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The Great Grumpy Gaboon

Relaxed performance suitable for 4-8 yrs | BSL interpreted

Programme

  • CAPPERAULD

    The Great Grumpy Gaboon*

  • CORRINA CAMPBELL

    Story and illustrations

Gordon Bragg conductor

After sell-out performances in 2024 and travelling the country in 2025, The Great Grumpy Gaboon returns to Glasgow in 2026 for a fun-packed performance at City Halls.

While the Gaboon’s friends, Long-legged Lin, Fluey-Lu, Woolly Wello and Hoppity Boppit, try everything to cheer the Gaboon up, none of them realise that the musical mischief maker, Screature, is lurking in the shadows of the orchestra.

Screature holds the key to the Gaboon’s mood and it's only with the help of the All-Knowing Umpet, a wise and kindly creature, that the friends can solve the mystery of the Gaboon’s grumps.

Join the Grumpy Gaboon and friends on this fun, musical adventure as together they discover the importance of friendship and forgiveness.

*Commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Please note this concert is not available as part of the Multibuy offer.

Programme Notes

Our printed programme notes are available for purchase at each concert, or you can read them for free online, available the day before the first performance of the week.

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