The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack and embarks on his own big adventure!
Jon Klassen’s beloved books, I Want My Hat Back, This is Not My Hat and We Found A Hat, have found a new life of their own LIVE on stage. All your favourites including Bear, Little Fish and the Turtles will be making an appearance in this one-of-a-kind trilogy.
This intensive weekend course led by puppeteer and tutor Caroline Partridge is designed for performers of all kinds who want to expand their understanding of performance and puppetry.
This course is designed for absolute beginners, it is open to all those who have always wanted to have a go at puppetry but never had the opportunity to do so. Explore a variety of different puppet forms and learn the basics of puppet manipulation and making over 10 weeks.
Every performer who is looking to work as a Puppeteer needs to have this in the bag. Come and join us for an invaluable one-day three-person puppet short course.
Bridges of Wisdom is an interactive, practical storytelling training programme for those working with children in the early years. In a fast-paced, screen-filled world, many children, and adults, are struggling to slow down, connect and create together. Combining the art of oral storytelling with insights from child development, this 5-part immersive course running on 26 April / 29 April / 6 May / 13 May / 16 May - invites participants to explore boundaries, repetition, imitation, daily senses, gestures and environment.
When everyone has left the house in the morning, the bath toys spring into action and head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have water at the ready for any emergency – as long as they’re home for the children’s bath time at the end of the day.
Join us for this Family Workshop inspired by 'The Flying Bath' our staging of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts’ playful and adventurous story about a flying bathtub and the bath toys that live inside it!
Based on Dermot O’Leary’s best-selling children’s book, illustrated by Nick East, this purr-fectly thrilling tale is filled with original music, laugh-out-loud fun, and extraordinary puppetry.
In this practical session, we'll explore some basics of puppet construction, joints and rods. Using recycling, junk and objects, participants will leave the session armed with all the basics needed to get started making their own puppets at home, out of whatever they can get their hands on!
In this workshop your children will design and cut their very own shadow puppets, bringing characters to life with striking shapes and silhouettes. From mysterious animals to magical creatures, they’ll explore how stories can be told through shadows on the screen.
