The Great Big Bug Show
About the event
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 creepy crawlies (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).
A fun and interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet. 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. Expect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm - even the ones about woodlice!
The show will take place in the Museum’s Lecture Theatre which can be found on the first floor. The performances are free, but due to limited space booking is essential.
Recommended for children aged 4-11 years and their families.
Please ensure that you book a space for each person in your group, including all adults and children attending.
This event is presented in collaboration with IF Oxford, as part of the Festival’s annual programme, to spark curiosity and engagement with science and ideas. Find out more at www.if-oxford.com.
Accessibility information
| Wheelchair accessible? | Yes |
| Hearing loops? | Yes |
| Seating? | Yes |
| Refreshments? | No |
| Flashing lights? | No |
| Loud noises? | No |
For more information, please visit our accessibility webpage.
Also by Simon Mole...
A First Book of Dinosaurs
Welcome to a world where it’s eat or be eaten – depending on how ferocious you are. From T-rex to Triceratops, Stegosaurus to Velociraptor, discover the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the planet – and the remarkable answers to a few surprising questions. Which dinosaur menaced the water instead of the land? Which was barely the size of a dog, and which made a noise like a goat playing a didgeridoo? And what on Earth is a CHICKEN doing in this book of dinosaurs? This is the place to find out.
Simon Mole turns fascinating details of prehistory into poems full of humour and heart; Matt Hunt’s illustrations are a riot of colour and energy, bringing these extraordinary beasts thundering off the page. Here are the dinosaurs in all their larger-than-life glory – and here is a book that children will want to read over and over again.
