Zog continues at Cadogan Hall, London until 23 August 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ The stage adaptation certainly captures the scrappy appeal that has made the character so popular.
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The Baddies – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Touring
The Baddies was reviewed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh where it continues until 20 October 2024. The tour continues until 12 June 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This show will be giving many children their first taste of theatre and does so very well indeed.
London and Cardiff dates for Tiddler and other Terrific Tales
Hit children’s show Tiddler and other Terrific Tales is swimming back to London this summer with a short run at the New Theatre in Cardiff followed by a three-week season at London’s Cadogan Hall. Adapted from the bestselling picture books by writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, the family-friendly show which takes its audiences […]
West End summer season for Tall Stories’ Room on the Broom
Award-winning theatre company Tall Stories’ hit adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-selling picture book Room on the Broom will fly into the West End this summer. Running from 21 July until 4 September, the Olivier Award-nominated production which mixes puppetry, live performance and singalong songs will be enchanting family audiences at the Lyric […]
The Smartest Giant in Town hit musical to tour UK in 2022
The hit family-friendly musical version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-selling picture book The Smartest Giant in Town will take to the road for its first UK tour in 2022. Following a critically-acclaimed run at London’s Little Angel Theatre in the summer, producers Fierylight and Little Angel Theatre will take the crowd-pleasing show on […]
First live stage production of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Smeds And The Smoos
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-selling picture book The Smeds And The Smoos will be brought to life on stage in a major new touring production created by award-winning theatre company Tall Stories. Developed and previewed at Tall Stories’ new studio space at Central Library in Islington, the fifth Tall Stories’ theatre production to be […]
The Smartest Giant in Town – Little Angel Theatre
The Smartest Giant in Town continues at the Little Angel Theatre, London until 8 August 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This is a sweet and engaging account of the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, probably familiar to every pre-schooler in the room, adapted by Barb Jungr and Samantha […]
The Gruffalo’s Child – Lyric Theatre
The Gruffalo’s Child continues at the Lyric Theatre, London until 7 January 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Show an endearing, caring dad trying to set boundaries for a wayward child. Add a bit of comfortable, pretend scary stuff and place it on a simple but versatile set. Spice it up […]
The Gruffalo – Lyric Theatre
The Gruffalo continues at the Lyric Theatre, London, until 6 September, then on tour. Rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It was scary (but not very scary because this shaggy-haired Gruffalo was too cuddly to frighten my little brother Ollie and me) and great fun, all the more fun because we know this much-loved […]
Room On the Broom – Lyric Theatre
Room On the Broom continues at the Lyric Theatre, London, until 11 January. When Grandpa said he had tickets for Room On the Broom, I jumped at the chance even though it meant giving up my Sunday ride on Polly the pony. After all, I loved and almost knew by heart the best-selling book by […]
