Shows
If you like funny stories, magic, juggling, comedy and joining in you’ll love Mr Albert’s Big Finish!
A magical & witty one-woman adaptation of the famous froggy tale, exploring the endearing relationship between princess & frog, puppet & performer! Follow Queenie and the funky frog’s adventures from a unique take on the traditional tale to Terry Jones ‘clever and crazy’ Fairy Tales. Re-use,recycle and Ribbit!
An explosive fusion of live and filmed dance that follows the journey of two young men as they embark on an epic and gruelling personal adventure.
'Once there were two children. One child liked to build things...up, up, up! the other child liked to knock things down, bang, clang! Using rhythm, vocal play, shoe boxes, card and the world of the imagination, two quite independent individuals discover ways to play together and reach each other. A show that's all about building bridges.
Rabbit lives on the moon with the Moon Goddess and he’s invited all of his friends to his birthday paper party. They play a game of hide and seek… suddenly Rabbit is nowhere to be found! A charming, vibrant show for younger audiences complete with a hands-on papermaking experience.
An uplifting story about making music, finding a friend, and learning how to fly. Draw Me a Bird is a brand new dance-music theatre piece for children and their grown-ups about a little bird in a big city.
An urban thriller. A lonely, disused warehouse Three teenagers, Doubt, Obs and Braun One lost member of their group, the mysterious Inno A search along dark corridors and winding stairs, that leads to a discovery, which will change their lives... In this abandoned building the group are forced to confront the very thing that scares them most. Themselves. The mysterious and sometimes frightening culture of inner-city youth is exploded in this gripping new play, which reverberates with street poetry.
A delightful adaptation of Aesop's Fable about opposites, time and friendship... From sun-shining spring to snow-falling winter, Tutti Frutti Theatre brings you this much loved story brimming with ideas, characters, live music and wonderful physicality.
Two weeks of theatre, dance, puppetry and story telling for 0-13's across Leicester...
This one-person show is a trilogy of classic tales from the Ladybird books - Chicken Licken, The Little Red Hen and The Fox and the Hen told with shadow and rod puppetry. Starting as a baking demonstration, the show rapidly becomes the adventures of a growing chick and her encounters with a hungry fox.
In the middle of a snow-covered forest sits a tiny cottage unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Its roof is made of gingerbread, the walls are made of chocolate cake, the door is made of boiled sweets and the windows of clear sugar glaze, but what’s inside? Follow Hansel and Gretel into the frozen forest… and find out.
Late at night a young brother and sister are telling each other stories that get scarier and scarier......but are they brave enough to mention the big bad wolf? From Olivier Award winning Children's writer Mike Kenny comes a brand new adaptation of the classic children's tale. With music and songs from Julian Butler (Charlie and Lola), RED RIDING HOOD promises to be a magical hit for children aged 4 - 8 and their families.
“It's just a beautifully thought-through, very funny and resourceful piece of physical theatre that works for children and adults alike.” Mary Brennan (The Herald)... sell out UK tours in 2006-2008 and ‘5 star’ performances at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
For Sale – extraordinary handmade shoes! They’re magical, they’remysterious, buy them today before they disappear in a puff of smoke!!! There are stunning puppets, music and surprises aplenty in a show for everyone aged 3 and above.
It’s the race of the decade!!! Slow, steady tortoise versus speedy, greedy hare. They’re fit, they’re keen, they’re completely mismatched!! Surely it’s all over before it’s begun? Following their sell out performances of The Enormous Turnip, The Elves and The Shoemaker, Little Red Hen and The 3 Little Pigs, the hare-brained Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company return with an up-to-date, Olympic-sized re-write of this world famous fable
Building your own home is not as easy as it looks. For instance, what is the best material to use, will it be wind proof, will it be Wolf Proof!! There's only one way to find out... 3 Little Pigs is chock full of puppets, music, comedy and thrills. It's a real treat for everyone aged 2 - 7 and beyond!
Mr and Mrs Chickweed love to grow gigantic vegetables. Then one day they grow a turnip so HUGE it threatens their tiny house with DISASTER! Quick, can anyone help them pull up the Enormous Turnip?! Following sell-out performances of The Little Red Hen and The Three Little Pigs, Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company return with a brand-new, re-potted version of the world famous children’s story. Adapted and Directed by Niki McCretton Design Edwina Bridgeman Music Matthew Huxley Lighting Design Phil Mead Sound Design Gwen Scott Comissioned by Lighthouse, Poole's centre for the arts.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Eldemina. Eldemina loved to dance! She was even invited to dance for Queen Cinderella, who was so enchanted she gave Eldemina her beautiful glass slippers. Whose Shoes? is a gentle, funny play about sibling rivalry, brought to life by renowned director and choreographer Kitty Winter and featuring specially composed live music – and of course, dancing!
Ali’s got mixed up with an Islamic extremist. His former friend Tony is flirting with the far racist right and unemployment is rising. There’s been another terrorist attack in London and a far right organisation is organising a march through Ali’s neighbourhood. Will Tony march? Will Ali fight? This award winning play is supported by lesson plans and a specially developed website.
In Ganging Up…Benj is 13 but wants to be in the big boy’s gang. It’s a tragic-comedy of love, betrayal, and taking responsibility. It’s designed to provoke discussion amongst anyone from 14 to 40 (and beyond) and is always followed by a session in which the actors come back in characters to allow the audience to interrogate them about what they did.
Believe it or not the Stone Collector’s favourite pastime is collecting stones! And his Wife thoroughly enjoys making all sorts of things - pictures, cakes, shapes, you name it out of stones. Through playing and dramatic storytelling the characters stimulate the young audiences’ imagination. The Stone Collector plays a ukulele and his Wife a little harp and they have fun bringing stories alive and singing. The audience is encouraged to think, reason, question and fact find in a fun, exciting and interactive performance.
Using beautiful puppets, digital projections, original lighting effects and an immersive soundtrack Landscapes is a non-verbal exploration of the atmospheres, rhythms, and sounds of four contrasting areas of the natural world. From the Desert to the Rainforest, from under the Sea to the South Pole it is a theatre, puppetry and animation experience for children aged 3 up. Set inside Mimika's portable theatre, a beautiful calico dome, Landscapes has been performed in Schools and Theatres throughout the UK and has been presented at Festivals in Spain, Denmark, Canada, the USA and SE Asia.
One day, one place, five stories. A bug, a goose, a fox, a cat and a six year old girl all see the sun rise - by the time it has set they have all entered a much bigger world. Set inside a beautiful calico dome, using digital animations, puppetry, miniature landscapes and an evocative soundtrack Small Worlds is a non-verbal exploration of the events of a single day as seen through the eyes of five very different creatures. Doors are opened to reveal a fantastical world where a wooden set becomes a riverbank, a tiny fox plays in a pop up meadow and a cat and a girl dream their stories. Small Worlds is a theatre, puppetry and animation experience for children aged 5 up.
Martin Bridle and Su Eaton have woven extra drama and humour into the well-loved tale of Goldilocks, stitching together traditional glove puppetry and live hurdy-gurdy music to create a giggly patchwork of delights which is... ...JUST RIGHT!
The Umbrella storyteller opens and closes here umbrellas - opening with a story of sea and sand and closing with a visit to the moon and stars. There will be gasps and giggles in this delightful, original combination of visual storytelling and visual theatre, using shadow puppetry, as well as live music and gentle audience participation
Cahoots NI present a fun filled, heart warming, magical adventure......sure to put a spring in your step!!
A dance theatre show exploring young children's relationship to food and eating rituals involving contemporary dance, live music & puppetry.
Half Moon's new show for 2-5 year olds fuses Kathak dance with live jazz in an enchanting world created by illustrator Amberin Huq. The show features contemporary Kathak dance by Vipul Bhatti and live jazz trumpet by Sean Corby. Follow Adeel on his journey of discovery from summer into winter as he anticipates the coming of spring. After the performance, you can join Adeel and dance to the gentle jazz rhythms of the play. Half Moon will be in residence from 16 - 19 April developing When Spring Comes. Drop-in at 11.30am or 3.30pm to see the rehearsals in progress. Performances from Friday 20 - Sunday 22 April
Currently seeking co-producing partners for a national tour in 2012/2013. Hello magical, misty, round-faced moon! Hello fridge, hello spoons! Jamal needs to cook a meal for his Grandmother. Is there anyone who can help? As night falls and the moon shines, the air is filled with magic. Join Jamal and his friend, a life-size monkey, as they summon a saucepan Genie and travel the world to conjure a meal of imaginative splendour. A new play by award winning writer Tanika Gupta featuring original music, a singing moon and a kitchen full of unexpected magic. From the company that brought you Igloo Hullaballoo, Baa Moo Yellow Dog and Rip, Fold, Scrunch. Image credit: Cathy Hassan
Stuff and Nonsense return with their unswerving energy, eccentric puppetry and live music in a re-potted version of the world-famous children’s story. Duration: 70 minutes or 85 minutes including an interval.
A little bird loves the songs of a Parisian street musician so much that when all the other birds fly away for the winter she stays behind. An uplifting story about making music, finding a friend, and learning how to fly. ...original music fusing bird song with French folk music ... "completely mesmerising for adults and children alike... It's difficult not to fall in love with..."
