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Art For All, the Gulf region’s exclusive provider of education and entertainment through live events, art exhibitions and a range of classes and workshops will be hosting a series of award-winning children’s theatre plays from the UK at the Theatre at Mall of the Emirates, UAE.

The children’s theatre plays that will be next in line include two classics “The Tiger Who Came To Tea” that will take place from March 12 – 18, and “Dear Zoo” from  May 11 – 14.

“The Tiger Who Came To Tea” by Nick Brooke Ltd. based on the book by Judith Kerr, and directed by David Wood OBE, UK’s leading writer and director of plays and musicals for children tells the story of a little girl and her mother who are having tea at home when a friendly tiger arrives unannounced, eats all the food and then leaves, never to return.

A photograph from the children’s theatre play “The Tiger Who Came To Tea.” (Supplied)

Following the Tiger is Rod Campbell’s much-loved lift the flap book has been a firm favourite with children and parents for nearly forty years. Adapted for the stage, Campbell’s distinctive illustrations leap migrate from the page into the stagein a colourful show that is filled with puppetry, songs and all the animals from the zoo.  With an exuberance of audience interaction and laughter “Dear Zoo” serves as the ideal introduction to theatre for young children.

A photograph from the children’s theatre play “Dear Zoo.” (Supplied)

The tickets to the plays can be found on the Art For All website with a starting price of AED125 for ages two and above.