The Smeds and The Smoos





A joyful tale of star-crossed aliens
Tall Stories presents The Smeds and The Smoos
Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler – also seen in the BBC TV animation on Christmas Day.
On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?
Music, laughs and interplanetary adventures for everyone aged 3 and up, from Tall Stories – the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live on stage.
★★★★★Perfect family viewing
Beyond The Curtain
★★★★★Enchanting and incredibly engaging…a beautiful adaptation
edinburghfestivalsforkids
★★★★★Think Romeo and Juliet, but set in space, with colourful characters and zany worlds
Hampshire Chronicle
★★★★★Magnificent… a tour-de-force family show
ONE4REVIEW
★★★★★Catchy songs, good gags and interactive action
The Scotsman
★★★★A wild and colourful spectacle with humorous aliens that will keep the youngsters entranced
Manchester Evening News
Julia Donaldson
Author
Julia is the author of some of the world’s best-loved children’s books, including modern classics ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the ‘Princess Mirror-Belle’ books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Axel Scheffler
Illustrator
Axel is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as ‘Fish Dream of Trees’ (Two Hoots) and the bestselling ‘The Bedtime Bear’, ‘The Tickle Book’ and ‘Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes’ – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world’s best-loved picture books, including the modern classic ‘The Gruffalo’, with over 30 million books sold worldwide across the series. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities, and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.
Toby Mitchell
Director
Barney George
Set and Costume Designer
Jon Fiber & Andy Shaw
Music and Lyrics
Yvonne Stone
Puppet Designer
Peter Harrison
Lighting Designer
Julia Cave
Choreographer
Martin Rodges
Costume Supervisor
Abbey Norman
Grandmother Smoo
Patrick Bridgman
Grandfather Smed
Felicia Akin-Tayo
Janet
Antony Lam
Bill
Lolly Platt
Understudy
Mel Fritz-Liu
Assistant Stage Manager
Access Seating:
For all performances, you can select up to two seats at our discounted access rate of 50% off per person. These include:
- Wheelchair park and companion seats
- End-of-aisle seating
- Central row seating
To make a wheelchair transfer booking, purchase more than two tickets or to discuss your seating requirements further, please contact our Access team on 0330 333 4815 or [email protected].
4 tickets bought together:
£95 on Premium tickets
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£85 on Band A tickets
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Valid For: weekdays only and not available in conjunction with any other offers.
Groups Rate (10+ Tickets)
Rate: Buy 10 tickets, get the 11th free (on all price bands)
Seats: Stalls, Dress Circle & Grand Circle
Valid For: All performances
Exclusion Dates: N/A
Schools & Education Rate (10+ Tickets)
Rate: £12 per ticket (reduced from £27 – £15), 1 free teacher ticket for every 10 students
Seats: Stalls, Dress Circle & Grand Circle
Valid For: All performances
Exclusion Dates: N/A
Lyric Theatre
29 Shaftesbury Ave, London, W1D 7ES
