Tall Tales is delighted to announce that the corporate’s Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s traditional image ebook, Room On The Broom, directed by Olivia Jacobs, can be flying into the West Finish this Christmas as a part of a significant UK tour this autumn enchanting everybody aged 3 and upwards. Leap on board the broom with the witch and her cat on this fun-filled magical musical adaptation.

The place and when?

Room on the Broom will run on the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from 22 November 2024 – 5 January 2025. For the complete listing of tour dates please go to: www.tallstories.org.uk

Who’s within the forged?

TBC

Artistic crew

Acclaimed theatre firm Tall Tales is famend for its joyful, fun-filled productions for household audiences which have toured everywhere in the world. The corporate’s variations of the best-selling image books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have included productions of ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘The Smeds and The Smoos’, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and ‘The Gruffalo’s Youngster’.​

Room on the Broom was created in 2008 by Tall Tales and has toured the UK and Eire extensively, in addition to quite a few worldwide excursions together with Australia (inc. Sydney Opera Home), Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and Poland. The present has additionally been translated into German the place it excursions often with Junges Theater, Bonn. In 2013 Room on the Broom was nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for Greatest Household & Leisure manufacturing. A soundtrack of songs from the present is in the stores at www.tallstories.org.uk

Room on the Broom is directed by Olivia Jacobs, designed by Morgan Massive, with puppet design by Yvonne Stone, lighting design by James Whiteside, choreography by Morag Cross and music composed by Jon Fiber and Andy Shaw.

What’s the present about?

The witch and her cat are travelling on their broomstick once they decide up some hitch-hikers – a pleasant canine, a ravishing inexperienced chicken and a frantic frog. However this broomstick’s not meant for 5 and – CRACK – it snaps in two… simply because the hungry dragon seems! Will there ever be room on the broom for everybody?

With enchanting puppetry, sing-a-long songs and hilarious enjoyable, ‘Room on the Broom’ is a perfect summer season household deal with and a magical introduction to theatre for younger youngsters.

Assisted performances

Audio Described
Tuesday 17 December 2pm (Contact Tour at 1pm)

BSL Efficiency
Friday 6 December, 1.30pm

Relaxed Performances

Friday 29 November, 1.30pm (Contact Tour at 12.30pm)
Sunday 8 December, 10.30am
Monday 30 December, 2pm (Contact Tour at 2pm)
Friday 3 January, 11am

The place can I get tickets?

www.tallstories.org.uk

Tour dates

Oct 22 – 24  Z-arts Manchester
Oct 26 – 27 Malvern Theatres, Malvern
Oct – Nov 29 Oct – 2 Nov Liverpool Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool
Nov 4 – 5 Swansea Grand Theatre, Swansea
Nov 9 – 10 Watford Palace Theatre, Watford
Nov 14 – 15 Lincoln Arts Centre, Lincoln
Nov – Jan 22 Nov – 5 Jan Lyric Theatre, London
Jan 23 – 25 Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Jan 28 – 30 Redgrave Theatre, Bristol
Feb 1 – 2 Orchard West, Dartford
Feb 4 – 6 The Radlett Centre, Radlett
Feb 7 – 9 Theatre Royal Winchester
Feb 12 – 13 artsdepot, London
Feb 15 – 16 The Quarry Theatre, Bedford
Feb 18 – 19 Theatre, Hertford
Feb 20 – 23 MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Feb 25 – 27 Meeting Corridor Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Mar 1 – 2 Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Taunton
Mar 4 – 5 Tamworth Meeting Rooms, Tamworth
Mar 8 – 9 Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
Mar 11 – 12 Swan Theatre, Worcester
Mar 15 – 16 Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
Mar 18 – 20 Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
Mar 22 – 23 The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds
Mar 26 – 27 Discussion board Theatre Billingham
Mar 29 – 30 Barnsley Civic, Barnsley
Apr 3 – 5 Curve Theatre, Leicester
Apr 6 – 8 Corn Trade Theatre and Cinema, King’s Lynn
Apr 10 – 13 Corn Trade, Newbury
Apr 15 – 20 The Lowry, Salford
Apr 23 – 26 Belgrade Theatre, Coventry