Three actors in colourful costumes perform theatrically. Left: a person in a green dragon suit, playfully sticking out their tongue. Center: a person in a white shirt, looking at the dragon with surprise. Right: a person in a furry purple outfit with a playful, nervous expression. The backdrop features a warm, textured yellow tone. The scene conveys humour and whimsy.
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William’s Monsters

William is a young boy with a lot of imagination. Grandpa is an old man with none.

Staying with grumpy Grandpa for the first time William tries to go to sleep in his spooky attic room. But monstrous music is coming out of the darkness…

How will William ever get to sleep when there are monsters hiding in the walls? A riotous world where friends are found in unlikely places…

William’s Monsters toured around the UK and to Edinburgh, Poland and Singapore over 2007 and 2008.

A heart-meltingly spectacular show

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Three Weeks
Four adults in colourful costumes perform on stage, expressing surprise and wonder. The warm lighting and playful outfits suggest a comedic or whimsical atmosphere.
Three actors perform on stage. The middle actor in white shows frustration, flanked by two in whimsical creature costumes, creating a humorous tone.
A surprised man in a white shirt is in the foreground, while two people in colourful monster costumes, one holding a ukulele and another a tambourine, appear playfully in the background.
Three actors in vibrant costumes strike exaggerated poses on stage. One wears a green dragon outfit, another a furred ensemble with purple accents, all displaying playful energy.
Three people sitting on a bench in costume. Left: green dragon costume, middle: casual clothes, and right: purple monster. They appear amused.
Four adults in colourful costumes perform on stage, expressing surprise and wonder. The warm lighting and playful outfits suggest a comedic or whimsical atmosphere.

An utterly charming piece of theatre for under-sevens

The Stage

A fun, warm-hearted tale, filled with infectiously catchy songs

Time Out

Warm, wonderful and wacky. A must-see.

Maidenhead Advertiser

This show is a monster hit with me

One 4 Review

A heart-meltingly spectacular show

Three Weeks

This vibrant show is a perfect Christmas treat

Think Baby

Previous Team Members

William

Paul Curley (original production)

Grandpa

Thomas Warwick (original production), Patrick Bridgman

Megarumpus

David Garrud (original production)

Beaky

Sarah Goddard (original production), Laura Murphy

Stage Manager

Bethan Mair Hughes

Production

Director: Olivia Jacobs
Dramaturg: Toby Mitchell
Designer: Isla Shaw
Music & Lyrics: Jon Fiber, Andy Shaw and Robin Price
Additional Lyrics: Olivia Jacobs
Music Production: Jon Fiber and Andy Shaw for Shock Productions
Choreographer: Morag Cross
Costume Supervisor: Pip Hazell

Thanks to:

Additional devisers Lucien MacDougall, Tom Gillies, Andrew Paton and Alex Perkins; Axel Scheffler (for the fantastic illustration); all at the Compass Theatre, Ickenham; Melvyn Care; all at Quicksilver; Bethan Mair Hughes; Kenny Wax and Nick Brooke; the Tall Stories board members.

Devised by the company from the songs by Jon Fiber and Andy Shaw.