A lot! That’s what we’ve learned from our touring show, The Firework-Maker’s Daughter.
When we started out in 2019, creating a new theatrical adaptation of the much-loved Philip Pullman novel. First we took all the ideas from the young people of The Snappy Trust, who told us the parts of the story they enjoyed the most, what they thought the world of the story looked like and how all the characters behaved.
Then Covid hit and when we were supposed to be creating the first version of the show, we were all locked down in our separate homes, so decided to make a version over Zoom, which was enjoyed by over 2000 people during the pandemic.
As lockdown restrictions eased we were able to get back to making a live show, but for safety had to think small and innovatively, so we came up with our 1 person show which meant we could tour to playgrounds, gardens, nature reserves, and pub courtyards.
People really enjoyed it, so we designed a larger tour with Explore York in 2022, which incorporated Makaton, and came with a social story, a simple sentence story, a sonic story and colouring in to make it accessible to more young people and families.
The feedback was brilliant and really heart warming!
So now, we’ve brought together all the ideas from 2019, the exciting story we developed during lockdown, the imagination behind creating a 1 person story, all our learning on increasing the accessibility of the performance, and all the joy we brought to our past audience into a new tour! And throughout October half term we will be performing The Firework-Maker’s Daughter 12 times, across 6 Explore Libraries.
We love the story we’ve created – it’s fun, full of joy and can be enjoyed by young and old alike!
So we’ve got everything we need, now all that’s left is for an audience to come join in the adventure with us.
Follow the link to find out all the dates, venues and tickets: https://www.nextdoorbutone.co.uk/https://www.nextdoorbutone.co.uk/The-Firework-Makers-Daughter-2023-Tour.phpThe-Firework-Makers-Daughter-2023-Tour.php
