Paddleboat’s Summer Theatre Week

Imaginative young people aged 7 to 12 are invited to create a stage play with award winning PaddleBoat Theatre Company during the Summer holidays.

The inventive Exeter-based company, which is known for its distinctive and playful approach to theatre, will guide youngsters through a week of storytelling, puppetry, music, design, acting and devising.

This theatre week offers children the chance to have fun creating with other children and professional artists to put together a piece of original drama and perform on a professional stage at the Exeter Phoenix.

The week will focus on devising a brand new adventure story – The Noise From Beyond the Stars! Join as we explore what mysteries await outside of our solar system. We’ll travel further than any astronaut has ever travelled before and explore whether there are any other life forms out there waiting for us, and if so, what would we like to tell them. As a group of intrepid galactic explorers, we will work together to create our own version of this epic adventure.

At the end of the week, friends and family will be welcomed to the Exeter Phoenix to watch the children perform their very own play – The Noise From Beyond the Stars.

Michael Smith from PaddleBoat, said: ‘We are very excited to create something brand new with the young people this summer. Taking inspiration from the Artemis 2 space adventure, this week will be a chance to meet fellow explorers and creatives, make new friends and perform your own ideas!’

The week is for children aged 7-12 years old on course start date – no previous theatre experience required.