What Tall Stories does

Tall Stories is a London-based non-profit theater production company founded in 1997 that creates and tours storytelling theater productions aimed at all age groups, with a particular emphasis on family and children's audiences. The company develops original theatrical works — its portfolio is known across UK regional and London venues — and supplements its live performance output with education packs designed to extend the storytelling experience into classroom and learning environments.

The organization operates with a small team of 11-50 employees, consistent with a mid-sized independent UK touring theater company. Its business model is non-profit, with revenue mechanics likely encompassing ticket sales from touring productions, sales of education packs, and public or trust funding — though specific revenue composition, funding sources, and financial scale are not disclosed in available data. Founder Olivia Jacobs continues to serve as Co Artistic Director, indicating sustained founder involvement in creative direction.

The company maintains a web presence at tallstories.org.uk, though current product details, production schedules, and distribution channel specifics are not available in the input data. As a small arts-sector non-profit, Tall Stories operates in a niche segment of the UK live entertainment and creative education market, competing against other independent family theater producers and educational content providers.

Name

Tall Stories

Website

https://tallstories.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tall Stories is a London-based non-profit theater production company founded in 1997 that creates and tours original storytelling theater shows for all age groups and produces education packs for classroom use.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater and Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Theatre & Storytelling Festivals (MPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Theater productions
• Storytelling shows
• Children's theater
• Family theater
• Education packs

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Tall Stories is a non-profit theater production company that creates and stages storytelling-based theatrical shows for audiences of all ages, with a particular emphasis on productions for young audiences and families. The company also develops and distributes education packs designed to extend the theatrical experience into classroom and learning environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Storytelling Theater Shows
• Education Packs

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Little Angel Theatre: Little Angel Theatre is a London puppet theater dedicated to children's productions, sharing Tall Stories' specialization in storytelling-based family theater and similar small-scale, mission-driven operations.
• Unicorn Theatre: Unicorn Theatre is a London theater focused on productions for children and young people, directly comparable to Tall Stories in target audience, London base, and non-profit operating structure.
• Polka Theatre: Polka Theatre is a London-based children's theater producing shows for young audiences, directly comparable to Tall Stories' family-focused storytelling programming and education outreach model.
• Birmingham Stage Company: Birmingham Stage Company produces family and children's theater adaptations of well-known stories, making it a close comparable to Tall Stories' book-to-stage storytelling approach.
• Kneehigh Theatre: Kneehigh Theatre is a UK-based touring company known for visually inventive family productions, comparable to Tall Stories in its storytelling focus and family audience targeting, though with broader demographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• National Theatre: The National Theatre is a major publicly funded UK theater producing a wide range of productions including family programming; comparable as a London-based theatrical peer but operating at vastly larger scale and scope.
• Disney Theatrical Productions: Disney Theatrical Productions produces large-scale family musical adaptations from Disney's IP library, comparable to Tall Stories in targeting family audiences through story adaptations but at global commercial scale.
• CBeebies (BBC Studios): CBeebies is the BBC's children's entertainment brand producing stage shows and media content for young audiences, comparable to Tall Stories as a children's entertainment provider but operating within a much larger broadcaster ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TallStoriesLive
• Facebookfacebook.com/tallstoriestheatre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tall-stories-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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