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Review: The Daily Scream (Le Cri Quotidien), Well Walk Theatre - Everything Theatre Uniquely enchanting, this playful paper puppetry brings pages of news joyfully and imaginatively to life!

#Review: The Daily Scream (Le Cri Quotidien), The Well Walk Theatre ★★★★

"A uniquely enchanting production you will want to watch again and again, or perhaps even imitate yourself at home."

#theatre #puppetry #fringe #theatresky

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Interview: Peeking into an extraordinary box of puppetry performance - Everything Theatre PuppetSoup's Gabriela Céspedes and Fagner Gastaldon discuss a summer of Lambe Lambe, performing next at the May Puppet Fayre in Covent Garden on Sunday 10 May

#Interview: Gabriela Céspedes and Fagner Gastaldon on a summer of Lambe Lambe

"It is not just about looking through a viewer, but about entering an intimate, miniature, and vibrant world, where objects, puppets, and light construct their own language."

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Review: Time Sliders, New Diorama Theatre - Everything Theatre An action-packed race across time to understand what’s really precious, with challenging themes that are sensitively managed.

#Review: Time Sliders @newdiorama.bsky.social ★★★★

"A great instance of an entertaining show that offers its young audience food for thought."

#theatre #TYA #theatresky

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Review: My First Ballet: Cinderella, Sadler's Wells - Everything Theatre A fabulous and fun opportunity for the very young to enjoy dance and design of the highest standard.

#Review: My First Ballet: Cinderella @SadlersWells.bsky.social ★★★★

"Clearly this positive first ballet experience might well be the jumping off point for many more."

#theatre #dance #ballet #TYA #theatresky

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Review: The Shivers, Polka Theatre - Everything Theatre Original, multi-disciplined adventure comedy delivered with high energy skill, to steal, hack, sneak, repeat and save the world from stale theatre for young audiences using critical thinking and…

#Review: The Shivers @PolkaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"This show is brilliantly pitched at those 7-11 year olds, particularly for first time theatre encounters, blending quality tech with a top aesthetic and performance delivery."

#theatre #TYA #theatresky

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Interview: Time Travelling and History Making - Everything Theatre Breach Theatre Co talk devising for and with young people on Time Sliders

#Interview: Breach Theatre talk on Time Sliders

"We’ve always secretly hoped @newdiorama.bsky.social would ask us to do their schools project show... we thought it looked like an exciting and brilliant challenge."

#theatre #TYA #theatrsky

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Interview: Peace, Prosperity and Performance on Mull - Everything Theatre Rebecca Atkinson-Lord celebrates a forthcoming season of bold new work in the Hebrides

#Interview: How can a small island theatre tackle global challenges? 🏝️🎭

Rebecca Atkinson-Lord of @atandmt.bsky.social on making theatre on the Isle of Mull in the Hebrides

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#Theatre #Mull #Sustainability #Scotland

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Review: Tiny Planet, Albany Deptford - Everything Theatre An exquisite, active puppetry adventure to save a planet – and save ourselves.

#Review: Tiny Planet, The Albany ★★★★

"This surely is an important and rather beautiful lesson for us all about the precious value of human co-existence with nature."

#theatre #TYA #Deptford #puppetry

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We launched 1st April 2025.
We’re thrilled to share the incredible scale of this year’s nominations!
✨ A total of 980 nominations have been recorded
🎭 Representing 256 unique shows
📍 Across 123 different venues
Congratulations to everyone involved — this is something truly special! 🎉

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The Fringe Theatre Awards congratulate Fiona Creese (Direction), Nick Tigg (Music) and Nicola Blackwell (Design) for the Theatre for Young Audiences “Your Toys”
Further show information available
www.unicorntheatre.com/events/your-...
Please see #theFTA
www.fringetheatreawards.co.uk

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Interview: Deep Roots and Growth in Immersive Work for Young Audiences - Everything Theatre Ahead of touring their latest show, Return to the Forest, Sue Buckmaster discusses this immersive work and 30 years of Theatre-Rites

#Interview: Sue Buckmaster discusses Return to the Forest and 30 years of Theatre-Rites

"I believe the Artist’s job is to always be seeking new ways to see and imagine the world."

#theatre #TYA #theatresky

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Review: Your Toys, Unicorn Theatre - Everything Theatre A jumble of the audience’s toys go on a fast-moving, funny and surprisingly heartfelt adventure. Packed with clever puppetry, music and infectious energy, this show captures the magic of children’s…

#Review: Your Toys @unicorntheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"A unique and inventive piece of theatre that taps directly into the imagination of its audience"

#theatre #TYA #theatresky

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Review: Meet Fred, York Theatre Royal - Everything Theatre From the moment that Fred’s three puppeteers (Nick Halliwell, Llŷr Williams, and Jennie Rawling) take him out of his box and breathe life into his little cloth body, he is immediately embodied and…

#Review: Meet Fred, York Theatre Royal ★★★★

"It’s often ridiculous, ultimately sincere, and concludes with a rallying cry of “f**k the director!” advocating chasing off anyone that tries to tell you what you can or can’t be."

#theatre #theatresky #puppetry

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Interview: Ten years of puppetry Hijinx - Everything Theatre Ben Pettitt-Wade talks touring with Meet Fred, celebrating its tenth anniversary with a puppet show that supports being disabled.

#Interview: Ten years of puppetry Hijinx

Ben Pettitt-Wade talks touring with Hijinx Theatre's Meet Fred

"It’s a weird thing that audiences tend to feel more empathy for Fred as a puppet then possibly they would do if the character was simply human"

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Interview: Celebrating science with cartoon crows - Everything Theatre Rob Tay talks inspiring children to interrogate their world with their show Adventures in Science, touring the UK now

#Interview: Rob Tay talks inspiring children to interrogate their world with Adventures In Science

"For us the highlights must be our interactions with the audience – the things that kids say and do when we get them on stage."

#theatre #TYA #Science

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Review: The Wrong They Knew, Chickenshed - Everything Theatre A dynamic, time-slipping musical that manifests the power of inclusion and collaboration, championing difference and imagining a better world.

#Review: The Wrong They Knew @CHICKENSHED.bsky.social ★★★★

"It’s a visualisation of collaboration, of diversity and acceptance, showcasing those in the tale considered expendable by fascists"

#theatre #TYA #Offwestend #theatresky

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Review: Cinderella Ice Cream Seller, Polka Theatre - Everything Theatre A tasty treat with marvellous music and silly storytelling, sprinkled with imagination.

#Review: Cinderella Ice Cream Seller, Polka Theatre ★★★

"This reinvention of a classic tale brings the story bang up to date and adds interesting flavour."

#theatre #TYA #Wimbledon #theatresky

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Review: Slippery, Omnibus Theatre - Everything Theatre A sophisticated, sensory exploration of the emotional spaces created by addiction and grief in a queer world.

#Review: Slippery @OmnibusTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★★

"There’s so much to love about this show, from its unpacking of important social themes that are often left quietly unaddressed, to outstanding performances that deliver humour and humanity."

#theatre

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The Fringe Theatre Awards congratulate Kevin Jenkins (TYA - Design) for the play “Last Unicorn Airways”
Further show information available
www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/run...
Please see full nominations on the FTA website #theFTA
www.fringetheatreawards.co.uk

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Propmaker Min Gilby and designer Eve Wilson have been named winners of the inaugural Cardboard Adventures Designer/Maker Award.
Each will receive £1,200 and a year’s mentorship with Cardboard Adventures.
www.cardboardadventures.co.uk/designermake...

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The Fringe Theatre Awards congratulate Half A String Theatre (Production) for the Theatre for Young Audiences’ play “Tiny Planet” Please see FTA website for details of nominees
Further show information available
www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/tiny-...

www.fringetheatreawards.co.uk

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Please congratulate Perry Williams and John McCrea (Duo Performance), Hannah Schmit (Set), Louis Emmitt-Stern (New Play), Matthew Iliffe (Director), Nadine Rennie CDG (Casting) and Salt Lick Productions with Omnibus Theatre (Production) for the play “Slippery” www.omnibus-clapham.org/slippery/

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Led by Artistic Director & CEO John Savournin and Musical Director David Eaton, Charles Court Opera have a glorious reputation for championing innovative and high-quality small-scale opera in intimate fringe spaces, reimagining classic pieces and encouraging a wider audience to engage with them.

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Interview: Making a real difference for emerging creatives - Everything Theatre Min Gilby and Eve Wilson on winning the Cardboard Adventures Designer/Maker Award

#Interview: Min Gilby and Eve Wilson on winning the Cardboard Adventures Designer/Maker Award

"I’m so thankful to be in an industry that welcomes and values diversity as an incredible wealth of varied perspectives and experiences to learn from."

#theatre

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You know I'm going to want to know about this Ian, don't you...? 😉

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Interview: A Little Look At A Hugely Impressive Show - Everything Theatre Peter Morton takes us on a tour of Tiny Planet, currently touring the UK

#Interview: Peter Morton takes us on a tour of Tiny Planet

"The fact it’s largely non-verbal means you have to pay attention to the action and lock into what the puppet is doing."

Touring nationally until 26 April

#theatre #TYA #theatresky #Puppetry

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Interview: A Cast and Creatives To Die For - Everything Theatre Perry Williams tells us all about Slippery ahead of opening at Omnibus Theatre on 17 March

#Interview: Perry Williams discusses Slippery

"I had an instant connection with the story and the two characters through which it’s told so I was thrilled to be a part of it."

Opens 17 March @OmnibusTheatre.bsky.social

#theatre #offwestend #theatresky

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Interview: A show sizzling with (Northern) soul - Everything Theatre Martha Godber on bringing Do I Love You? south to the capital Following the success of its UK tour earlier this year, Do I Love You? now comes to London for its inaugural performance in the capital.…

#Interview: Martha Godber on Do I Love You?

" The play really takes you on a journey, one of belonging and finding yourself through a movement."

playing now at Wilton's Music Hall

#theatre #fringe #offwestend #northernsoul #theatresky

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Interview: Ritual, Sea Shanties and the Supernatural - Everything Theatre Beau Hopkins serves up SALT, playing now at RIverside Studios

#Interview: Beau Hopkins serves up SALT

"Filled with sea shanties, folk hymns and raucous dances, SALT is a visceral and mesmerising journey into a stark, mythic world of salt and song."

Playing now @riversidelondon.bsky.social

#theatre #hammersmith

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Interview: A Playground Where Women Are Heard - Everything Theatre Naomi Sorkin talks about Women’s Voices: A Celebration, a festival of theatre taking place at The Playground Theatre this month

#Interview: Naomi Sorkin talks about Women’s Voices: A Celebration

"I wanted to create something to represent women across all of the Arts, not just theatre, but music, film, dance, poetry, spoken word – and beyond"

Playground Theatre from Sunday

#theatre

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