How The Giraffe Got Its Neck

This is a picture of How The Giraffe Got Its Neck, showing at Buxton Opera House

26 October 2:00 PM Buy Tickets

A to Z Festival 2008
Was it because it had smelly feet?
Have you ever wondered how the giraffe got its long neck, how the leopard got its spots or how the elephant got its trunk? Find out in this brand new show from Tall Stories, the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Monster Hits. An inventive storyteller and a genius scientist bring us their fantastic and almost entirely contradictory versions of how certain amazing animals came to be – and how certain others came not to be (like the incredible duck-billed octopus). Stories, silliness and a very confused giraffe combine in this ridiculous new show for everyone aged 4 and up …

Location: Buxton Opera House

Adults £7.50, Children £6.50. Family tickets: £25 (4 people incl at least 2 children), £19.50 (3 people incl 2 children). Children 2 or under: £2.50 (on parent’s knee).

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