Tall Stories announce live streamed production of The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale

It has been announced that Tall Stories will present its acclaimed stage re-imagining of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Snail and the Whale in a series of live streamed performances this October.

The production, inspired by the much-loved children’s book, will be available to audiences around the world to watch from home. If you are looking for something to keep the little ones entertained this October half term, then this is the perfect ticket.

Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they re-imagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible journey around the world on the tail of a great big humpback whale. With live music, storytelling and audience participation via chat and other functions will bring the story to life in this heart-warming adventure for everyone aged four and up.

The live streamed performances will form a virtual tour, running from 24 October to 1 November, with each performance linked to and marketed by a regional UK Venue.

Audiences can purchase tickets for any performance but are encouraged to support the performance linked to their local theatre, which will receive a share of the ticket revenue. Partner theatres include The Lowry, Salford; Derby Theatre; Hertford Theatre; New Theatre, Cardiff; The Belgrade, Coventry; Theatre Royal Nottingham; Birmingham Town Hall; Eden Court; Inverness; Brighton Dome; Dundee Rep; Theatre Royal Plymouth; The Pleasance, London; Curve, Leicester; Town House, Hamilton and Lanark Memorial Hall.

The production will be broadcast live from Tall Stories’ own brand new studio and performance space in Islington Central Library.

The company is partnering with TicketCo who will providing the booking system and streaming platform.

Families are encouraged to join in with the action at home through games and songs.

The cast includes Hannah Miller (Daughter), Tim Hibberd (Dad), Charlotte Mafham and Rachel Benson.

For more information, please click here.

Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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