AFTER a highly successful run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the company which brought us The Snail and the Whale, Tall Stories, brings a new adaptation to Salisbury Arts Centre this Sunday.

One evening Emily and her old grey rabbit Stanley hear a Thing crying outside their window.

He’s lost his cuddly and absolutely can’t get to sleep without it.

Emily and Stanley bravely set off into the Dark and Scary Wood in search of the missing cuddly but, on their return, they find the Thing can’t sleep without hot milk either – or his tickly cough medicine.

The daring duo head into the Whirling Wastes and even into the Whiny Witches’ Cavern in search of the lost things, but nothing seems to help. The question is: what is really troubling the Thing – and will anyone ever get to sleep?

Emily Brown and the Thing is the latest production by Tall Stories, one of the leading children’s theatre companies in the UK.

Based on the much-loved book by Cressida Cowell (author of How to Train Your Dragon) and Neal Layton, children aged 3+ years and their families will be captivated by three performers who combine beautiful puppetry, original music, physical storytelling and lots of comedy.

Fest magazine said of the production: “…an adventurous, fully-realised production that beguiles its young audience like the sweetest of sweet dreams”.

  • Emily Brown and the Thing takes place on Sunday at 11.30am and 2pm.
  • Tickets cost £7.50 (£6.50 concessions or £24 for a family of 4) and can be booked online at salisburyartscentre.co.uk or through the box office on 01722 321744.