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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show back in West End this Xmas

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September 5, 2017

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Adam Ryan in The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show. Photo: Pamela Raith The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is wiggling its way back into the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End this Christmas for a strictly limited four week season. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 enchanting puppets during a magical 60-minute show that faithfully adapts four of Eric Carle’s best loved books for the stage: The Artist Who Painted a Blue HorseMister SeahorseThe Very Lonely Firefly and, of course, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIRxSGqMH3s

Eric Carle’s books have captivated generations of readers with their iconic hand-painted illustrations and distinctively simple stories, introducing millions of children to a bigger, brighter world, and to their first experience of reading itself. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has nibbled its way into the hearts of millions of children all over the world. It has been translated into 62 languages and sold over 43 million copies, remaining one of the top ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Since it was first published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 138 million copies of his books have sold around the world.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show runs from 13 December 2017 to 7 January 2018.

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