Tidy Up
Reviewed by Flossie Waite & Luke Billingham A Peut-Être Theatre production Reviewed at artsdepot Touring until February 2018 For ages 3+ Few people like tidying up. Whether it’s a child […]
What Once Was Ours
Reviewed by Flossie Waite A Zest Theatre and Half Moon Theatre co-production Reviewed at Stratford Circus Arts Centre Touring until 24th November 2017 For ages 12+ Existing in Brexit Britain […]
Goblin’s Peter and the Wolf
Reviewed by Flossie Waite A Goblin Theatre production Reviewed at Little Angel Theatre Touring nationally until 31st December 2017 For ages 4+ “Each character of this tale is represented by […]
TakeOff Festival 2017
“Watching something like that just makes me want to immediately go and create something,” another delegate tells me at the end of BonteHond’s iPet, a play which combines magic tricks, […]
TakeOff Festival & international theatre
Though Little Red Riding Hood is the oldest show at this year’s TakeOff Festival, this is the first time it is being presented in the UK. Created by Italian company […]
24 hours at TakeOff Festival
At 30 years young, TakeOff Festival is doing what it always has: proving productions for young audiences are profound, unpredictable, hilarious and exciting. Puppet musicals with singing books can be […]
Micro-Shakespeare
Reviewed by Flossie Waite A co-production of Watch This Space (National Theatre of London) and Laitrum Teatre Reviewed at Gala Theatre, Durham as part of TakeOff Festival For ages 7+ […]
INTERVIEW: Ben Glasstone of MONSTRO Theatre on ‘Book Story’ & simplicity in the digital age
MONSTRO theatre are taking Book Story – a puppet musical celebrating books, reading and libraries – on a national tour this Autumn. We spoke to award-winning writer, director and composer Ben Glasstone […]
INTERVIEW: “Gender should not be a barrier to anything” Performer Charlotte Cooper on The Night Pirates
The Night Pirates is an adventure on the high seas, adapted from the much-loved book by Peter Harris and Deborah Allwright. We chat to cast member Charlotte Cooper, who has performed […]
INTERVIEW: “It’s always exciting to be given a whole new world to play in” – Playwright Emma Reeves on Ugly Duckling
tutti frutti and York Theatre Royal are bringing one of Hans Christian Andersen’s best known tales to life. With a menagerie of mischievous animals depicted through inventive physicality, and live […]
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