Olivia Jacobs Joint artistic director
Olivia trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and obtained an English Degree from the University of London. Directing credits for Tall Stories include: The Gruffalo, (UK, West End, Broadway, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Dubai and DVD), The Gruffalo’s Child (UK, West End, Dubai), Room on the Broom (UK, West End, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong), How the Giraffe got its Neck (UK, Singapore), Monster Hits (UK, Singapore), Something Else (UK, Poland), Them with Tails, Mum and the Monster and Snow White (UK, Broadway and USA). Olivia was previously Artistic Director of Camden People’s Theatre, where she directed The Monkey’s Paw and The Necklace. She is joint artistic director of Tall Stories, which she co-founded with Toby Mitchell in 1997.
Toby Mitchell Joint artistic director
Toby studied at Cambridge University and trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. Directing credits for Tall Stories include: Twinkle Twonkle, Does a Monster live Next Door?, Cat and No Mouse, The Snow Dragon (UK, USA, Poland and Singapore), The Owl and the Pussycat and Alice and Mr Dodgson. He recently directed a German-language production of The Gruffalo for the Junges Theater Bonn and he’s hoping someone will want to produce the show in Paris next. Other directing/devising work includes: A British Guide to French Pop, The Island of First Loves, The Truth and The Egg. Prior to Tall Stories he worked as a French teacher and a children’s book editor. He is joint artistic director of Tall Stories, which he co-founded with Olivia Jacobs in 1997.
Siobhan Higgins General manager
Siobhan studied Drama at the University of East Anglia and then trained at the Poor School. Prior to Tall Stories she worked as a freelance workshop leader. She has worked for Tall Stories since 2007.
Lisa McLean Projects manager
Lisa studied drama at Salford Uni, before completing an MA at Central School of Speech and Drama. She works at Tall Stories alongside various freelance production projects including The Factory Theatre and the Theatre Royal Haymarket.