The Smeds and The Smoos

 Curve, Leicester

2^nd December 2021

 

Far away in outer space

The Smeds and the Smoos have found their place

 

The Smeds are red and like sleeping in bed

The Smoos are blue and like eating green stews

 

The Smeds go swimming and eat brown bread

The Smoos sleep in holes and like jumping instead

 

According to Grandfather Smed and Grandmother Smoo

There can’t be a world in which you combine the two

 

So one day when Janet Smed and Bill Smoo mix

It triggers a world of intergalactic theatrics

 

The pair fall in love and go off to explore

“But you mustn’t, you can’t” their elders implore

 

So Janet and Bill decide to run away

They have each other and Donaldson’s wordplay

 

At home, the Smeds and Smoos must join hands

Off on a rocket to faraway lands

 

The Smeds and The Smoos has a wise message at heart

We have more in common than what sets us apart

 

There are puppets and songs all of which thrive

And the design brings Axel Scheffler’s drawings alive

 

Fun for families to never forget

Performed by Tall Stories’ fantastic quartet

 

The Smeds and The Smoos is produced by Tall Stories in association with Curve, based on the 2019 book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. It is directed by Toby Mitchell and designed by Barney George with music & lyrics by Jon Fiber & Andy Shaw for Jollygoodtunes. The puppetry is designed by Yvonne Stone.

The Smeds and The Smoos plays at Curve, Leicester until 31^st December as part of a UK tour.

(Top-Bottom) Tim Hibberd, Angela Laverick, Althea Burey and Dan Armstrong in The Smeds and The Smoos. Credit: Tall Stories.