The 13-Storey Treehouse set for UK tour

A stage adaptation of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s bestselling book The 13-Storey Treehouse is heading out on a tour of the UK.

The show opens at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 25 July 2024, and then visits Wimbledon, York, Manchester, Sunderland and Woking.

The 13-Storey Treehouse is adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Richard Tulloch (The Book of Everything, Bananas in Pyjamas) for children aged 6-12.

Casting includes Ryan Dulieu as Andy, Edwin Beats as Terry, and Ellie Wootton as Val.

Directed by Julian Louis (Standing Room Only, Wilde Tales), the show will use physical theatre, puppetry and music to bring the bestselling book to the stage.

The creative team also includes associate director Liesel Badorrek, sets and costumes designed by Mark Thompson and manufactured by Matthew Aberline, lighting and AV by Nicholas Higgins, sound design by Jeremy Silver, set manufacture by Thomas Creative, Large puppet manufacture from Marty Jay, with Celia Curtis (Art Finishing) and Steve Howarth (Consultant), smaller puppet manufacture from Kay Yasugi with props created by Evie Meikle and Georgina Buchanan.

The book has sold over 188,000 copies in the UK and 1.24 million copies globally, with the whole Treehouse series has sold over 10 million copies globally in 37 languages.

Author Andy Griffiths said in a statement: “Terry and I have been thrilled and amazed to see the Treehouse series capture the imagination of children in more than 35 countries over the past decade. And now we are especially excited that The 13-Storey Treehouse stage show is coming to the UK. This rambunctious, joyfully silly production is very faithful to the spirit of the original book and we hope that this show about making a show about a book about making a book delights both adults and children in the UK as much as previous productions in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Singapore and The Netherlands.”

The 13-Storey Treehouse is produced by Roast Productions and CDP Kids.

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