TakeOff Festival 2019
By Flossie Waite and Luke Billingham Guest programmer Tony Reekie began his introductory blog to this year’s TakeOff Festival by quoting everyone’s favourite 20th Century Italian Marxist prisoner intellectual, Antonio […]
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Children’s Theatre Festivals 2018
It doesn’t feel that long ago that we were all knee-deep in Christmas tins of Quality Street, and yet here we are with hot cross buns in the shops, and […]
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+ […]
Top 10 Shows of 2016
This year our team reviewed 110 productions, and covered 5 festivals – below are Editor Flossie Waite’s pick of the top 10 shows seen in 2016. Every effort was made to […]
Molly’s Marvellous Moustache
Review written by Flossie Waite A Fidget Theatre in association with LittleMighty production Reviewed at Gala Theatre as part of TakeOff Festival Touring nationally Autumn 2016/ Spring 2017 For children aged […]
Mavis Sparkle
Review written by Flossie Waite An M6 Theatre production Reviewed at Bishop Auckland Town Hall as part of TakeOff Festival National tour Oct 2016 – Feb 2017 For ages 4+ […]
Children’s Theatre Festivals 2016
What could be better than a curated collection of children’s theatre productions? Here are some festivals to look out for around the UK this year – if you know of […]
