04 May 2016
Starlight Storytellers Tour is just what the doctor ordered at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
This spring, Starlight Children's Foundation will bring a big
dose of sunshine to poorly children at Bristol Children's
Hospitalwhen its amazing Storytellers Tour pays a visit on 4 May at
3pm.
Starlight is national charity that grants wishes for seriously
and terminally ill children and provides entertainment in hospitals
and hospices across theUK. The eight week long Starlight
Storytellers Tour will visit 92 children's wards across the
country.
This year's stories have been produced exclusively for Starlight
by The Panto Company who will perform Alice in Wonderland, Little
Red Riding Hood and Pinocchio. Fully interactive, these adaptations
of the well-loved children's classics are full of fun and young
patients will get to laugh and cheer as the four actors sing, dance
and perform for them, their families and the staff. 
Lynne Barlow, Play Services Manager at Bristol Children's
Hospital, said: "We use play to help distract children from the
pain and anxiety that they might be feeling as a result of their
illness and there's nothing like a good story to capture a child's
imagination. The children are always very excited ahead of a visit
from the Starlight Storytellers Tour and we are very grateful to
Starlight for providing the opportunity for our young patients to
forget their illness for a short while and simply have some
fun."
Every year, Starlight provides entertainment and distraction to
over half a million poorly children and the Starlight Storytellers
Tour will give thousands of poorly children the chance to escape
their illness and enter the magical world of storytelling, all from
the safety of the hospital ward.
Neil Swan, Chief Executive of Starlight Children's Foundation,
said: "All of Starlight's activities are aimed at distracting
children from the pain and anxiety that they might be feeling as a
result of their illness. The Starlight's Storytellers Tour is
now in its third year and always proves extremely popular with
hospitals and hospices alike. We're delighted to be able to bring
storytelling and fun to poorly children and we hope that the
stories will be just what the doctor ordered!"
Matt Lee-Alliston, Managing Director of The Panto Company, said:
"We're thrilled to be working with Starlight again to bring
interactive storytelling to so many seriously ill children. Our
acting troupe can't wait to hit the road and bring the magic of
Starlight storytelling to children's wards across the country."
The Starlight Storytellers Tour starts on Monday 11th
April at Evelina Children's Hospital, London and ends on Saturday
4th June at Grace House,Sunderland.
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