Story Storage opened on the 8th of July at the Beijing Expo Centre. The immersive installation takes families on an adventure through four brand new Chinese children's books. This LAStheatre production forms the center piece of the China Children's Book Expo. Story Storage runs until the 17th of July 2016.
This year, at Barnaby Festival, LAStheatre transformed Christ Church into the secret laboratory of eccentric astronomer, John Merschel, and invited families of Macclesfield to join in his greatest ever venture! Following their many failed experiments, Mershel & Co. had finally succeeded in bringing the moon and stars down to earth. But John hadn't been quite […]
A curious event, inspired by We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. Performers from LAStheatre led children, big and small, on a hunt through Pylewell Park. The troop climbed festival mountain, tiptoed through the literature tent and canoe past the bespectacled crocodiles on an improvised adventure of the children's creation! And it all […]
LAStheatre will be taking their new project Story Storage to the China Children's Book Expo 2016, in Beijing, to launch four new children's books. At Story Storage, we do what it says on the box, we store stories. With purpose built archives across the planet, we have the space you need. From characters […]
In the heart of Macclesfield a strange and remarkable tale unfolds. Step into this theatrical adventure and the incredible story of the astronomer who has brought the moon and stars down to earth. But all is not well. Find out why the town is filled with stars, what has happened to put Macclesfield in such […]
Welcome to the Battle of the Carnivals! The Bird Carnival have challenged the Ingénue’s to a battle royal, a carnival-off, if you will. Sergei Bird, the head of the Bird Carnival, felt ill-treated by reports last year claiming he stole Popou Ingénue’s phoenix. He said, and I quote: “things are not always as they seem, […]
Artistic Director, Barra Collins, speaks to Big Issue North about immersive theatre, The Lost Carnival and duelling Vikings from an early age. Full text below: Last year, three companies, LAStheatre, Wild Rumpus and So It Is, set out to create a narrative-led, immersive family arts event for the north of England. The Lost […]
Proud to announce our new show, The Astronomers Story. In the heart of Macclesfield a strange and remarkable tale unfolds. Step into this theatrical adventure and the incredible story of the astronomer who has brought the moon and stars down to earth. But all is not well. Find out why the town is filled […]
Proud to announce that the Lost Carnival, our co-prouction with Wild Rumpus and So It Is, will be returning in 2016! More news to follow soon.
Back from Just So Festival. For the last few years we have run the Tribal Tournament - the beating heart of the festival. Families of foxes, stags, fish, frogs, owls and lions battled it out - proudly displaying their skill in feats of strength, aeronautical design, Play Your Cards Right and pillow fights. Congratulations to […]
