The Great Big Bug Show

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Maidenhead based author and poet brings The Great Big Bug Show to Norden Farm

A fun and interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet - The Great Big Bug Show is at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts on Saturday 21 February at 11.30am and 2pm. Tickets are £13.50 | £11.50 under 16’s | Family and Friends (4 people) £45. Age guidance 4+ years.

Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which minibeast is barely the size of a full stop? Which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah’s claws? Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs all about your favourite bugs (and some you haven’t heard of yet!)

As well as being brilliantly beautiful, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird, the show is an inspirational call to action to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world.

Maidenhead based Simon Mole is an acclaimed children’s poet and author. He has shared stages with Michael Rosen, Kae Tempest and John Hegley. Simon is a National Poetry Day ambassador, with over ten years of experience using poetry with children and families.

Former poet in residence of the National Literacy Trust, Simon works in schools and libraries across the country and overseas. The videos on his YouTube channel are used by hundreds of thousands of children and teachers across the world each year and have been featured on the BBC.

Gecko is a singer, storyteller and musician. His playful lyrics cover the big things in life; think iPhones, libraries and Guanabana fruit juice to name but a few. With more than 4 million views and 1 million likes on TikTok in the past year, Gecko’s previous appearances include Glastonbury, Latitude, Bestival, BBC Scotland, BBC London and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has also shared bills with the likes of Tim Minchin, Eddie Izzard, Ed Sheeran and Billy Bragg.

Expect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm – even the ones about woodlice!