STORY THREADS Flibbertigibbet has been delighted to collaorate with Alive Activities to deliver some specially designed workshops in Care Homes across Bristol. Funded by Originators at Bristol City Council, Story Threads, Loves in Later Life, is a sensory experience exploring textures, colour and pattern of materials as story prompts for people living with dementia. Jackets and headresses, unique to our … Read More
Seasons Greetings, looking back and looking forward
It’s that time of year where we are taking stock and busily planning for exciting things ahead. This year we piloted a new project – Story Threads, with a wonderful group in Hazelmere Library. We hope that we can extend this warm-hearted, joyful work to more libraries and community centres in the future. To see the work, … Read More
Casting call – The Farmer and The Clown
Flibbertigibbet Theatre is looking for 2 extraordinary performers with skills in physical theatre, clown, and the ability to tell a story with sensitivity and pathos for their new show The Farmer and The Clown, adapted from the picture book by Marla Frazee and touring from February 2024. Inspired by silent movies, such as Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, the show plays … Read More
Story Thread taster session
Thank you for a lovely morning with Alive Activities, a wonderful Bristol based charity creating connections in later life. Alive Activities We explored texture, story fragments and a bit of weaving! The results were lovely and we posted them last week.
Babble Resources
Did you know you can access all of the supporting material that accompanies our latest show, Babble on our website? This includes the Play Pack to print out, all the songs performed by the actors in the show and examples of games to continue exploring sound creation together at home. Go to www.flibbertigibbettheatre.co.uk and click on Babble Resources.
Babble Tours!
We have just returned home to Bristol from our first leg of our tour, supported by Making and Believing scheme (Derby Arts, Take Arts and Surrey Arts). Spending time in nurseries, watching the faces of the children when they hear their voices played back to them, has been wonderful! We have continued to develop the show, reflecting on … Read More
Performer callout – R&D
Young-playing actor (any gender) for R+D. Inspired by the wordless picture book, The Farmer and The Clown by Marla Frazee and silent movies, we will be exploring a cross-generational friendship and the concept of Home. Without the use of spoken text, we will be developing a visual and physical storytelling language. We are looking for a playful devisor with … Read More
Part-time Producer callout
Flibbertigibbet Theatre is looking for a part-time Producer to help us develop exciting plans for our future. Funding dependent, we are looking for someone to help us for 2 days a week over 10 weeks, working closely with Artistic Director, Stevie Thompson to strategize, help fundraise and create new partnerships, to develop a stronger and more sustainable company moving forward. … Read More
Hello – long time no……
Hello, Stevie here. This year has been strange and the company has needed to be quiet for a bit. Whilst schools and theatres are closed and spending so much time at home, I have been thinking about other creative ways to connect to others. Since lockdown, our street has come together in wonderful ways, events, rainbow trails, Easter Egg hunts, collecting shopping … Read More