Classic children’s tale takes to the stages of Theatrau Sir Gâr

Classic children’s tale celebrates its 50th anniversary at

Theatrau Sir Gâr

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly will take to the stages of Theatrau Sir Gâr this spring, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the beloved nursery rhyme.

The People’s Theatre Company will be bringing the fun-filled family show to Carmarthen’s Lyric on Monday 25th March at 2:30pm, Llanelli’s Ffwrnes on Sunday 26th May at 2:30pm, and Ammanford’s Glowyr on Bank Holiday Monday 27th May at 2:30pm.

First written as a song in 1953, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly was a chart–topping hit for singer and actor, Burl Ives before being adapted into the best–selling book by Pam Adams a few years later. This version, beloved by schools, nurseries, and homes across the world, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. To mark the occasion, best–selling children’s author, Steven Lee (How The Koala Learnt To Hug, Don’t Dribble On The Dragon, I Spy With My Little Eye) has turned this hugely popular tale into a magical musical stage show written especially for little ones to enjoy with their parents.

Steven says, “The book was a favourite of my children and reading it to them reminded me how much I had loved it when my grandmother had read it to me.”

Steven is best known for his original stories so is it a surprise that he created what is essentially an adaptation of a known title? “It probably is,” he says, “but for those who like my original work, rest assured that I’ve popped in some of my own suitably silly twists, in keeping with the charming nonsense of the rhyme.”

Tickets are priced at £12.50, £10.50 (concessions) and £42 (family ticket for four) and can be booked online at www.theatrausirgar.co.uk or with the box office on 0345 2263510