Storytelling: Winnie- the- Pooh

Schedule

Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Lawrence Batley Theatre | Huddersfield, EN

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Celebrate 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh with Jane Riordan, author of Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the ForestandWinnie-the-Pooh: Once There Was a Bear.  

 

Go on an adventure to Hundred Acre Wood, get to know Winnie-the-Pooh and friends, hear a special storytime, and discover how to draw the bear of very little brain. 

 

Jane Riordan worked as a primary school teacher before embarking on a career in book publishing. She has written and edited countless books for children. 

 

NOTE: there are two showings of this event on 16 May, at 12pm and at 2pm. Run time is approx. 45 minutes. 

  

Author image: © Historic Royal Palaces 

Book cover image: © The Trustees of The Pooh Properties, The Trustees of The Shepard Trust and HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 

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Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen St, Huddersfield HD1 2SP, United Kingdom, Huddersfield

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