Family Shows Coming to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!
So, it’s time to prepare yourselves for two amazing shows with Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and eye-popping 3D special effects, these astounding shows are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from Thursday 4 – Saturday 6 June 2026.
From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Terrible Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Meet Bloody Mary and see Ed fall dead in his bed. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience!
From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Awful Egyptians. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter through the Gates of the afterlife?
Age guidance: 6+
The Roald Dahl Story Company has announced a huge 2026 UK tour of their wickedly funny family musical based on Roald Dahl’s THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, bringing this beloved story to audiences all around the country and coming to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 July 2026.
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees... Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they’re going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute.
This mischievous musical based on Roald Dahl’s snappy book has toe-tapping tunes by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, a rib-tickling book and lyrics by Suhayla El-Bushra, and additional music and lyrics by Tom Brady. Developed and directed by Emily Lim, it features a menagerie of puppets by co-director and puppetry designer Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis, puppetry co-designed and supervised by Daisy Beattie, casting by Annelie Powell, choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, lighting by Jessica Hung Han Yun and sound by Tom Gibbons.
Originally co-produced by Roald Dahl Story Company, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Leeds Playhouse. The Enormous Crocodile the Musical was developed by Roald Dahl Story Company, Emily Lim, Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, Suhayla El-Bushra and Tom Brady.
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