A giant inflatable sperm whale will be coming to Malvern for a storytelling event.

The Whale: Plastic Ocean is among the events taking place as part of the Great Malvern Festival of Stories for Children.

The whale forms part of an interactive show being put on by Circo Rum Ba Ba, a theatre company made up of only female performers.

The story sees explorers squeeze into the belly of the whale, where they find themselves in the depths of the ocean.

There they follow the life of an ancient Leatherback Turtle and the battle sea creatures face to survive in an ocean full of rubbish.

Audiences are encouraged to play their part in saving the turtle and the whale, and to feel empowered to make a real difference.

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The show takes place in Priory Park on Saturday, October 28 with show times at 11am, 11.30am, 1pm, 1.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm.

Tickets will be £7.84 for adults and £4.48 for children. They’ll be on sale soon from Malvern Theatres.

The Great Malvern Festival of Stories for Children takes place from October 24-29.

It follows a successful first-ever festival in 2022, which saw more than 1,000 tickets sold and hundreds of school children taking part.

The first four days of this year’s festival are aimed at local schools, with a programme of family events taking place on the weekend of October 28 and 29.

Other events on October 28 include free screenings of Aardman classics including Shaun the Sheep at Malvern Cube, and modelling workshops, priced at £11.20 per person.

The workshops will show you how to make characters including Shaun the Sheep, Gromit and Feathers McGraw.

There will also be performances of Oscar Wilde’s much-loved children’s classic The Selfish Giant at The Lyttelton Well Hall.

Set in a steel-sculpted garden, this performance by Sealegs Puppet Theatre uses beautifully crafted puppets, which children will have the chance to ‘meet’ after the show.

Tickets are £7.84 for adults and £4.48 for children.