The Elmer Adventure

Elmer is not elephant colour. Elmer is patchwork

Venue
The Lowry / Southbank Centre / UK Tour
Role
Movement Director

Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee.

Everyone loves the stories about Elmer the patchwork elephant – whether he’s pretending to be an ordinary grey elephant or playing a practical joke. But has anyone ever actually seen him? Can you help find him? Is that a patchwork trunk hidden among the trees and bushes of the jungle?

Tall Stories brings the enchanting and colourful world of Elmer to life through songs, storytelling and puppetry – for everyone aged 3 and up.

Creative Team

  • Toby Mitchell

    Director

  • Amanda Mascarenhas

    Designer

  • Matthew Floyd-Jones

    Music & Lyrics

  • Sundeep Saini

    Movement Director

  • Yvonne Stone

    Puppetry Designer / Director

  • Rajiv Pattani

    Lighting Designer

Reviews

  • “Wonderfully timed physicality and movement”
  • “The colours, the characters and the genuine warmth and respect for the material shine through”
  • “An absolute delight from start to finish”
  • “All three cast members play each animal brilliantly… making the children laugh and keeping them engaged”
  • “high energy and engaging interactions with the audience create an immersive experience, playful performances reinforce the show's message of embracing differences, leaving lasting memories for children and adults alike”
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Hound of the Baskervilles
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Jungle Book

About Sunny

Sundeep Saini

Sundeep Saini is a movement director and choreographer passionate about driving narrative through physicality. She has worked with; children from 3 years old up to adults, community ensembles and professional companies, actor-musicians, classical actors and musical theatre performers, people with and without disabilities and strives to push them all to reach their full potential in both technique and performance.

She is a creative with a keen focus on embedding a movement vocabulary into a piece and strives to build character, narrative, musicality and production style whilst pushing the boundaries of choreography and movement.