We now have nice information for followers of Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and the traditional image e book, “Room on the Broom”. Tall Tales’ Olivier Award-nominated stage adaptation, directed by Olivia Jacobs, will fly into the West Finish this summer time to enchant everybody aged 3 years and upwards. Bounce on board the broom with the witch and her cat on this fun-filled magical musical adaptation operating at Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from 21 July to 4 September. This shall be such a beautiful summer time vacation deal with fro households.
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Room on the Broom
The witch and her cat are travelling on their broomstick after they choose up some hitchhikers – a pleasant canine, an attractive inexperienced fowl 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?
What to Anticipate at Room on the Broom Stage Present
With enchanting puppetry, sing-a-long songs and hilarious enjoyable, Room on the Broom is a perfect summer time household deal with and a magical introduction to theatre for younger kids. The brand new solid consists of Jessica Manu (‘The place the Bugaboo Lives’, Little Angel Theatre; ‘Cinderella’, Lyric Hammersmith) who makes her West Finish debut as Witch. Hannah Miller (‘The Snail and the Whale’, West Finish/ Sydney Opera Home/ UK Tour; ‘Roots’, Wilton’s Music Corridor) will play Cat, Peter Steele (‘A Midsummer Evening’s Dream’, Southwark Playhouse) returns to ‘Room on the Broom’ to play Canine and Frog having understudied the roles on the final UK tour, and Jake Waring (‘Brassed Off’ and ‘Cinderella’, Derby Theatre; ‘Madame Butterfly’, English Nationwide Opera/Blind Summit) will play Fowl and Dragon. The corporate is accomplished by Jayant Singh (‘Swell’, Lion and Unicorn Theatre) as understudy.
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’.
Director and Tall Tales co-founder Olivia Jacobs mentioned: “I’m thrilled that Tall Tales is returning to the Lyric Theatre with ‘Room on the Broom’ this summer time. After a tough time for touring theatre firms, this story of pulling collectively in instances of adversity feels very apt. We’re wanting ahead to bringing a sprinkling of magic to households this summer time with this humorous, fast-paced, high-energy present. Come and be a part of us – there’s loads of Room on the Broom!”
Toby Mitchell, Tall Tales’ creative director and co-founder, mentioned: “Tall Tales has produced 31 exhibits in our 25 years of existence – together with 5 variations of books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, alongside many smaller scale exhibits. We first introduced ‘Room on the Broom’ to the stage in 2008 and since then it’s toured nationally and past – together with France, Germany, the US, Australia and the Far East.
We have been delighted that the present was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2013 – and this return to the Lyric Theatre marks the fourth West Finish run for the present. We’re notably enthusiastic about bringing some magical spells, catchy songs and plenty of laughter to household audiences this summer time, following the uncertainty of the final couple of years – and we will’t wait to see all these smiling faces.”
‘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 commonly with Junges Theater, Bonn. In 2013 ‘Room on the Broom’ was nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for Finest Household & Leisure manufacturing. A soundtrack of songs from the present is accessible to
purchase at www.tallstories.org.uk.
Purchase Tickets for Room on the Broom
Household Ticket (x4 Individuals) prices £70 / £80 (Premium)
Legitimate weekdays solely. Click on right here for extra data and to e book: https://thelyrictheatre.co.uk/tickets/room-on-the-broom/
‘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.
