News
Our Artistic Director included in Queens Birthday Honours List 2016
We are delighted to announce that Kinny Gardner has been awarded The British Empire Medal for services to Children’s Theatre and Disability Arts in this years Queens Birthday Honours List. We are all so proud and pleased, and of course look forward to some pix of him with the Queen.
Magicnessity and Flutage touring the UK until 2nd July
The Very Magic Flute has begun it’s madcap UK tour, with 3 sold out performances at the Pleasance London and The Mill Studio Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. And we’ve seen friends in schools in Preston, Lancaster, Haywards Heath and St Albans. A whirlwind of puppets, tricks, music and silliness, we are enjoying a fun and … Read more
Signs of the Time project receives Arts Council England funding.
We are so pleased to announce that we have been awarded the funding for ‘Signs of the Time’. So as well as appointing a new Deaf Associate Artist, we will be creating ‘Rapunzel and her Witch’, touring mid Nov 26- Dec 24th 2016 for the Christmas season, and then the wonderful musical ‘Oliver in the Overworld’ … Read more
Our Artistic Director wins (another) award…
Kinny was delighted this month to receive the Towergate Care Award 2016 for an Outstanding Contribution to the Education Sector. He’s looking to get a bigger mantelpiece…
CINDER-ELLA quick wee tour February 2016-
Dates for your Diary! CINDER-ELLA quick wee tour February 2016- Thurs 11th Arena, Wolverhampton at 7.30 pm click for link Fri 12th Arena, Wolverhampton Guardian Live talk at 4.30 pm Sat 13th The Door, Birmingham Rep Theatre 11.30 am and 2 pm click for the link Sat 20th The Garrick, Lichfield 11.00 am and 2 pm … Read more
Discuss Disability in theatre, with The Guardian Live and Kinny Gardner
Guardian Live | A Nation’s Theatre: Wolverhampton – Disability, a creative advantage? | The Guardian Members
The winter tour is more fun than you can shake a TROLL at and suddenly Don Quixote is looking at us
As the daft and fun tour of The Singing Ringing Tree continues to garner excellent reviews, we are very pleased to announce that we have received a Research and Development grant from Arts Council England to be creative around ideas on a new piece of theatre about the great Spanish hidalgo Don Quixote de La … Read more
The Singing Ringing Tree is blooming and ready
The new tour of The Singing Ringing Tree begins next week, and the company are in the final preparations for the technical rehearsals at The Curve in jolly Leicester. We will only be there for a day, so much has to be sorted with lights courtesy of our amazing Lighting Designer David Phillips, and our … Read more
The Singing Ringing Tree Tour in November and December is now fully booked!
Much joy, here in the Kat office, as the final date for our next extravaganza is booked into the bulging diary. Do check out the SHOWS page, pick your nearest venue, and come and see a delightful re-telling of this classic and funny German fable. And make sure you sign and say “HI” to the … Read more
EDINBURGH and lovely reviews for both Cinder-Ella and Edmund
We had a great time at this years Edinburgh Festival. Some lovely reviews CLICK HERE for one we particularly enjoyed! There will be more appearing over the next few days, watch this space. in the meantime, EDMUND THE LEARNED PIG is touring out to HULL, NORWICH and WOLVERHAMPTON this month. Click the city for details! … Read more
