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LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE

Prya and the Twirling Wind

Priya and the Twirling Wind
Presented by Raven Kaliana, Puppet (R)Evolution, Ram Devineni, Rattapallax
In Association with Little Angel Theatre 

Ram Devineni, creator of Priya - India’s first female superhero (and named “gender equality champion” by UN Women) teams with Raven Kaliana, an award-winning UK-based puppetry director to create Priya and the Twirling Wind. Priya, astride her flying tiger Sahas, visits Somya, an ill and frightened child in hospital. On a panoramic flight across the countryside, Priya shows Somya the environmental sources impacting her health.  She introduces Somya to an idyllic land, which is protected from harm through the teamwork of her magical friends.  This inspires Somya to take action when she returns home. The characters are all rod puppets handmade by Raven Kaliana, with lush illustrated backgrounds by artist Syd Fini.  The film will be accompanied by an interactive comic book augmented with pop-up videos, which will feature Priya interviewing scientists and other experts on climate change and the process of switching to cleaner energy sources.

This film will be released at 12pm on Sunday 3rd April, and will be available for 18 months. 

Credits:
Director: Raven Kaliana
Screenplay & Storyboard: Raven Kaliana
Additional Writing: Shubhra Prakash
Producer: Ram Devineni
Production Company: Rattapallax and Puppet Revolution
Puppeteer: Raven Kaliana
Puppet design: Raven Kaliana
Actors: Shubhra Prakash, Dipti Mehta, Amaya Mehta, Vick Krishna
Animators: Syd Fini and Neda Kazemifar
Editor and Camera: Ram Devineni
Music and Sound: Rene Veron
Executive Producers: Tanvi Gandhi, Indrani Ray, Monika Samtani, and Shubhra Prakash
All rights reserved by Rattapallax, Inc ©2022. Priya and Sahas were created in 2013 and introduced in a comic book series. 

The project was funded through grants from Little Angel Theatre, The Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi and developed with North India Office (NIO).  
@usembassyindia - Instagram
@USAndIndia - Twitter

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Little Angel Theatre is a home for puppetry. Since our doors first opened in 1961 the theatre has been dedicated to creating and sharing inspiring stories.
All of our online activities are being made available for free. If you are able to consider making a donation - however small - it would be greatly appreciated: https://www.littleangeltheatre.com/supportus

Priya and the Twirling Wind
Presented by Raven Kaliana, Puppet (R)Evolution, Ram Devineni, Rattapallax
In Association with Little Angel Theatre

Ram Devineni, creator of Priya - India’s first female superhero (and named “gender equality champion” by UN Women) teams with Raven Kaliana, an award-winning UK-based puppetry director to create Priya and the Twirling Wind. Priya, astride her flying tiger Sahas, visits Somya, an ill and frightened child in hospital. On a panoramic flight across the countryside, Priya shows Somya the environmental sources impacting her health. She introduces Somya to an idyllic land, which is protected from harm through the teamwork of her magical friends. This inspires Somya to take action when she returns home. The characters are all rod puppets handmade by Raven Kaliana, with lush illustrated backgrounds by artist Syd Fini. The film will be accompanied by an interactive comic book augmented with pop-up videos, which will feature Priya interviewing scientists and other experts on climate change and the process of switching to cleaner energy sources.

This film will be released at 12pm on Sunday 3rd April, and will be available for 18 months.

Credits:
Director: Raven Kaliana
Screenplay & Storyboard: Raven Kaliana
Additional Writing: Shubhra Prakash
Producer: Ram Devineni
Production Company: Rattapallax and Puppet Revolution
Puppeteer: Raven Kaliana
Puppet design: Raven Kaliana
Actors: Shubhra Prakash, Dipti Mehta, Amaya Mehta, Vick Krishna
Animators: Syd Fini and Neda Kazemifar
Editor and Camera: Ram Devineni
Music and Sound: Rene Veron
Executive Producers: Tanvi Gandhi, Indrani Ray, Monika Samtani, and Shubhra Prakash
All rights reserved by Rattapallax, Inc ©2022. Priya and Sahas were created in 2013 and introduced in a comic book series.

The project was funded through grants from Little Angel Theatre, The Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi and developed with North India Office (NIO).
@usembassyindia - Instagram
@USAndIndia - Twitter

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Little Angel Theatre is a home for puppetry. Since our doors first opened in 1961 the theatre has been dedicated to creating and sharing inspiring stories.
All of our online activities are being made available for free. If you are able to consider making a donation - however small - it would be greatly appreciated: https://www.littleangeltheatre.com/supportus

YouTube Video cwaJya0jaBQ

Priya and the Twirling Wind | Free Performance for Children

THE INVISIBLE MUSEUM

Hypatia - Astronomer

SPARK ARTS FOR CHILDREN

Music for Babies & Toddlers

HEAD2HEAD SENSORY

Fun on the Farm

Head2Head Sensory Theatre presents the first episode of their new series, Sensory Squad, ‘Fun on the Farm’.  

Join Sensory Squad as they visit Bocketts Farm in Bookham, Surrey, and meet Farmer Martin. Find out what sort of animals live on the farm, what they love eating and how to care for them.   

With songs, craft activity and a checklist of things to find at home to help join in with ‘Fun on the Farm’!  

Fill a rucksack with lots of fun sensory items to join in whilst watching Sensory Squad or take it along with you when you go to visit a farm. 

Support our theatre charity and purchase your own Sensory Squad rucksack online now or donate via our website www.h2hsensorytheatre.com/donate

Special thanks to everyone at Bocketts Farm in Surrey https://www.bockettsfarm.co.uk/ 

What is Sensory Squad? 
Sensory Squad is a fun and educational Makaton signed and captioned YouTube series for children which enhances communication and offers learning experiences through songs, stories and repetition.  The series aims to help families and children prepare for real world experiences such as farm, circus or museum visits.  

Explore the world around us with the help of our friendly squad, including Rei. Inquisitive and helpful, Rei ‘zooms’ through life and wants to help everyone enjoy every moment. 

Each episode includes an original song and a fun craft activity with instructions on how to join in with the use of the Sensory rucksack - a sack filled with fun, sensory items, which families and teachers can put together. 

Children of all abilities will learn about different settings and feature activities that they can replicate using sensory moments e.g. getting grubby in the garden (grass) or exploring a local beach (bucket and sand)? 

The Creative Team 

Writer & Producer  Amy Rhodes  

Director    James MacLaren 

Director of Photography Martin Hodgson  

Illustrator and Animator Claire’s Characters 

Music     ‘Fun on the Farm’ and ‘Sensory Squad jingle’ by Kayleigh Stratton  

‘Rain, rain go away’, ‘This little piggie…’, ‘Mary had a little lamb’ by Erica Flint 

SFX    BBCRewind, Zapsplat 

REI’s costume   Mimics Productions 

Sensory Squad Presenters Erica Flint, John Gregor and Ruth Spurr as Rei 

Volunteer Guest Presenter Eloise MacDonald 

Volunteer Crew Member Alex Pollard 

Sensory Squad is a team effort made possible by fundraisers, marketing, production, administrators, board of trustees, volunteers and many, many more. A huge thank you to the team at Bocketts Farm for supporting us and many thanks to The Orpheus Centre for introducing us to our wonderful volunteers. 

Sensory Squad is grateful for funding received from: 

Alchemy Foundation, Douglas Arter Foundation, Gatwick Airport Community Trust, Lord Barnby's Foundation, St. James Place Foundation, The Childhood Trust, The Fence Club, The Friarsgate Foundation, The Worshipful Company of Grocers, John Horniman’s Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Pennington Manches Cooper Foundation, Alice Ellen Cooper Dear Charitable Trust, The National Lottery.

Head2Head Sensory Theatre is a registered special needs and disability theatre charity based in Oxted, Surrey. We are passionate about making theatre accessible to everyone and understand that families who have a child with a disability face many barriers.  We raise awareness, share knowledge and develop new ways to make this happen. Our special needs and disability theatre charity provides opportunities for self-development and learning with a work experience programme to support students transitioning from education! 

For information about Head2Head Sensory Theatre’s shows and films, please visit our website www.h2hsensorytheatre.com.  Or you can email us at reception@h2hsensorytheatre.com or call us on either 01883 725264 or 01372 278021. 

Please follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @h2htheatre, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.  Thank you!

Head2Head Sensory Theatre presents the first episode of their new series, Sensory Squad, ‘Fun on the Farm’.

Join Sensory Squad as they visit Bocketts Farm in Bookham, Surrey, and meet Farmer Martin. Find out what sort of animals live on the farm, what they love eating and how to care for them.

With songs, craft activity and a checklist of things to find at home to help join in with ‘Fun on the Farm’!

Fill a rucksack with lots of fun sensory items to join in whilst watching Sensory Squad or take it along with you when you go to visit a farm.

Support our theatre charity and purchase your own Sensory Squad rucksack online now or donate via our website www.h2hsensorytheatre.com/donate

Special thanks to everyone at Bocketts Farm in Surrey https://www.bockettsfarm.co.uk/

What is Sensory Squad?
Sensory Squad is a fun and educational Makaton signed and captioned YouTube series for children which enhances communication and offers learning experiences through songs, stories and repetition.  The series aims to help families and children prepare for real world experiences such as farm, circus or museum visits.

Explore the world around us with the help of our friendly squad, including Rei. Inquisitive and helpful, Rei ‘zooms’ through life and wants to help everyone enjoy every moment.

Each episode includes an original song and a fun craft activity with instructions on how to join in with the use of the Sensory rucksack - a sack filled with fun, sensory items, which families and teachers can put together.

Children of all abilities will learn about different settings and feature activities that they can replicate using sensory moments e.g. getting grubby in the garden (grass) or exploring a local beach (bucket and sand)?

The Creative Team

Writer & Producer Amy Rhodes

Director James MacLaren

Director of Photography Martin Hodgson

Illustrator and Animator Claire’s Characters

Music ‘Fun on the Farm’ and ‘Sensory Squad jingle’ by Kayleigh Stratton

‘Rain, rain go away’, ‘This little piggie…’, ‘Mary had a little lamb’ by Erica Flint

SFX BBCRewind, Zapsplat

REI’s costume Mimics Productions

Sensory Squad Presenters Erica Flint, John Gregor and Ruth Spurr as Rei

Volunteer Guest Presenter Eloise MacDonald

Volunteer Crew Member Alex Pollard

Sensory Squad is a team effort made possible by fundraisers, marketing, production, administrators, board of trustees, volunteers and many, many more. A huge thank you to the team at Bocketts Farm for supporting us and many thanks to The Orpheus Centre for introducing us to our wonderful volunteers.

Sensory Squad is grateful for funding received from:

Alchemy Foundation, Douglas Arter Foundation, Gatwick Airport Community Trust, Lord Barnby's Foundation, St. James Place Foundation, The Childhood Trust, The Fence Club, The Friarsgate Foundation, The Worshipful Company of Grocers, John Horniman’s Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Pennington Manches Cooper Foundation, Alice Ellen Cooper Dear Charitable Trust, The National Lottery.

Head2Head Sensory Theatre is a registered special needs and disability theatre charity based in Oxted, Surrey. We are passionate about making theatre accessible to everyone and understand that families who have a child with a disability face many barriers. We raise awareness, share knowledge and develop new ways to make this happen. Our special needs and disability theatre charity provides opportunities for self-development and learning with a work experience programme to support students transitioning from education!

For information about Head2Head Sensory Theatre’s shows and films, please visit our website www.h2hsensorytheatre.com. Or you can email us at reception@h2hsensorytheatre.com or call us on either 01883 725264 or 01372 278021.

Please follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @h2htheatre, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thank you!

YouTube Video QcFJCuQmoaA

Sensory Squad episode 1🌈 | Fun on the Farm 🐮 | Fun and educational Makaton for children

UNICORN THEATRE

Greek Myth Unplugged

Based on Midas and the Golden Touch

From 12 September 2022 watch three of the most loved and enduring Greek myths for free as part of Unicorn Online.

This series of three new short plays by some of the UK’s most exciting writers have been creatively filmed and edited to bring theatre to life online for children. Directed by the Unicorn’s Associate Director Rachel Bagshaw, the films reinvent and reimagine the original myths enabling pupils to explore the resonances of Greek Myths to today’s world anew.

Watch all the Myths here: https://www.unicorntheatre.com/events/greek-myths-unplugged 

Greek Myths Unplugged was developed with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture.

--------------------------- Make a Donation
The Unicorn Theatre is a registered charity. A donation of any size, should you feel able to give, will support the Unicorn’s recovery and help us to continue creating world-class theatre for young audiences. Thank you. You can give via our YouTube fundraiser, or via our website at https://www.unicorntheatre.com/support-us 

--------------------------- Subscribe and follow 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unicorntheatre 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Unicorn_Theatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unicorn_theatre/ 
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/3l41ZCj 

--------------------------- Unicorn Theatre - Transforming young lives through theatre 
At the Unicorn we create new, inventive and enthralling theatre experiences for children aged up to 13. Every year, we welcome around 65,000 families and schools through our doors, and many thousands more through Unicorn Online. We believe that young people of all ages, perspectives and abilities have the right to experience exciting, entertaining and inspiring work and we actively seek out children who wouldn’t otherwise attend, offering free tickets where needed. We develop work with children from our partner schools and community groups to ensure that our work remains relevant and informed by the young people we serve. Our values of courage, curiosity and respect run through everything we do. 

Cast
The Chorus - Deanna Rodger
Jessie's Dad - Jude Akuwudike
Jessie - Alex Nyla Jarrett

Creative team
Director - Rachel Bagshaw
Set Designer - Charlotte Espiner
Costume Designer - Cristiano Casimiro
Composer & Sound Designer - Nicola T. Chang
Lighting Designer - Douglas Kuhrt
Associate Director - Alice Wordsworth
Fight Director - Paul Benzing
Director of Photography - Adam Kes Hipkin
Cinematographer - Oliver Bury and Maria Pullicino
1st AD - Holly Hughes
Audio Capture - Joey Julliard
Editor - Oliver Bury
Hair & Makeup - Madalina Elena

A Unicorn Theatre and TEA Films Production
Generously supported by Backstage Trust, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Arts Council England

Based on Midas and the Golden Touch

From 12 September 2022 watch three of the most loved and enduring Greek myths for free as part of Unicorn Online.

This series of three new short plays by some of the UK’s most exciting writers have been creatively filmed and edited to bring theatre to life online for children. Directed by the Unicorn’s Associate Director Rachel Bagshaw, the films reinvent and reimagine the original myths enabling pupils to explore the resonances of Greek Myths to today’s world anew.

Watch all the Myths here: https://www.unicorntheatre.com/events/greek-myths-unplugged

Greek Myths Unplugged was developed with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture.

--------------------------- Make a Donation
The Unicorn Theatre is a registered charity. A donation of any size, should you feel able to give, will support the Unicorn’s recovery and help us to continue creating world-class theatre for young audiences. Thank you. You can give via our YouTube fundraiser, or via our website at https://www.unicorntheatre.com/support-us

--------------------------- Subscribe and follow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unicorntheatre
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Unicorn_Theatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unicorn_theatre/
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/3l41ZCj

--------------------------- Unicorn Theatre - Transforming young lives through theatre
At the Unicorn we create new, inventive and enthralling theatre experiences for children aged up to 13. Every year, we welcome around 65,000 families and schools through our doors, and many thousands more through Unicorn Online. We believe that young people of all ages, perspectives and abilities have the right to experience exciting, entertaining and inspiring work and we actively seek out children who wouldn’t otherwise attend, offering free tickets where needed. We develop work with children from our partner schools and community groups to ensure that our work remains relevant and informed by the young people we serve. Our values of courage, curiosity and respect run through everything we do.

Cast
The Chorus - Deanna Rodger
Jessie's Dad - Jude Akuwudike
Jessie - Alex Nyla Jarrett

Creative team
Director - Rachel Bagshaw
Set Designer - Charlotte Espiner
Costume Designer - Cristiano Casimiro
Composer & Sound Designer - Nicola T. Chang
Lighting Designer - Douglas Kuhrt
Associate Director - Alice Wordsworth
Fight Director - Paul Benzing
Director of Photography - Adam Kes Hipkin
Cinematographer - Oliver Bury and Maria Pullicino
1st AD - Holly Hughes
Audio Capture - Joey Julliard
Editor - Oliver Bury
Hair & Makeup - Madalina Elena

A Unicorn Theatre and TEA Films Production
Generously supported by Backstage Trust, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Arts Council England

YouTube Video nFrTHNcLDvI

Greek Myths Unplugged - Myth 1: Jessie and the Jellybeans (For ages 7 - 12)

THE MiSST CHOIR

Any Dream Will Do

A choir of budding performers from The Music In Secondary Schools Choir were an integral part of the children’s choir who brought the nation together to sing "Any Dream Will Do" at the Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday 4th June at Buckingham Palace. This was part of the Musicals section, which was curated by Andrew himself. MiSST also joined Andrew and the Joseph team to help us create a special edition of the original track "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

How fitting that, a show that started life as a school cantata written for children, has now brought talented and passionate young musicians onto a global stage to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee! 

About MiSST:
The Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) works with disadvantaged secondary schools, and provides both classical instruments and regular music tuition for every child. Providing a 3-year programme of musical learning and education (at no cost to the students) built into the school’s curriculum, MiSST helps over 10,200 students a week to engage in group music lessons. A further 8,500 students have also completed and benefitted the 3 year Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme curriculum. 

Stream the single: https://andrewlloydwebber.lnk.to/AnyDreamWillDo22

Experience Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with your nearest performance: 
https://www.josephthemusical.com/ 

Follow Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat everywhere:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josephmusical/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephmusical 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat 

Follow Andrew Lloyd Webber:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewLloydWebber 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialALW
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialalw

#AnyDreamWillDo #jasondonovan #andrewlloydwebber #josephandtheamazingtechnicolordreamcoat

A choir of budding performers from The Music In Secondary Schools Choir were an integral part of the children’s choir who brought the nation together to sing "Any Dream Will Do" at the Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday 4th June at Buckingham Palace. This was part of the Musicals section, which was curated by Andrew himself. MiSST also joined Andrew and the Joseph team to help us create a special edition of the original track "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

How fitting that, a show that started life as a school cantata written for children, has now brought talented and passionate young musicians onto a global stage to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee! 

About MiSST:
The Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) works with disadvantaged secondary schools, and provides both classical instruments and regular music tuition for every child. Providing a 3-year programme of musical learning and education (at no cost to the students) built into the school’s curriculum, MiSST helps over 10,200 students a week to engage in group music lessons. A further 8,500 students have also completed and benefitted the 3 year Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme curriculum. 

Stream the single: https://andrewlloydwebber.lnk.to/AnyDreamWillDo22

Experience Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with your nearest performance:
https://www.josephthemusical.com/

Follow Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat everywhere:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josephmusical/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephmusical
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat

Follow Andrew Lloyd Webber:
Website: https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlloydwebber/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewLloydWebber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialALW
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLloydWebberMusicals?sub_confirmation=1
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialalw

#AnyDreamWillDo #jasondonovan #andrewlloydwebber #josephandtheamazingtechnicolordreamcoat

YouTube Video G8jNpXUSyTk

"Any Dream Will Do" Ft. Jason Donovan, The MiSST Choir, The Cast Of Joseph | Andrew Lloyd Webber

LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE

The Little Prince

The Little Prince, presented by Metta Theatre. Donate to Little Angel Theatre: https://bit.ly/3kyDgpD.

A WW2 pilot has crashed in the middle of the Sahara. If she doesn’t find water soon she’ll die. But instead of water she finds a mysterious child – the Little Prince whose imaginative adventures and tales of far off planets quench a deeper thirst.

Written and recorded entirely through lockdown Metta Theatre have created a 6 track EP of songs from their new British musical spun into a short film retelling Antoine De Saint Exupery’s much loved story through the medium of shadow puppetry. 

Eventually the stage production of the musical will be a circus musical extravaganza in the same vein as Metta’s 2018 Little Mermaid.

Metta Theatre are an award-winning mid scale touring theatre company focusing on creating new cross-artform theatre. Founded in 2005 by writer/director P Burton-Morgan and designer William Reynolds they have collaborated with Little Angel Theatre on several projects over the years including a shadow puppet production of Benjamin Britten’s Canticles in 2010, a puppetry adaptation and 2014 UK tour of Alice in Wonderland, with acclaimed puppeteer Mandy Travis; and a circus/puppetry musical adaptation of Rob Biddulph’s Blown Away in 2017.

This film will be released for free on the Little Angel Theatre YouTube channel and will be available for one year.

Once you’ve watched the show, have a go at making your own shadow puppets. You can use our activity guide to help you: https://littleangeltheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Little-Prince-shadow-puppet-activity-sheet.pdf

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Credits:

Writer & Director P Burton-Morgan
Composer & Musical Director Candida Caldicot
Film-maker Will Reynolds
Puppetry Designer Su Owens
Mixing & Mastering Simon Small

Keys Candida Caldicot
Violin Clare Taylor
Cello Maddie Cutter

The Pilot Rosalind Ford
The Prince Josh Barnett
The Snake/Fox/Rose Anne-Marie Piazza

The Hands of the Prince Noah (8) and Finn (6) Morgan-Reynolds

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Little Angel Theatre is a home for puppetry. Since our doors first opened in 1961 the theatre has been dedicated to creating and sharing inspiring stories. During this period of isolation we are releasing daily online resources to help you keep creative at home, on our YouTube channel and on our website: https://littleangeltheatre.com/online...

All of our online activities are being made available for free. If you are able to consider making a donation - however small - to help us survive during this challenging time, it would be greatly appreciated: https://littleangeltheatre.com/suppor....

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The Little Prince, presented by Metta Theatre. Donate to Little Angel Theatre: https://bit.ly/3kyDgpD.

A WW2 pilot has crashed in the middle of the Sahara. If she doesn’t find water soon she’ll die. But instead of water she finds a mysterious child – the Little Prince whose imaginative adventures and tales of far off planets quench a deeper thirst.

Written and recorded entirely through lockdown Metta Theatre have created a 6 track EP of songs from their new British musical spun into a short film retelling Antoine De Saint Exupery’s much loved story through the medium of shadow puppetry.

Eventually the stage production of the musical will be a circus musical extravaganza in the same vein as Metta’s 2018 Little Mermaid.

Metta Theatre are an award-winning mid scale touring theatre company focusing on creating new cross-artform theatre. Founded in 2005 by writer/director P Burton-Morgan and designer William Reynolds they have collaborated with Little Angel Theatre on several projects over the years including a shadow puppet production of Benjamin Britten’s Canticles in 2010, a puppetry adaptation and 2014 UK tour of Alice in Wonderland, with acclaimed puppeteer Mandy Travis; and a circus/puppetry musical adaptation of Rob Biddulph’s Blown Away in 2017.

This film will be released for free on the Little Angel Theatre YouTube channel and will be available for one year.

Once you’ve watched the show, have a go at making your own shadow puppets. You can use our activity guide to help you: https://littleangeltheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Little-Prince-shadow-puppet-activity-sheet.pdf

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Credits:

Writer & Director P Burton-Morgan
Composer & Musical Director Candida Caldicot
Film-maker Will Reynolds
Puppetry Designer Su Owens
Mixing & Mastering Simon Small

Keys Candida Caldicot
Violin Clare Taylor
Cello Maddie Cutter

The Pilot Rosalind Ford
The Prince Josh Barnett
The Snake/Fox/Rose Anne-Marie Piazza

The Hands of the Prince Noah (8) and Finn (6) Morgan-Reynolds

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Little Angel Theatre is a home for puppetry. Since our doors first opened in 1961 the theatre has been dedicated to creating and sharing inspiring stories. During this period of isolation we are releasing daily online resources to help you keep creative at home, on our YouTube channel and on our website: https://littleangeltheatre.com/online...

All of our online activities are being made available for free. If you are able to consider making a donation - however small - to help us survive during this challenging time, it would be greatly appreciated: https://littleangeltheatre.com/suppor....

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Sign up to the Little Angel Theatre newsletter for activities delivered directly to your inbox: https://littleangeltheatre.com/join-o...
Subscribe to Little Angel Theatre YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/TheLittleATheatre​​​​
Little Angel Theatre website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Little Angel Theatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleAngelT...
Little Angel Theatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/LittleATheatre​​​​
Little Angel Theatre Instagram: https://instagram.com/littleangeltheatre
Metta Theatre website: https://www.mettatheatre.co.uk/
Metta Theatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/mettatheatre
Metta Theatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mettatheatre/
Metta Theatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mettatheatre/

YouTube Video GdmbdvtEDC8

The Little Prince | Free Performance for Children

BBC - PRIMARY ENGLISH

Where the Night Came From

Suitable for ages 5 to 8. A beautifully animated tale from Brazil that playfully imagines how the night came to be. 

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A beautifully animated tale from Brazil that playfully imagines how the night came to be. It tells the story of three servants who disobeyed the King of the Ocean’s orders and released the deep-sea shadows into the daylight. This film invites children to think about curiosity, disobedience and to consider how we use narratives to imagine the earth’s phenomenon and origins.

This clip is from the BBC series Tales from Around the World. A series of six animated short films based on folktales from around the world - from a Brazilian story about where the night comes from, to a Punjabi king who allows himself to be eaten for breakfast each day and a Caliph who is turned into a stork by his greedy brother. The series includes stories from Brazil, India, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan and Nigeria. Narrated by Maureen Lipman, Meera Syal and others.

Aimed at literacy students at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, the films provide an engaging way to inform children about different countries, cultures and storytelling traditions. They constitute an invaluable and versatile resource for further learning across the curriculum and provide a great starting point for discussions in the classroom.

For our Tales from Around the World playlist:http://bit.ly/TFATW
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For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p02lx1s6.

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Teaching English Literature?

This video could be used to support the teaching of key literacy skills such as reading, writing and listening. It could encourage pupils to explore decisions of characters, and examine their actions to understand their cultural belief, values, differences and similarities in everyday life. It could also engage pupils in the way others see and imagine life and ask questions on what is familiar and unfamiliar. This could be used in connection with learning about stories from other cultures, as well as in conjunction with teaching about traditional stories and fables to explore the differences or similarities in storytelling. The tale could be incorporated into specific reading and writing exercises (e.g. pupils can write about a specific dramatic scene or a descriptive setting in the film). In addition, it could be used as part of creative writing exercises.

This clip will be relevant for teaching English Literature at KS2 in England and Wales. 

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Suitable for ages 5 to 8. A beautifully animated tale from Brazil that playfully imagines how the night came to be.

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A beautifully animated tale from Brazil that playfully imagines how the night came to be. It tells the story of three servants who disobeyed the King of the Ocean’s orders and released the deep-sea shadows into the daylight. This film invites children to think about curiosity, disobedience and to consider how we use narratives to imagine the earth’s phenomenon and origins.

This clip is from the BBC series Tales from Around the World. A series of six animated short films based on folktales from around the world - from a Brazilian story about where the night comes from, to a Punjabi king who allows himself to be eaten for breakfast each day and a Caliph who is turned into a stork by his greedy brother. The series includes stories from Brazil, India, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan and Nigeria. Narrated by Maureen Lipman, Meera Syal and others.

Aimed at literacy students at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, the films provide an engaging way to inform children about different countries, cultures and storytelling traditions. They constitute an invaluable and versatile resource for further learning across the curriculum and provide a great starting point for discussions in the classroom.

For our Tales from Around the World playlist:http://bit.ly/TFATW
For our English Literature playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachEnglishLiterature
For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p02lx1s6.

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Teaching English Literature?

This video could be used to support the teaching of key literacy skills such as reading, writing and listening. It could encourage pupils to explore decisions of characters, and examine their actions to understand their cultural belief, values, differences and similarities in everyday life. It could also engage pupils in the way others see and imagine life and ask questions on what is familiar and unfamiliar. This could be used in connection with learning about stories from other cultures, as well as in conjunction with teaching about traditional stories and fables to explore the differences or similarities in storytelling. The tale could be incorporated into specific reading and writing exercises (e.g. pupils can write about a specific dramatic scene or a descriptive setting in the film). In addition, it could be used as part of creative writing exercises.

This clip will be relevant for teaching English Literature at KS2 in England and Wales.

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More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
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Where the night came from (Brazil) | English Literature - Tales from Around the World

BBC - PRIMARY MATHS

What is multiplication?

Suitable for ages 5 to 7. Multiplication Boy explains how multiplication is simply repeated addition. He helps Dave work out how many bricks he needs to build a new wall for Mrs Sharma.

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Dave is building a new garden wall for Mrs Sharma. It’s taking a very, very long time. He is doing his best but keeps running out of bricks. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy. Can Multiplication Boy help Dave with some repeated addition on his numberline? Will Dave be able to calculate exactly how many bricks he needs to order to get the whole wall finished in one go? Will Mrs Sharma’s wall ever actually get finished?

This clip is from the BBC series A World Without Maths. In a land where people have forgotten how to do maths, our superheroes, Multiplication Boy and Division Girl, are called upon to save confused citizens from their maths-based predicaments! A series of seven short films to help young children (five to seven) get to grips with multiplication and division.

For our A World Without Maths playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachAWorldWithoutMaths
For our Primary Maths playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachPrimaryMaths

For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p03nwynr.

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Teaching Maths?

Children could explore multiplication problems linked to the story, using objects or pictures to support their understanding. For example: Dave drinks 5 cups of tea a day, and has 2 sugar cubes in each cup. How many sugar cubes will Mrs Sharma need to keep Dave going for the day? How many groups of 2 will you need? How might you write out the calculation? 

Some children might use a numberline to jump on in steps of the number they are multiplying.

This clip will be relevant for teaching Maths at KS1 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and at First Level in Scotland.

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Suitable for ages 5 to 7. Multiplication Boy explains how multiplication is simply repeated addition. He helps Dave work out how many bricks he needs to build a new wall for Mrs Sharma.

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Dave is building a new garden wall for Mrs Sharma. It’s taking a very, very long time. He is doing his best but keeps running out of bricks. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy. Can Multiplication Boy help Dave with some repeated addition on his numberline? Will Dave be able to calculate exactly how many bricks he needs to order to get the whole wall finished in one go? Will Mrs Sharma’s wall ever actually get finished?

This clip is from the BBC series A World Without Maths. In a land where people have forgotten how to do maths, our superheroes, Multiplication Boy and Division Girl, are called upon to save confused citizens from their maths-based predicaments! A series of seven short films to help young children (five to seven) get to grips with multiplication and division.

For our A World Without Maths playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachAWorldWithoutMaths
For our Primary Maths playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachPrimaryMaths

For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p03nwynr.

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Teaching Maths?

Children could explore multiplication problems linked to the story, using objects or pictures to support their understanding. For example: Dave drinks 5 cups of tea a day, and has 2 sugar cubes in each cup. How many sugar cubes will Mrs Sharma need to keep Dave going for the day? How many groups of 2 will you need? How might you write out the calculation?

Some children might use a numberline to jump on in steps of the number they are multiplying.

This clip will be relevant for teaching Maths at KS1 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and at First Level in Scotland.

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More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

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What is multiplication? | Maths – A World Without Maths

BBC - COMPUTER SCIENCE

Rubik's Cube Solver

Suitable for teaching 14-16s. Professor Danielle George demonstrates how a smartphone and mechanical arms made of building bricks can solve a Rubik’s cube in less than five seconds. 

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Professor Danielle George demonstrates the world’s fastest Rubik’s cube solver and explains how it works using just a smartphone and bricks. The smartphone takes photographs of the cube using its built-in camera and the software works out the fastest way to solve the cube. The smartphone then sends instructions to the mechanical arms to tell them which parts of the cube to rotate. The Rubik’s cube solver is a prime example of how electronics in our everyday lives are capable of doing unexpected things.

This clip is from the BBC series ‘The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures’. In this selection of highlights from the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Professor Danielle George reveals the amazing technology behind the gadgets we take for granted and shows how they can be hacked and adapted to do amazing things. 

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Teaching Computer Science?

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These clips will be relevant for teaching Computing, ICT and Computer Science at KS3 and GCSE/KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2nd Level and National 4/5 in Scotland. The topics discussed will support OCR, Edexcel, AQA,WJEC at GCSE level in England and Wales, CCEA in Northern Ireland and SQA in Scotland.

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Suitable for teaching 14-16s. Professor Danielle George demonstrates how a smartphone and mechanical arms made of building bricks can solve a Rubik’s cube in less than five seconds.

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Professor Danielle George demonstrates the world’s fastest Rubik’s cube solver and explains how it works using just a smartphone and bricks. The smartphone takes photographs of the cube using its built-in camera and the software works out the fastest way to solve the cube. The smartphone then sends instructions to the mechanical arms to tell them which parts of the cube to rotate. The Rubik’s cube solver is a prime example of how electronics in our everyday lives are capable of doing unexpected things.

This clip is from the BBC series ‘The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures’. In this selection of highlights from the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Professor Danielle George reveals the amazing technology behind the gadgets we take for granted and shows how they can be hacked and adapted to do amazing things.

For more clips from The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures: http://bit.ly/TeachRILectures
For our Computer Science playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachComputerScience
For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p02qv9v2.

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Teaching Computer Science?

Follow this link for Teacher Notes:
https://www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/solving-a-rubiks-cube-by-smartphone/zkxkjhv

These clips will be relevant for teaching Computing, ICT and Computer Science at KS3 and GCSE/KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2nd Level and National 4/5 in Scotland. The topics discussed will support OCR, Edexcel, AQA,WJEC at GCSE level in England and Wales, CCEA in Northern Ireland and SQA in Scotland.

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More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
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Solving a Rubik's cube using a smartphone | Computer Science - The Royal Institution Lectures

BBC - TECHNOLOGY

Bionic Humming Bird

CREATIVE TOOLKIT

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LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE

People Behind the Puppets

People Behind the Puppets | Shaun Lati | Little Angel Theatre

SADLER'S WELLS

Family Dance Workshop

BEVERLEY PUPPET FESTIVAL

Make a Giraffe Puppet

Make your own GIRAFFE FRIEND PUPPET with Puppet Like It's Hot

NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE

Make Sock Puppets

HIKAPEE THEATRE

How to do a Headstand

DIGITAL THEATRE & DIRECTORY

powered by Theatre Makers

"In our increasingly alienated world, what could be more important than introducing young people to the healing, uniting, emotional experience of theatre?"

MICHAEL ATTENBOROUGH CBE

Digital Theatre Collection

The Digital Theatre FREEPLAY Collection for children, powered by YouTube, serves to showcase the work of emerging and established theatre makers through to household names in the UK and around the world. Each playlist is attributed to a featured theatre maker with link to their website, in blue text under playlist title, enabling schools and families to explore availability of shows and workshops through to entertainment and educational resources both live and on demand. Digital Theatre FREEPLAY is accessible without sign in or subscription to teachers, families and anyone with a love for creativity.

Children’s television, film and theatre are blood relatives, the trio are rooted in storytelling. There is no reason, if children’s theatre makers can engage an audience they know better than anyone (holding a child’s attention in real time for an hour is no mean feat), that children’s theatre cannot be as successful as its siblings in a digital space.

Annabel Morley – CEO Children’s Theatre Digital

OnTheMap Directory & Festival Calendar

The ONTHEMAP Directory lists theatre makers in the UK and around the world with links to their websites where you can explore shows, creative workshops, festivals and events. The FESTIVAL CALENDAR features annual events within the UK and Ireland.

Sharing the imaginative power of theatre with new generations

Children’s Theatre Digital is designed by Annabel Morley and Sean Hollands. We are both theatre directors in the UK with a simple ambition, to get theatre in front of more children. We want to promote the children’s theatre sector and share the imaginative power of theatre with new generations. When we started this project we knew very little about streaming platforms or websites, but here we are! We have learnt a lot since we started working on this project back in the early days of 2020. We hope that you will see that hard work reflected in where Children’s Theatre Digital is today.

“Theatre is so important for young minds. From expanding imaginations, to connecting with emotions; the world of performance encourages confidence and enables the ability to see the world in colour.”

OLIVIA BIRCHENOUGH

Who We Are

Our Story

We started Children’s Theatre Digital with a simple ambition, to get theatre in front of more children.

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Our Patrons

We are indebted to our patrons for their unwavering support in our mission to bring accessible theatre to children everywhere!

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Our Partners

We travel together with our partners and supporters on our journey facilitating accessible theatre to entertain, educate and inspire generations!

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“Theatre is all about the creative imagination, and nowhere is this more important and more apparent than in the minds of young people. Children’s theatre seeks to inspire young people to engage in the arts.”

NICHOLAS PINNOCK

Theatre Notes

What is Children’s Theatre Digital?

Children's Theatre Digital: Explore

The choice is yours!

Videographer/Editor: Ben Hewis

Video extracts: The Plé Collective, Tessa Bide Productions, Can’t Sit Still Theatre

Is Digital Theatre becoming the most financially viable option for family theatre?

Is Digital Theatre becoming the most financially viable option for family theatre? Annabel Morley, co-founder of Children’s Theatre Digital which provides a site to explore and interact with the best of theatre for young people across the globe, discusses the importance of digital theatre in the modern age and how valuable it can be to family viewers and the shows they support. An interesting look at the way live and digital interact in today’s creative culture as well as the value each element offers. Digital cannot live without live. Live cannot thrive without digital. A question I’ve been asking myself constantly creating Children’s Theatre Digital has been ‘can theatre live without the…

“Children are instinctively theatrical. They build their worlds by telling stories about the experiences they see and the inner lives they imagine.”

SONYA WALGER

Digital cannot live without live. Live cannot thrive without digital.

DIGITAL THEATRE FOR CHILDREN