The Elmer Adventure was reviewed at Blackheath Halls, London. The tour continues until 20 July 2025. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Tall Stories’ musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee ticks most of the boxes and is a pretty decent show of its type.
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Room on the Broom – Lyric Theatre
Room on the Broom continues at the Lyric Theatre, London until 4 September 2022. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Tall Stories, now 25 years old, is a reliable entertainer of young audiences. Room on the Broom works well enough because, directed by Olivia Jacobs, it uses much of the catchy rhymes […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
