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The Snail and the Whale
7 Aug 2012
Tall Stories' Donaldson adaption is imaginative and heartfelt
Tall Stories are no strangers to the inside of a Julia Donaldson picture book, having made their name on the children’s theatre circuit with The Gruffalo over ten years ago. Since then, they’ve tackled The Gruffalo’s Child and Room on the Broom, and…
Tall Stories to perform Julia Donaldson's The Snail and the Whale at Fringe 2012
27 Jul 2012
Stage version of hugely successful children's book
Julia Donaldson’s picture books take pride of place on bedroom shelves around the world. But it’s not until somebody picks them up and reads them, that those clever rhymes come alive. Published in 2004, The Snail and the Whale has been one of…
Interview: Toby Mitchell of children's theatre company Tall Stories
10 Aug 2011
Co-founder on show Brilliant Books for Kids at Edinburgh Fringe
What was your favourite story book as a child? I had many favourites, but there are two that stick out: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster is like a modern-day Alice in Wonderland, full of clever word-play and ways of seeing the world in entirely…
Mr Benn
5 Aug 2011
Tall Stories bring iconic 70s children's animation to Edinburgh festival
It’s 40 years since David McKee first turned his series of picture books into a TV series. In an instant, shop dressing rooms became the doorway to potential adventure, where anything could happen. For an entire generation, Mr Benn signified the…
Mr Benn brings 1970s TV classic to Edinburgh Festival stage
29 Jul 2011
Kids show from makers of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom
Anyone who has seen The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom or any of the other wonderful shows Tall Stories has staged over the years, will know that the company is no stranger to adaptation. This time, however, they’ve moved away from children’s picture books…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 - Kids highlights
8 Jul 2011
Mr Benn, Bagpuss, Hairy Maclary and more coming to Edinburgh
Mr Benn: The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Man. The wonderful Tall Stories (Gruffalo, Room on the Broom) is back with its new version of the TV programme. Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance, 556 6550, 4–18 Aug (not 6), 11.30am, £8.50 (£7.50).
Tall Stories' Twinkle Twonkle secretly teaching kids
29 Jul 2010
Mixing nursery rhymes and adventure with astronomy and science
Known for their respectful and highly entertaining adaptations of popular picture books The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, sometimes Tall Stories just like to do their own thing. And, as shows like The Snow Dragon and Them with Tails demonstrated…
Twinkle Twonkle makes children's theatre from nursery rhymes
16 Jul 2010
Tall Stories return to Fringe after success of The Gruffalo
Though they’ll always be best known for their charming adaptation of The Gruffalo, there’s a whole lot more to Tall Stories than a pair of terrible teeth. Regular visitors to the Fringe for over a decade, the company is known for its winning combination…
Room on the Broom
9 Aug 2009
Musical storybook adaptation hits the right note
The coming together of Tall Stories theatre company and children’s author Julia Donaldson has already proved itself to be a winning formula, with the hugely popular Gruffalo and Gruffalo’s Child. There’s no obvious route for taking Donaldson’s enjoyable…
Room on the Broom
30 Jul 2009
If it’s innovative storytelling, great characterisation and witty dialogue you’re after, then Tall Stories theatre company should tick all your requisite boxes. The same could easily be said of children’s writer, Julia Donaldson – so it’s great to see…
Tall Stories - Room on the Broom
13 Jul 2009
Dramatisation of Julia Donaldson's tale of an overloaded broomstick
No matter how many books she writes, Julia Donaldson will always be synonymous with one thing: The Gruffalo. Similarly, regardless of their many innovative productions, Tall Stories will remain eternally linked with one show: The Gruffalo. But there’s…
How The Giraffe Got Its Neck
7 Aug 2008
Evolutionary tales
Full of questions about the animal kingdom, two explorers set off on a journey down-river. Along the way, they impart stories about how the leopard got his spots, the elephant got his trunk and finally, how the giraffe ended up with such an elongated…
Monster Hits & Does a Monster Live Next Door?,
9 Aug 2007
Kelly Apter
To celebrate the company’s tenth anniversary, Tall Stories has brought two monster shows to Edinburgh – and they couldn’t be more different. Best known for their adaptation of The Gruffalo, Tall Stories has a reputation for creating innovative…
