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Little Angel theatre

July 2023

  • Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé in Like Water for Chocolate.

    The best theatre to stream this month
    The best theatre to stream this month: Like Water for Chocolate, Heart and more

    Our roundup of the drama to enjoy at home in July includes a glorious adaptation of the Laura Esquivel novel and Saoirse Ronan in The Tragedy of Macbeth

February 2023

  • Farshid Rokey, Shamail Ali, Houda Echouafni and Ahmad Sakhi in The Boy With Two Hearts.

    The best theatre to stream this month
    The best theatre to stream this month: The Boy With Two Hearts, Punchdrunk and more

    Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Billy Crystal’s musical about a fading comedian, a female Faustus and a revival of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate

May 2022

  • Going on a bear-hat hunt … Ian Nicholson in the original digital production of I Want My Hat Back.

    I Want My Hat Back: Jon Klassen classic goes from shoebox-sized puppet show to the stage

    Two friends delighted half a million kids with a tiny production in a cardboard box. Now they’re sizing up the much-loved bulbous bear for the Little Angel theatre

November 2021

  • Circus 1903 at the Southbank Centre in 2019.

    No turkeys allowed! 25 of the best shows to book for Christmas 2021

    Looking for a jolly good trip to the theatre this winter? Here’s our pick’n’mix selection of musicals, pantos and festive spectaculars, featuring circus tricks, high kicks and puppet rodents

May 2021

  • The Smartest Giant, played by Duane Gooden at Little Angel Theatre, London.

    Behind the scenes of The Smartest Giant in Town – in pictures

    A musical production of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s children’s book The Smartest Giant in Town is opening at the Little Angel theatre in Islington, north London. Guardian photographer David Levene went behind the scenes

December 2020

  • Chris Wiegand

    Lockdown culture
    Can't get to the theatre this Christmas? Open an online advent calendar

    Chris Wiegand
    Until theatre lovers can experience that alchemy on stage again, this initiative is one way to brighten up the month for those who can’t visit a venue

November 2020

  • Exuberant … Yasmin Keita in Reach for the Stars

    Play time
    Reach for the Stars review – high-flying heroines take children to infinity and beyond

    The Little Angel theatre’s inspirational show uses dance, rap and puppets to tell real and fictional tales about trailblazing female astronauts

July 2020

  • Pumphouse in Aldeburgh.

    Theatres that made us
    Fight a pigeon for your seat! Unforgettable theatre encounters

    Susan Wokoma recalls plays backed by birdsong, Tallulah Brown found a fairytale in the reeds and Gregory Doran takes a trip back to Lancaster

March 2020

  • Family is complicated … Michael Fowkes (Dad) in The Wolves in the Walls.

    Play time
    The Wolves in the Walls review – Neil Gaiman adventure brims with thrills

    Gaiman’s graphic novel turns into an atmospheric show, as a girl tries to find out what’s scratching in the walls of her home

January 2020

  • Gilbert Taylor and Nix Wood in The Pixie and the Pudding.

    The Pixie and the Pudding review – a warm slice of seasonal family cheer

  • Me … is a chick’s-eye-view tale.

    Me … review – Emma Dodd's plucky penguin waddles into the big world

September 2019

  • The Dong with a Luminous Nose, based on the poem by Edward Lear. A Little Angel Theatre and Cubic Feet co-production in association with Monstro Theatre, Sat 14 September – Sun 10 November 2019

    Play time
    The Dong with a Luminous Nose review – a lovely load of nonsense

    This imaginative adaptation delights in the sounds and sensations of Edward Lear’s peculiar poem about a lonely boy

May 2019

  • Heidi Goldsmith and Elaine Hartley in The Slightly Annoying Elephant @ Little Angel Theatre. Based on the book written by David Walliams and illustrated by Tony Ross. Adapted and Directed by Samantha Lane (Opening 10-05-19)

    Play time
    The Slightly Annoying Elephant review – beware of David Walliams's big blue bully

    A hard-to-stomach character with a horrible voice and a nasty catchphrase leaves little for kids to latch on to in this loud, brash production

February 2019

  • Nix Wood and Giulia Innocenti in Prince Charming by Jenny Worton at the Little Angel Theatre, London.

    Play time
    Prince Charming review – enthralling, gloriously offbeat fantasy

    A stroppy puppet ruler and a swerving script keep the audience surprised in Jenny Worton’s audacious show

March 2018

  • The Singing Mermaid

    Play time
    The Singing Mermaid review – Julia Donaldson's fishy caper makes a splash

    Bad puns, circus tricks and goggle-eyed jellyfish abound in a smart adaptation of the popular picture book

December 2017

  • Five Little Christmas Monkeys

    Play time
    Five Little Christmas Monkeys review – a kids' show you can count on

    Reggae songs, monkey puppets and a duet with a mop all add up to a surreal show for two- to five-year-olds

September 2016

  • Shakera Ahad performs a scene from Let’s Fly

    Play time
    Let's Fly review – a featherlight adventure

  • A scene from Emily Rising

    Play time
    Emily Rising review – the girl who floated away from her family

November 2015

  • Zippy, big-mouthed star of Rainbow

    Zippy unzipped: the man behind kids TV's most annoying puppet

    He’s been a prehistoric bird in Pan and a killer plant in Little Shop of Horrors. But there’s one role puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew will never escape

September 2015

  • The Journey Home at the Little Angel theatre.

    Play time
    The Journey Home review – a conservation fable for kids

    An inventive and earnest staging of Frann Preston-Gannon’s book boasts beautiful puppets but goes adrift for some younger audience members
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