TOURISM NEWS
Even though theatres are still closed, you can still enjoy Tall Stories’ telling of this fantastic tale by going online
Young adults are leading the charge for green travel and are willing to spend more to make their holiday eco-friendly. A study of 2,000 adults found a third want to be more environmentally and socially conscious on their travels, but this rises to 41% for 18–24 year olds. And while the typical Brit is willing to spend 16% more on top of the existing price per night on ‘green’ accommodation, 18-24 year olds would spend up to a quarter more.
It also emerged that of all the adults polled, half care more about doing their bit for the planet while travelling today than they did 10 years ago.
Research commissioned by IHG Hotels & Resorts discovered that more of us now feel it’s important to get to know the local community. Half of those polled said they would go on educational or cultural sightseeing, while 16% of 18-24-year-olds have got involved in community projects, including volunteering.
SEARCHING for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the high-spirited Snake. But will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there? Well, you can find out, live from your living room, with the latest streaming of Tall Stories’ production of The Gruffalo. Based on the classic book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the show was originally broadcast live from London to audiences around the world in December 2020 – but now the recording is available for you to watch from home for this month only! Says Tall Stories: “When we read The Gruffalo in 1999, we immediately loved it; little did we know how popular it would become.
“Our first performance of the show was in May 2001, just 18 months after the book was published. Since then the book has become a huge global success and our show has travelled the world for nearly 20 years.
“This last year we weren’t able to perform live in a theatre as usual, but this live-streamed version allows us to reach families all over the world!” Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood with songs, laughs and ‘monstrous’ fun for children aged three and upwards (and their grown-ups of course).
It costs £15 to stream, giving you access to watch the show on one device, and there’s a free printable activity pack to download with ideas of fun things to do. There’s also a Q&A with the actors, a Gruffalo wordsearch, above, and a colouring-in sheet.