Details

Set at the beginning of time, along Africa's Limpopo River, the Eldest Magician created a world full of beasts, birds and fish. Everything was just so, until Pau Amma the Crab began playing with the ocean, causing a flood that threatened the other animals. To stop the crab, the Elephant's Child must embark on a quest down the Limpopo River. With the help of the Kolokolo Bird they discover a world of weird and wonderful creatures and learn how the leopard got his spots, how the rhinoceros got his skin, and how curiosity and a hungry crocodile can turn an elephant's small nose into a very large trunk.

Cast/Performers

Lee Greenaway (The Elephants Child), Lisa Baird (The Kolokolo), Ian Knauer (The Eldest Matician), Holly Easterbrook (The Giraffe), Sophie Bowden (The Zebra), Nathan Taylor (the Jaguar), Luke Fredericks (The Leopard), Lewis Barnshaw (The Kangaroo / Cooking Stove), Thomas Lloyd (The Parsee Man), Stuart Douglas James (The Rhino), Cheryl Neal (The Dingo Dog), Anthony Drewe (The Voice of Paul Amma)

Creatives/Company

Music: George Stiles
Book by: Anthony Drewe
Lyrics: Anthony Drewe
Producer(s): Pulling Focus Ltd (by arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd), Tabard Theatre
Director: Andrew Keates
Design: Christopher Hone
Choreographer: Phyllida Crowley Smith
Musical Director: Magnus Gilljam
Lighting: Howard Hudson