Julia Donaldson's The Detective Dog

Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, Nell's ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. So when the booker at her owner Peter's school have disappeared one morning, Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the culprit.

An accessible and imaginative adaptation of Julia Donaldson's award-winning book, The Detective Dog, featuring puppetry, song and magical scent technology, bringing the story alive for the audience.

To get you on the scent of the action and in a sniffy mood, look out for scent stations that will be popping up in our foyer inviting you to guess the smell!

Perfect for ages 3-7.

Commissioned by ARC Stockton and Barnsley Civic. Supported by Arts Council England.

Illustration credit - Sarah Ogilvie 2016.

Accessibility

The show has been devised to be as accessible as possible for D/deaf audiences with integrated British Sign Language (BSL) used by all cast members, alongside spoken English.

The set design has also incorporated dynamic captions, which as well as making it more accessible helps to encourage early readers to recognise the rhymes they know so well as written words.