Grug

World Premiere Season

Grug invents his own dance and calls it The Grug. When snails eat his cabbages, Grug plants more. Now there will be enough cabbages for both Grug and the snails.

The hugely popular Grug (with 52,000 Facebook fans!) is brought to life for very young audiences in this wonderful theatre performance about Grug's fascination with the world, and his ability to solve everyday problems creatively and without fuss.

Based on the much-loved picture book character by Ted Prior.

Commissioned for Out of the Box 2010.

"The playfulness and theatricality used to transform moments is done effortlessly which proves to be an absolute delight for the vocal audience." Lowdown Online magazine

"Grug is lively theatre for 1-5 year olds with action, physicality and marvelous reveals which thoroughly appeal to the humour of the young audience... It is done in such a way that the audience is invited in to storytelling and shown how the story will unfold but always holds back a little magic to surprise... a totally satisfying mix for all involved." Lowdown Online magazine

"On a very clever, adaptable set with artwork from Jonathon Oxlade, director Sam Haren delivers six well packaged Grug stories in fine style." Sunday Mail (Adelaide)

"Who'd have thought so much fun would come from the top of a burrawong tree." Sunday Mail (Adelaide)

"... a major hit with the young audience members." The Advertiser

Things to try

• Where do you live? Describe whether it is a house, flat, caravan or lighthouse and what happens inside each room
• How do things work? List some simple tools of the kitchen or the toolbox and describe how they are used

Books to read
From The Original Grug Collection of 24 titles and three new ones by Ted Prior

• Grug Goes to School
• Grug and His Bicycle
• Grug at the Zoo
• Grug Plays Cricket
• Grug Learns to Cook
• Grug and his Music

About the company
Visit the Windmill Theatre website

Grug is a problem-solver who encourages students to see things from a different perspective. Books in the Grug series can be used as stimulus texts prior to viewing a performance.

Ages: 5 and under

Essential Learnings QCAR Framework

Ways of working - English
Recognise and select vocabulary and interpret the effect of literal and figurative language to describe subject matter

Knowledge and understanding - Speaking and listening 
Active listeners identify main ideas and information, show interest and respond

Assessable element 
Reflecting  
E.g. Is there a friend you can work with to solve a puzzle, build a tower with blocks, or dig a hole to plant a tree? Ask if you can help. Make some suggestions. When you've finished, look at your work together! 
- Is it better than it was before
- Who can we tell about it

Before

• Where do you live?  Describe whether it is a house, flat, caravan or lighthouse and what happens inside each room 
• How do things work? List some simple tools of the kitchen or the toolbox and describe how they are used  

Books
From the Complete Grug Collection of 24 titles and 3 new ones, by Ted Prior

• Grug goes to school
• Grug at the zoo
• Grug and his bicycle
• Grug plays cricket
• Grug learns to cook
• Grug and his music
  

About the company

Visit the Windmill website.