Our Work — Spinning Wheel Theatre

Tangled Tales, 2018 - A group of 7 young people lay on the floor in a circle, with their heads in the centre. They all look surprised or happy, and have silly makeup and costumes on

We work collaboratively with communities and creatives to bring magical worlds to life.

We use inventive and whimsical design, tactile puppetry and props, live music and joyful storytelling to bring familiar stories to life in new ways.

We develop work using co-creation techniques - inviting children and families to be an instrumental part of making of new pieces of work, and taking ownership of their own artistic voice.

“Loved the songs and the retelling of the story. Really intimate performance with seating so close to the stage - my kids loved it.”

Audience member - The Velveteen Rabbit, 2023
“This has given me a real boost in my confidence and abilities. I have learnt so much and now feel able to express myself in a new way.”

Participant feedback - Unspoken Stories project, 2022
“The whole experience was rewarding and left me feeling renewed. This type of opportunity is so important and so helpful to early-career artists in feeling valued and welcomed within the industry. Thank you!”

Participant feedback - Colab:East 2021
"The staging and sound was exceptional and those incredibly catchy songs have ear-wormed into my brain. It was lovely to see the library full of colour, noise and excited children (and adults). "

Venue feedback - The Velveteen Rabbit, 2023
“All those stories – once you start I found I could go on and on because you remember more details like chapters in a book.”

Care Home resident/participant - Creative Generations project, 2019
“Wow!!! What an amazing family experience. We are foster carers so for one of our children it was their first ever experience of theatre and he was in his element and can't stop talking about the characters and how much fun he had. Best fun we've had in a long time! "

Audience member - The Marina Monster, Colab:East project, 2021
“My daughter has absolutely loved this last 2 weeks of Summer School. She was so unhappy after lockdown but since she's been doing this I've finally got her back. It's been lovely to see her come out of her shell again”

Parent of participant - Summer School 2021

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2017 - a young man in a waistcoat and bowtie holds an umbrella and package tied up with string. He is smiling at a young girl with blonde pigtails. She grins back at him.

The Velveteen Rabbit, 2019 - a woman with dungarees and a green top is puppeteering a rabbit. The rabbit is looking into a box which looks like a tree stump, covered in moss and flowers. At the bottom of the tree stump is a cuddly toy rabbit.

We work collaboratively with communities and creatives to bring magical worlds to life.

We use inventive and whimsical design, tactile puppetry and props, live music and joyful storytelling to bring familiar stories to life in new ways.

We develop work using co-creation techniques - inviting children and families to be an instrumental part of making of new pieces of work, and taking ownership of their own artistic voice.

“Loved the songs and the retelling of the story. Really intimate performance with seating so close to the stage - my kids loved it.”

“This has given me a real boost in my confidence and abilities. I have learnt so much and now feel able to express myself in a new way.”

“The whole experience was rewarding and left me feeling renewed. This type of opportunity is so important and so helpful to early-career artists in feeling valued and welcomed within the industry. Thank you!”

"The staging and sound was exceptional and those incredibly catchy songs have ear-wormed into my brain. It was lovely to see the library full of colour, noise and excited children (and adults). "

“All those stories – once you start I found I could go on and on because you remember more details like chapters in a book.”

“Wow!!! What an amazing family experience. We are foster carers so for one of our children it was their first ever experience of theatre and he was in his element and can't stop talking about the characters and how much fun he had. Best fun we've had in a long time! "

“My daughter has absolutely loved this last 2 weeks of Summer School. She was so unhappy after lockdown but since she's been doing this I've finally got her back. It's been lovely to see her come out of her shell again”

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Spinning Wheel Theatre