The tea-guzzling Tiger pounces back into town in a truly magical Olivier Award nominated production of The Tiger Who Came to Tea that visits Nuffield Theatre February 17-21.

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!

Adapted and directed by David Wood OBE, Judith Kerr’s ferociously popular tale The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a grrrreat musical play.

If you’ve never had a Tiger arrive for tea, then this loveable production is the perfect way to show the whole family how to behave the next time one rings the doorbell.

When Sophie and her mummy welcome the hungry Tiger to tea, he proceeds to eat all the sandwiches, buns, biscuits and more. And he even manages to drink all the water in the tap!

What will Sophie’s daddy say when he gets home?

The Tiger Who Came to Tea is the perfect slice of teatime mayhem with sing-a-long songs, oodles of magic and interactive fun for children ages three plus and their families.

David Wood is undisputedly the country’s leading writer and director of plays and musicals for children, whose many successes include: Spot’s Birthday Party, eight Roald Dahl adaptations, including West End hits The BFG, The Witches and George’s Marvellous Medicine; and Goodnight Mister Tom the Olivier Award-winner 2013 for Best Entertainment and Family.

  • Times: February 17, 2pm; February 18-21, 11am and 2pm. Nuffield Theatre, University Road, Southampton. SO17 1TR. Box Office: 023 8067 1771.