FIRESIDE TALES

The full creative team has been announced for the world premiere of Punchdrunk Enrichment’s Fireside Tales, an enchanting interactive adventure for children aged 7-11 and their grown-ups, running at Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores in Wembley Park, Brent from 6 December 2025 – 4 January 2026. Casting is to be announced soon.

Fireside Tales is written and directed by incoming Artistic Director of Punchdrunk Enrichment Steve McCourt. The creative team announced will also include design by Mydd Pharo, costume design by Melissa Simon-Hartman, lighting design by Sarah Readman and sound design by Dominic Kennedy. 

For thousands of years, people have gathered around fires to share stories. But this tradition is fading, and many are at risk of being lost. Now, a new story has arrived: faint as an ember, not yet ready to be told. It needs help to stay alive. Without care, the fire might fade, be forgotten or take on a dangerous new form.

Fireside Tales is a show about the stories we tell, the ones we pass down, the ones we forget and what happens when we take the time to listen. Audiences are invited to step into a magical world where stories flicker like flames and imagination keeps them burning bright.  Developed with schools, Fireside Tales encourages young audiences to draw, write and share their own stories.

Mydd Pharo (Designer) said: “Working on ‘Fireside Tales’ with the Punchdrunk Enrichment team has been such a joy. Together we’ve reimagined the space as playful, elemental, and full of possibility, allowing the wild in and bringing the outside alive indoors. It has been a process full of fun, invention, and collaboration, and I’m thrilled to see audiences step into this world we’ve created.”

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