by
Ross Collins
Ross Collins
Adapted for the stage and directed by
Toby Olié
Toby Olié
Dates
18 Feb - 2 Mar 2025
18 Feb - 2 Mar 2025
Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.
Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!
In this first ever stage adaptation of Ross Collins’ much-loved books, Toby Olié (Spirited Away, Animal Farm, War Horse) brings Bear and Mouse to life through loveable, life-sized puppets. Enter the mischievous world of Bear and Mouse for a show packed with laughs and surprises. The world premiere production will be presented as part of the Southbank Centre’s flagship Imagine Children’s Festival, the UK’s leading arts festival for children aged 0-11 and their grown-ups.
Based on the books There’s a Bear on My Chair and There’s a Mouse in My House by Ross Collins, © Ross Collins, 2015
Licensed by Nosy Crow Limited
Access Performances
Southbank Centre: BSL: Thursday 20 February at 11am, Saturday 22 February at 1pm. Audio Description and Touch Tour: Sunday 23 February at 2pm.
The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath: BSL: Sat 1 March at 11.30am. Captions: All performances
There’s a Bear on My Chair is commissioned and produced by Fuel, and supported by Arts Council England, the Garrick Charitable Trust, the Royal Victoria Hall Foundation and the Golsoncott Foundation.
Creative team
- Author Ross Collins
- Adaptor, Director and Puppet Co-Designer Toby Olié
- Set & Costume Designer Amy Jane Cook
- Composer & Sound Designer Adam Pleeth
- Video Design & Creative Captions Erin Guan
- Puppet Co-Designer & Puppet Fabricator Charlie Tymms
- Associate Director Michael Jean-Marain
- Assistant Puppet Fabricator Beez Barry
- Press Representative Bread & Butter
- Marketing Consultant Stacy Coyne Wright
- Artwork Ross Collins
- Graphic design Chloe Batchelor
- Videographer Jamie Isbell / Jam + Post
- Creative Learning Specialist Susie Ferguson
- Production Manager Andy Downie