Fresh off the back of their Best Family Show 2024 Olivier Award nomination for The Smeds and The Smoos, Tall Stories Theatre Company is announce an exciting new residency with Nimax Theatres. Beginning this summer, audiences young and old can enjoy two Tall Stories shows each year in a West End theatre, with tickets priced from just £10.
Tall Stories’ adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved book, The Gruffalo, celebrating 25 years since its publication, will kick off the new residency in July at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. Rounding off the year, the Olivier Award-nominated fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, by the same authors, will run over the festive period.
The West End residency will continue with The Smeds and The Smoos in the Summer 2025, with The Gruffalo’s Child following in the winter – with more surprises to follow. By offering a regular programme of incredible family theatre from an established company, this new residency will encourage family audiences to make return visits to the theatre, continuing to excite imaginations and enrich lives.
Tall Stories believes that all children should have the opportunity to experience the excitement of live theatre and is passionate about developing and diversifying audiences. The company feels strongly that access to theatre at a young age is essential for developing a lifelong relationship with the arts, fostering empathy and an understanding of the world we live in. This new residency will ensure families can watch excellent performances from a world-renowned theatre company in the heart of London’s theatreland – at Christmas and beyond.
Tickets for the monstrously fun adaptation of The Gruffalo this summer at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue – from Wednesday 17 July to Sunday 8 September – are available now, from just £10. Audiences can join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler – celebrating 25 years of publication in 2024.
