One Tiny Penguin

Music and Lyrics by Jordan Li-Smith

Book and Lyrics by Julie Tsang

Directed by Laura Ryder

Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome​

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Opening on Saturday 5 December 2026 and running until Sunday 3 January 2027

A heartwarming adventure about the importance of friendship and finding where you belong, even if it's on the other side of the world!​

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Every year a polar bear is chosen to light up the Northern Lights. This year, the special job falls to Lumi, but there's a small problem, he’s not a polar bear at all… he’s just One Tiny Penguin! So now Lumi must gather all his courage to travel the world, from his home in the North Pole, all the way to the South Pole. Can the new friends Lumi makes along the way help him find out what it means to be a brave penguin and light up the sky?

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One Tiny Penguin is the third show in Birmingham Hippodrome's My First Musical series, following the 5-star hits No Such Thing as Wolves and The Jingleclaw.

The show is suitable for ages 3+ and will play at Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio Saturday 5 December 2026 – Sunday 3 January 2027. Tickets are on sale to Friends of Birmingham Hippodrome Thursday 16 April at 11am and on general sale Monday 20 April at 11am.