Poonamallee Productions

1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother – and an elephant from the zoo, flee the Allied bombing of WWII.

This extraordinary trio of refugees meet: a downed RAF officer, a homeless school choir and the American cavalry on their journey.

Lizzie tells the story but it’s Marlene, the elephant who’s the heroine. Plodding, obdurate, opportunistic, load-bearing, indestructible, cheering, Marlene embodies the stubbornness of human-will and how it will do everything to survive.

From the creators of the 5 star hit Private Peaceful. Adapted by Simon Read from Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel.

60 minutes

Ages 9+