THE SMARTEST GIANT IN TOWN announces West End run and new tour dates

Photo credit: Ellie Kurttz

New autumn tour dates and a West End run has been announced for Fierylight and Little Angel Theatre’s musical adaptation of The Smartest Giant in Town, adapted from the classic story by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 

The acclaimed production will run at St Martin’s Theatre from 30 November 2022–1 January 2023 where it will be the first production ever to play in tandem with The Mousetrap which has run at the theatre since 1974.  

Further tour dates will include Perth Theatre from 12 October, followed by Lanark Memorial Hall, Leicester Curve, Liverpool Playhouse, Brierley Hill Civic Hall, Newport Live, Southend Palace Theatre, Radlett Arts Centre, Cider Mill Chipping Campden, The Maltings, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tunbridge Wells Trinity Theatre. 

George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he’s the smartest giant in town . . . until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes!

The Smartest Giant in Town has been adapted and directed for the stage by Little Angel artistic director Samantha Lane and award-winning musician Barb Jungr, who has also composed new music for the production.  It also features set and costumes by Kate Bunce, puppets by Judith Hope and lighting by Sherry Coenen. The West End cast will be Heidi Goldsmith, James Keningale and Ashton Owen.

Julia Donaldson said: "I wrote The Smartest Giant in Town twenty years ago but the theme of generosity and kindness seems just as relevant today. The story really comes to life in Little Angel's adaptation, which is also very faithful to Axel Scheffler's brilliant illustrations. I saw the show when it first opened at Little Angel Theatre and the whole audience - including me - loved the puppets and enjoyed the songs. I'm so pleased that now more children will be able to experience it.”

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