Adventure & Determination

Join Jack and his mum for a fun-packed adventure through this fairytale favourite. This interactive performance will delight and excite youngsters as they get physically involved - climbing the beanstalk and helping Jack tiptoe into the giant’s castle in search of fortune and glory!

This show demonstrates:

• The importance of following instructions
• Not speaking to strangers
• The value of resilience, determination
• And following your heart. 

Workshops can include;

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling (drama)
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games 

Loyalty & Friendship

Journey with the Storybird to the Storybook Kingdom, where a wicked wizard is determined to put an end to all the Happy Ever Afters! Meet Little Red, the Big Bad Wolf, Goldilocks, Gretel and Jack, as their familiar stories are given a topsy- turvy twist.

This show celebrates loyalty, determination and friendship. It offers children the chance to explore alternative versions of stories they know as well as interacting with the characters to understand their motives.

Suitable for exploring Alternative Endings.

Workshops can include;

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling (drama)
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games 

Tolerance & Bravery

Discover the “truth” behind this much- loved traditional tale, as we retell the story from the two perspectives of Little Red & the Wolf. Is the wolf as bad as his reputation suggests?

This show celebrates acceptance, tolerance and bravery, as it explores our characters’ true motivations. It shows children how communication can break down prejudices and promote understanding and friendship. 

Workshops can include;

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling (drama)
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games 

*COMING SOON*- If you are interested in hearing more about when this show will be available then please get in touch to make an enquiry.

Responsibility & Empathy

Ever wonder why Goldilocks never has to answer for her actions? In our retelling of the classic story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, we learn more about Goldilocks as she stumbles upon the house of the three bears one day and decides to take a look inside.

Why does Goldilocks rummage through the three bears house? Does she feel guilty about breaking baby bear's chair? Find out when Goldilocks comes face to face with the Three Bears and her actions.

This show explores feelings of guilt, fairness and taking responsibility of our actions as these well-loved characters are looked at in a new light. It shows children the need for owning our mistakes and understanding other people's perspectives.

Workshops can include;

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling (drama)
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games 

Feelings and Fears

With interactive support and suggestions from the audience;

 Themes include; 

Workshops can include;

The Great Playful Prose Mix-up

Little Brown Mouse invites you to his forest of tales. His friends have become lost in tales that don’t belong to them. He needs your help to find those responsible, who have stolen the story diamond which keeps the rightful endings in Julia Donaldson’s world of Playful Prose. He’s heard it has been taken to a faraway castle and been placed into the hands of the evil wizard.

Join Little Brown Mouse on an adventure as you meet his friends! Explore these stories through dynamic workshops and immerse your children in a theatrical retelling of these firm favourites. Learn about the characters while exploring the wonderful world of rhyme and adjectives.

Workshops (JD themed!) can include:

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling (drama)
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games

Protectors of the Planet

Join us as we immerse children into a space-tastic, intergalactic school trip with the Alien Protectors of the Planets.

They've crash landed on Earth as the pollution levels have disrupted their ships sensors. Now they’re stuck and have no idea how to get home! There’s so much to do.

Programme: Environment

The aliens need to find out what’s been going wrong with the planet. Why is it so polluted? What is Global Warming and why is it so dangerous? And what on earth are we going to do to make it better? It’s a race against time, not just for the aliens, but for everyone and everything on the planet. 

Workshops:

Details of the workshops are available on request.

A Christmas Adventure

This classic tale gets a festive twist in our BRAND NEW Christmas edition of Jack and the Beanstalk. Join Jack and his mother for a fun (and festive) packed adventure full of twists, turns and Christmas magic as Jack steals the giants Christmas dinner. There might even be a special appearance from Farther Christmas himself!

This interactive performance will delight and excite youngsters as they get physically involved - climbing the beanstalk and helping Jack tiptoe into the giant’s castle in search of fortune and glory!

This show demonstrates the importance of following instructions, not speaking to strangers and the value of resilience, determination and following your heart. 

Workshops (Christmas themed) can include:

• Crafts & Model Making
• Inventions (elf style!)
• Interactive & Theatrical Storytelling with Santa
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Inventions
• Illustration
• Drama Games

Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho... A pirate’s life for me!

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a pirate? Well, now’s your chance to find out as you step on deck and share in the terrific tales of pirates of old. Learn the lingo, create your own pirate name and join the sea shanty singing crew while learning about these fearsome sailors of the seven seas.

Our pirate-training programme will have children swashing their buckles and going totally overboard on a fun-filled adventure! 

Workshops (Pirate themed!) can include:

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling
• Design & Build
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games

Calling all superheroes – can you save the planet?

There’s much more to being a hero than looking good and fighting villains. Join our training team of experts as we explore what it really means to be brave and courageous, determined and resilient or caring and selfless. With great power comes great responsibility.

Help solve the clues and defeat the super villains who are determined to destroy our greatest super power of all...our IMAGINATION. 

Workshops (Superhero themed!) can include:

• Talk & Demonstration 
• Craft & Model Making 
• Design & Build
• Story Development (Story cards or dice) 
• Character Study & Development 
• Interactive Theatrical Storytelling
• Illustration 
• Imagination Stations 
• Drama Games
• Science Demonstration

Once Upon A Crime: A Mystery ‘Whodunit’

Help solve the crime! There’s trouble in Story Town!

A crime has been committed, and everyone is under suspicion. There are the usual suspects; the Witch, the Super Villain, the Big Bad Wolf ...but when the Pirate, the Fairy Godmother & the Alien Peace Envoy have no alibis either, it’s clear this is going to be a tough case to crack. Can you help piece together the clues and solve the crime?!

In this original production, you’ll meet lots of character favourites and investigate an active crime scene, as each falls under the magnifying glass of suspicion. Using a mixture of Hot-Seating, Data Analysis and Scientific Investigation, children will work through a series of tasks to get to the truth and unmask the true villain.

Workshops can include:

• Fingerprinting
• Chromatography
• Lie-detection Techniques
• Footprint Analysis
• Handwriting Analysis 

Enter the world of Witches, Wizards & Magical Creatures

Embark into an enthralling world of fantasy as you enter the ‘Realm of Magic’. Taking inspiration from the world of Harry Potter, meet your magical professors for the day as they teach you all about potions, mystical creatures, broom flying and so much more.

Train to become first-class magical beings to help save the school from the dark magic which is trying to creep its way in. Discover a variety of new, mysterious lands and unusual creatures including dragons, fairies, mermaids, wizards and so much more.

Workshops can include:

• Divination (tea leaf reading, tarot cards)
• Potions class
• Magical creatures
• Flying class
• Spell casting
• Dragon design / clay modelling
• Interactive theatrical storytelling
• Imagination stations 

Stories from across the ages

Explore the Storyteller’s magical junkyard as he shares fantastic myths, legends & tall tales from around the world and across the ages. Using the objects littering his junkyard floor, this mysterious vagabond will mesmerise you with his tales as old as time, exploring the adventures of history’s earliest heroes.

With its rich, figurative language, magic tricks, humour, puppetry, mask work and creative delivery, this show is full of educational opportunities to explore storytelling and character development at its best.

Children are encouraged to interact with characters and think critically about stories before engaging in practical workshops that promote deeper understanding of the storytelling process. Oral language development is promoted and strongly supported throughout.

Stories told:

• Pangu - Traditional Chinese creation story
• Anansi The Trickster - How stories came to the world
• The Giant's Wife - Famous Irish tale of boasting giant
• Theseus and The Minotaur - Classic tale of deception, love and bravery
• Robin Hood - Legendary heroic outlaw, robbing from the rich to give to the poor
• Sword & the Stone - Story of a young boy becoming a king
• Hercules - Roman hero and demigod

Workshops can include:

• Adventure and mystery stories
• Poetry (including performance poetry) & poetic styles
• Plays and dialogue
• Stories with historical settings
• Stories in imaginary worlds
• Stories from other cultures 

Protectors of the Planet

Join us as we immerse children into a space-tastic, intergalactic school trip with the Alien Protectors of the Planets.

They've crash landed on Earth, now they’re stuck and have no idea how to get home! There’s so much to do. First they have to overcome their language and cultural differences. They’ll have to teach the children about alien life and learn a few earth customs themselves.

Programme: Space

They'll need to fix their ship with the help from the children. They’ll need some science training in rockets, gravity, space and the Solar system. 

Topics include

• Study of the solar system
• The Earth in space (night, day and seasons)
• International Space Station
• Space travel
• Mission to Mars
• Rockets and robots
• Alien exploration

Workshops can include:

• Model Making/Illustration - what would it be like to live in space and what do Aliens look like?
• Design & Build - children will build and design a structure and help piece a gigantic ship together
• Theatre - children will embark on Alien/Human training, teaching Aliens the art of socialisation!
• The Solar System Exploration
• The Science Behind Rockets