The Great Big Bug Show

11.30am & 2.30pm
Suitable for ages 4-11

Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which many-legged minibeast took the first ever steps on land? Which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah’s claws?

Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs all about your favourite bugs (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).

A fun and interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet. As well as being brilliantly beautiful, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird, the show is an inspirational call to action to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world. Expect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm - even the ones about woodlice!

There will be a meet & greet with Simon and Gecko after the show.

Festival Information

We will have Neighbourhood Creatives team members on hand at the Library of Ideas exhibition at the Lakeside Café during the week, where you can ask us a question, find out what’s going on or book a ticket on the day (subject to availability) and grab a snack!

For information on accessing the festival, please download our ‘Getting Around the Festival’ guide from the China Plate website, which covers venues and facilities and everything you need to plan your visit.

British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters will be on hand throughout the week. They will be at all the performances and can be at any of the activities or at the Library of Ideas exhibition on request.

If you have any questions or require an interpreter for a particular activity, please email festival@chinaplatetheatre.com

Please note: All children and young people under 16 should be accompanied by an adult when attending any of our performances and activities. Photography and filming may be taking place during the festival. If you have any questions, please speak to a member of the team.