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Stick Man Live

Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back on stage!

What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas?

This award-winning production, from the team behind Zog and Zog and The Flying Doctors features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.

All ages welcome!

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London


Bloomsbury Theatre

15 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH

Box Office: +44 (0)20 3108 1000 (Monday - Friday 12 - 5pm)

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  • Performances


    Performance Times*: , &

    Access Performances

    BSL Performance:


    Relaxed Performance:


    Audio Described Performance:

    Prices

    Band A: £26 adults/£19.50 children
    Band B: £24 adults/£17.50 children

    Premium seats: £36 adults/£29.50 children.

    Premium tickets are available for select performances in December. Book early to secure the best seats! You'll also get a complimentary Stick Man tote bag for each child, with a piece of merchandise.

    Child tickets are available for those from ages 2-17. Children under 2 are free, if seated on guardian's lap

    Schools rate: £12.50 per ticket

    Group offer: 1 free ticket with every 10 standard tickets paid

    Please call box office +44 (0)20 3108 1000 for details.
    (Monday - Friday 12 - 5pm)


    *No performances on 8th, 15th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 31st December & 1st January 26.

  • Directions

    The Bloomsbury Theatre is a short 5 minute walk from Euston mainline railway stations and 15 minute walk from King's Cross. We're close to a huge number of local bus routes including 10, 18, 24, 29, 73, 91, 168 and 253. Cycling racks are available immediately in front of the venue and we're close to several Tfl Cycle Hire Docking Stations.

    London Underground logo Nearest tube stations

    Euston (384m, step-free)
    Euston Square (302m, step-free)
    Warren Street (550m)
    Goodge Street (732m)
    Russell Square (814m)

    Buggy/pram storage

    Our Studio venue on the Lower Ground floor (underneath the main theatre) is used as a buggy park. There are toilets and a bar in that area, so it's a handy first stop-off point for families and groups who need to leave the buggy, get everyone sorted, and then head up into the theatre.

    Car parking

    Please be aware that the theatre is located in TFL's Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission zone, and we recommend other forms of transport where possible.

    There are several NCP parking facilities nearby, these include:

    • London Brunswick Square (820m)
    • London Kings Cross St Pancras (870m - no disabled spaces)
    • London Regents Park (1,140m)

    There are a limited number of local paid on-street parking bays. These are free after 6.30pm Monday to Friday, after 1.30pm on Saturday and all day Sunday. See the following for more information:

    Blue Badge holders

    There are a limited number of on-street parking spaces for Blue Badge holders. These can be found on this Camden Council parking map.

    Please note that the Blue Badge scheme does not fully apply in this part of central London where it applies only to:

    • blue badge bays
      (if time limit shown, also display clock disc with arrival time)
    • paid for parking bays with payment, 1 hour of additional parking is provided after the expiry of your parking session.

    See this document on Blue badge parking in Camden

Leeds


Leeds Playhouse

Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

Box Office: +44 (0)113 213 7700

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  • Performances


    Performance Times:* Monday - Sunday , & (varying daily)

    Access Performances

    BSL Performance:


    Relaxed Performance:

    Tickets

    Off peak: £16.50/£22
    Peak: £16.50 / £22 / £24.50

    Family Tickets (4 tickets, max 2 adults)
    Band A £76
    Band B £68
    Band C £60

    School and nursery group rates available.


    *No performances on 8th, 9th, 15th, 22th, 25th, 26th, 31st December 25 & 1st January 26.

Tour Dates

November 2025

ArtsDepot, London

December 2025

MAST, Southampton

The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury

The Stables, Milton Keynes

Education

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Download our Education Pack full of practical and creative ideas to help teachers and staff get the most out of the Stick Man performance.

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Activities

Download and print our activity sheets.

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Cast

London Cast

Leeds Cast

Tour Cast

Shaun Mendum
Shaun Mendum as Stick Man, London
Stick Man

Shaun is an actor and creative based in London. 

Trained at LAMDA, previously a professional ballet dancer, Shaun’s work includes CATS the Musical (Alonzo, Mungojerrie); Romeo & Juliet (Romeo/Benvolio); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) as well as multiple award winning video games, including BAFTA-winning Baldur’s Gate III, and Wuthering Waves. He is due to feature in one of Tonie Box’s new audio productions! 

Shaun absolutely loved performing in Stick Man at the Lowry last year, and is thrilled to be performing it this year in London. 

Eleni Papaioannou
Eleni Papaioannou as Stick Lady Love, London
Stick Lady Love

Eleni studied Drama at the University of Birmingham followed by Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.  

Theatre credits include: Dear Santa (UK Tour); Stick Man (UAE and The Lowry) and Iphigenia (Backstage Theatre). 

Credits while training include: Portia in Julius Caesar, Dido in White Lead and Scilla Todd Serious Money. 

Peter Shipway
Peter Shipway as Actor Muso, London
Actor Musician

Peter completed a postgraduate course in Professional Musical Theatre and Acting at Sharpe Academy, having already completed Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music at the University of Manchester.  

Theatre credits include: Fingask Follies (Fingask Castle); Stick Man (The Lowry, Salford); It’s A Ship Show (Virgin Voyages); Santa’s Magical Gift (Aylesbury Waterside Theatre); The Show Must Go On (Vienna’s English Theatre) and Santa’s Best Ever Christmas (Honalee Media).  

Credits in training include: Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid, Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Dr Jekyll/Edward Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde.

Elizabeth Ellen
Elizabeth Ellen as Swing, London
Swing

Elizabeth Ellen is delighted to be making her professional London debut as Female Swing (Stick Lady Love & Actor-Musician) in Stick Man Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre. She recently graduated from Rose Bruford College with a BA in Actor-Musicianship.

Training credits include:Alice by Heart (Angus/Caterpillar); Romeo & Juliet (Juliet), and Musical Director for Mermaid, where she coached ensemble singing and musical storytelling. A passionate arts educator, Elizabeth works extensively in performing arts and music education for young people. She also enjoys directing and collaborative theatre-making. She is thrilled to be part of a production that inspires children through live theatre and storytelling. 

Sam Makepeace-Beach
Sam Makepeace Beach as Stick Man, Leeds
Stick Man

Sam is thrilled to be joining the cast of Stick Man at the Leeds Playhouse this December. Sam’s previous Christmas exploits have included playing the Prince in Sleeping Beauty at the EMC, Harpenden and in Snow White at the Maltings Theatre, Berwick. Originally from Peterborough, Sam moved to London to train at the London College of Music and since graduating in 2019 has enjoyed a successful career performing on cruise ships, in theatres and most recently making his television debut for the BBC.  

Theatre Credits include: Snow White (The Maltings Theatre, Berwick); The Night Before Christmas (Southern Tour); Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (The Compass Theatre, Ickenham) and Sleeping Beauty (Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden).  

Television Credits Include: Dear England (BBC & Left Bank Studios). 

Cruise Credits Include: Lead Vocalist for MSC Cruises (RWS Entertainment Group) and Lead Vocalist for SAGA Cruises (Live Business). 

Maya Bassi Curtis
Maya Bassi Curtis as Stick Lady Love, Leeds
Stick Lady Love

Training: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts 

Theatre credits include: Make It Happen (National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and Dundee Rep Theatre); Māyā: The Musical (@sohoplace) and We All Know How This Ends (Stratford East). 

Jack Ward
Jack Ward as Actor Muso, Leeds
Actor Musician

Jack trained at Guildford School of Acting. He has worked in both theatre and television, appearing in Bridgerton (Netflix); Alls Well That Ends Well (Bertram – Shakespeare In The Squares), Secret Garden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gypsy, The Sound of Music (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), three outdoor London Touring Players productions in the New Forest, and The Snow Queen at Beaulieu Abbey.

In his final year at GSA he starred in The Diary of Anne Frank and his early theatre experience includes several productions with The National Youth Music Theatre.

Hannah Baker
Hannah Baker as Swing, Leeds
Swing

Hannah trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts as an Actor Musician.  

Theatre credits include: Pride and Prejudice, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Grosvenor Open Air Theatre); The Sound of Music (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); A Birthday for Bear (Upstairs at the Gatehouse); Beauty and the Beast, Robin Hood, the Babes in the Wood (Leeds City Varieties); UK Fleetwood Mac (UK regional theatre tour); A Force to be Reckoned With, Twitchers! (Mikron Theatre); Peter Pan (The Alban Arena); Aladdin, Goldilocks and the Three Bears (The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich); Hamlet, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre York); Lifeline R&D (The Charing Cross Theatre); The 39 Steps, Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night – Live! (The Maltings Theatre); BRASS (The Union Theatre Southwark) and World in Progress (The Other Palace and Edinburgh Fringe Festival). 

Milan Sangar
Milan Sangar as Stick Man, Tour
Stick Man

Milan is a 2025 graduate from East15. 

Theatre Credits while training include: Various in Bretch init, Macduff in Macbeth, Dr. Astrov in Uncle Vanya, Jerry in Betrayal, Dave in Chicken Soup and Barley and Professor Cyprian in The Doctor

Film and TV: Under the influence (49tomidnight Productions),  Perfectly imperfect (Effect Films).

Milan is also a talented singer and song writer.

Ella Tekere
Ella Tekere as Stick Lady Love, Tour
Stick Lady Love

Ella trained at The Urdang Academy. 

Theatre credits include: Fame (European Tour), Redlands (Chichester Festival Theatre). 

Screen credits include: The Price for a Princess (Central Film School), Granted (MediaMinds Productions). 

Workshop credits: The Old Vic Musical Theatre Workshops 2024 (The Old Vic Theatre Company). 

Music Video credits: Closer (JP KAZADI). 

Instagram:@ellatekere 

Represented by Michelle Blair Management 

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton as Actor Muso, Tour
Actor Musician

Will is an Actor Musician from London who graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts specialising in percussion, guitar and saxophone. He is absolutely buzzing to be a part of the Stick Man UK Tour company and can’t wait to dish out some Christmas spirit to all parts of the country! 

Rosie Malone
Rosie Malone as Swing, Tour
Swing

Rosie is an Actor & Musician who trained at London College of Music and graduated in 2020. 

Rosie’s professional credits: Stick Man (Singapore, UAE & UK Tour); A Soldier’s Woman (The Cockpit, London) and As You Like It (The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, London). 

Roles whilst training: Musical Director in Lucky Stiff and Reed 2 (Band) in The Wild Party. 


Creatives

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Original Director – Sally Cookson
Composer – Benji Bower
Director – Mark Kane
Musical Director – Brian Hargreaves
Assistant Director – Emily Pollet
Designer – Katie Sykes
Lighting Designer – Elanor Higgins

Production Manager – Suzie Normand for SNC
Costume Supervisor – Louise Smith
Company Stage Manager London – Jack Sheffield
Company Stage Manager Leeds – Bill Willden
Company Stage Manager Tour – Jack Scanlon

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