Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which minibeast is barely the size of a full stop? Which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah's claws?

Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs all about your favourite bugs (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).

This gently interactive show with live music and original songs invites us to explore the secret world beneath our feet. Brilliantly beautiful, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird, the show is an inspiration to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world.

The Great Big Bug Show is inspired by the new book, A First Book of Bugs, written by acclaimed children’s poet, Simon Mole. The songs are provided by musician, Gecko, who has performed at Glastonbury, Latitude and with Ed Sheeran. The show comes to Short Breaks fresh from the National History Museum and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The show is best for ages 4 – 11 years.