

2004 · 48 min

A gentle, playful woodland adventure with songs and friendly scares, perfect for young children.

Genres: Family
Starring: Felix Hayes, Hilda Gardner, Tom Warwick

Tagline: The Live Stage Show Adventure
Overview: Live musical stage show based on the award-winning children's book by Julia Donaldson, with illustrations by Axel Scheffler. A canny little mouse goes on an adventure through a deep, dark wood, encountering a fearsome fox, an owl and a snake before meeting something much bigger and more terrifying....the purple-prickled, poisonous-warted Gruffalo.

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Genres: Family
Starring: Felix Hayes, Hilda Gardner, Tom Warwick

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
friendship
Places: wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: family
Starring: Felix Hayes, Hilda Gardner, Tom Warwick
Runtime: 48 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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