Show

The Enormous Crocodile

Date of event: 2 Jul 2026 Event start time: 1:00pm - Event end time: 2:00pm

Venue Address: Theatre Royal, Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND

Age range: Suitable for ages 3+

A woman laughing while riding a large, bright green puppet crocodile on wheels on a theater stage.

“For my lunch today I would like… a nice juicy little child!”

He’s greedy, he’s grumptious, he’s horrid!

The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to the Theatre Royal in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees… Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they’re going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute.

This mischievous musical based on Roald Dahl’s snappy book has toe-tapping tunes by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, a rib-tickling book and lyrics by Suhayla El-Bushra, and additional music and lyrics by Tom Brady. Developed and directed by Emily Lim, it features a menagerie of puppets by co-director and puppetry designer Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis and puppetry co-designed and supervised by Daisy Beattie.

Snap up your tickets today for this wickedly funny musical adventure, perfect for the whole family!

Free post-show Q&A on Thursday 2 July 10am and Saturday 4 July 1pm performances:
join us after the show to ask your burning questions to The Enormous Crocodile company. This 20-minute interactive experience will allow you to understand how the actors get into character, what it’s like to work with the puppets and any other questions that pop into your head during the show!