Nicoll Entertainment is the brainchild of Oliver Royds and Nick Brooke, creating some of the most innovative family-friendly theatre productions of the past decade. The company has toured shows extensively across the UK and Ireland with multiple West End seasons, and toured internationally across USA, China, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait, Germany, Canada, Turkey, Portugal, Thailand and Bahrain to name a few.
Nicoll's Olivier Award-winning production of Dinosaur World Live has wowed audiences across three continents since 2017 with its ferociously life-like dinosaur puppets, and is unique in bringing puppets of this scale to an interactive setting where the audience can get so close to them. Their Olivier Award-nominated production of The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been a huge success since its debut in 2008, playing to packed houses regularly across the UK and internationally. Their Olivier Award-nominated production of Dragons and Mythical Beasts has brought amazement and wonder to audiences across the UK, with major tours of the USA and mainland China. And in 2024 Nicoll premiered two new touring productions, The Lion Inside, a heartwarming tale about bravery which toured across the UK, Dubai and China, and Floella Benjamin's Coming to England, an inspiring Windrush story which dazzled audiences across the UK. 2025 sees the launch of a new co-production of The Koala Who Could, building Nicoll's puppetry repertoire and bringing more magic to the stage as it tours the UK.
Along with producing their own sell-out shows, Nicoll Entertainment also offer a range of General Management services including tour booking, production management, payroll, merchandising and transport.
Please get in touch via our contact page if you wish to discuss future projects.
Nicoll Entertainment
Producers - Oliver Royds, Nick Brooke & Philip Noel
General Manager - Pete Foster
Production & Logistics Manager - Graeme Reid
Finance Manager - Helen Mackenzie-Cardy
Assistant General Manager (Maternity Leave) - Shannon Foster
Assistant General Manager - Charlie Mafham
Assistant General Manager (Maternity Cover) - Katherine Lamont
Deputy Production Manager - Tom Gamble
Production Assistant - Florrie Crass
Nicoll Transport
Transport Manager - David Dyson
Unit 9 Puppet Workshop
Joint Studio Heads - Max Humphries & Chuck Brown
Workshop Manager - Jacky Alvey
Senior Puppet Maker - Charlie Findlay
Senior Puppet Technician & Consultant - Emily Cooper
