Award-winning puppet show with more than 75 oversized puppets bringing Eric Carle's stories to life for children aged 2 to 5.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show comes to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry for a short run from Thursday 3 June to Saturday 5 June 2027. It's a puppet show based on the books of Eric Carle, put together by Jonathan Rockefeller and Rockefeller Productions, and it's aimed at the 2-to-5 age group.
If you know the books, you've got the basic idea, but the stage version does a bit more than just retell the main story. Alongside the caterpillar himself, there are three other Carle stories brought to life, so it's a bit of a collection rather than a single tale. The whole thing is carried by storytellers, original music and puppetry, and it runs for about 50 minutes with no interval—which is just about the right length for that age group before they start getting restless.
The scale is what stands out: there's a menagerie of more than 75 oversized puppets, with the caterpillar as the star. It's a multi-award-winning production that's toured more than 20 countries and played to over 3 million children in a decade, and it's picked up praise from The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Time Out and The Huffington Post.
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There are six performances across the three days, so you can pick the one that fits your schedule. On Thursday 3 June, there are shows at 2pm and 4pm; on Friday 4 June, 10.30am and 1pm; and on Saturday 5 June, 10.30am and 1pm. Tickets start from £12, which includes the booking fee. For school groups, it's £10 per pupil, with one free teacher for every ten pupils.
