A host of thrilling events to spark imaginations and inspire creative minds.
Blackpool Grand Theatre will open yet another creative chapter this June with the return of the spectacular STORYTELLING FESTIVAL a one-day celebration on 28th June from the theatre’s award-winning Creative Learning Team, that’s packed with live productions, hands-on workshops and immersive storytelling experiences.
Blackpool Grand Theatre will throw open its doors and welcome families, young people and audiences of all ages to dive into a magical world of brand-new stories, interactive workshops, creative activities and newly commissioned performances and installations. It’s a day to explore, create and connect - all through the power of a story.
The excitingly original new play The Heist will headline this year’s Storytelling Festival with a fun, fast-paced and fiercely inventive contemporary theatre experience. Twenty young performers will take to the main stage and act out a bank robbery. And then they do it again and again, each time using the same material in a brand-new way to present a new perspective on events.
Create Your Own Crankie Story Chest with multi-faceted performers, artists and puppet makers Gemma Bond and Alice Rowbottom in a fun and interactive workshop.
Create Your Own Brand-New Story Workshop is also available with some of the team from the multi award-winning Creative Learning and Development Department where anyone can learn a quick, fun and inventive new way to generate a brand-new story using our Story Card process; as well as the fascinating Create Your Own Story Chest Workshop
Multi-faceted performer, artist, and puppet maker Gemma Bond will bring the story of Stanleytopia to life in a beautifully crafted Crankie Story Chest made from an antique Steamer Trunk and using stunning shadow-puppetry
Storytelling Through Physical Performance uses physical performance theatre and choreographic techniques with Mykey Young. This workshop guides participants through a series of exercises and processes used to create connective and visual storytelling in contemporary theatre.
Finally don’t forget to look out for Colin the Chameleon QR Codes around the venue to scan and listen to a Song Cycle from Blackpool-based young composer and music producer Phoebe Coulon which tells the captivating tale of Colin who is stuck in a world without colour and struggles to blend in.
Tickets available HERE