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Tall Stories’ The Smeds and the Smoos at the Science Museum in London

The sci-fi family-friendly show will play at the Lyric Theatre this summer

Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

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31 July 2023

The Smeds and the Smoos actors at the Science Museum in London
The West End cast of The Smeds and The Smoos discover new worlds in Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination at the Science Museum, © Mark Senior.

To celebrate Tall Stories’ The Smeds and the Smoos current West End production, the cast visited the Science Museum for a futuristic photoshoot. 

The Smeds and the Smoos follows two aliens from rival groups who fall in love. The show is packed with music, laughs, and interplanetary adventures, and is suitable for children aged 3 and up.

The stage show is adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning book, and it’s the latest production by Tall Stories (The Gruffalo, The Snail and the Whale).

The company co-founder Toby Mitchell directs, and the show stars Felicia Akin-Tayo (as Janet), Tom Capper (as Grandfather Smed), Robert Penny (as Bill) and Andrea Sadler (as Grandmother Smoo). Grace Liston serves as both understudy and assistant stage manager. 

The Smeds and The Smoos continues at the Lyric Theatre until 3 September 2023.

The Smeds and the Smoos actors at the Science Museum in London
The Smeds and The Smoos at the Science Museum, © Mark Senior

 

 

The Smeds and the Smoos actors at the Science Museum in London
The Smeds and The Smoos at the Science Museum, © Mark Senior

 

The Smeds and the Smoos actors at the Science Museum in London
The Smeds and The Smoos at the Science Museum, © Mark Senior

 

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