True Voyage Is Return Podcast

For Philip Holyman

Life is a journey back to where you started from. True voyage is return. When you get there, you might know a little more than when you began.

A ten-episode podcast to accompany Philip Holyman's True Voyage Is Return project and anthology. A deep-dive into the writing process of nine Birmingham-based writers.

The Dog With Two Dads

For Little Earthquake
Commissioned by Midlands Arts Centre

"Here in Hometown are two million people. Night and day their lives unfold. And in amongst those two million people, one small story must be told..."

A show with songs about two papas and a pooch, celebrating families of every shape and size, and being loved for exactly who you are. For ages 5+ and their adults.

The Stolen Year

For Little Earthquake
Commissioned by Midlands Arts Centre as part of Celebrating Age

"I'm telling you far more than my friends and family know about me..."

An immersive audio installation in which twelve older people told their moving and funny stories of living through the Covid pandemic — from moments of despair and panic, to the occasional illegal hook-up — celebrating the power of hope for the future and taking pleasure in small things.

Rocket Fuel

For Little Earthquake as part of MoonFest
in collaboration with Kaye Winwood Projects

Commissioned by Midlands Arts Centre

In space, no one can hear your tummy rumble.

An immersive dining experience inspired by Neil Armstrong’s in-flight menu during his journey to the Moon. An edible adventure that was truly out of this world, combining surround sound, 360° projection, opera, live camera feeds, performers and an 8-course meal.

MoonFest

For Little Earthquake
In partnership with Midlands Arts Centre and University of Birmingham

"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

A nine-day cross-artform festival to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, timed to start the very second Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched into space five decades before.

I Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost

For Little Earthquake

The dead can scare us. The dead can protect us. Sometimes, the dead just want to steal our KitKats.

Winner of National Rural Touring Award's Performance of the Year.

A tongue-in-cheek deconstruction of autobiographical theatre and a comic exploration of a childhood haunting where nothing is quite what it seems — all wrapped up in some formidable fashions and set to a cheese-tastic chart-topping soundtrack.

The Boy Who Became A Beetle

For Little Earthquake as part of Young Producers
Commissioned by Black Country Touring

With live music, a sprinkling of songs, riotous action and thrilling transformations, The Boy Who Became A Beetle was a funny, messy and moving new show for everyone who knows what it’s like to feel different.

For ages 5+ and their adults. Loosely based on Franz Kafka’s  Metamorphosis. Created in collaboration with 100 primary school children as part of Little Earthquake and Black Country Touring's Young Producers project.

Little Earthquake

Our only commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bore.

Little Earthquake makes interdisciplinary experiences for intergenerational audiences in Birmingham and beyond. Co-led with writer Philip Holyman and working in collaboration with participants, communities and other artists. Associate Theatre Company at Midlands Arts Centre.