Hopper is an initiative to bring high quality early years theatre shows into pre-schools, nurseries, theatres, libraries, and children's centres in Somerset and Surrey and in 2018 it launched three seasons of shows.
Season 3 takes place in October 2018 and three of the six perfomances are open to the public. Please see below for details of these performances and how you can book tickets.
Light Steps
DancingStrong
Friday 5 October - Woking Library 10am
Tickets available here
Following the song and dance of the sun.
Join Alex a rag doll on a magical journey with the sun, from the gentle light of an emerging dawn, through fluffy clouds and bright skies rflected in the frothy tides, dancing into the multcoloured blaze of a beautiful sunset.
“The accompanying music was beautiful, the dancers were awesome, we liked the use of colour and scarves” - Audience Member
“We love this because its great dance full of big, gentle emotions.” - Hopper
Need a Little Help
Tangled Feet
Friday 12 October - Camberley Theatre, 10.30am and 1.30pm
Please visit theatre website for tickets. https://www.camberleytheatre.biz
Empathy, friendship and the joy of caring.
Joe and Ella are a great team - they make each other laugh, help each other out and tackle all the chores their busy lives throw at them. But one morning things begin to change, as Joe gets all tangled up and Ella has to do things alone. Will she be able to continue as before or will it all get too much? If only she had a little help...
“A glimpse of magic” - The Guardian
“A wonderful production full of heart, with a really important message! ” - Audience Member
If you would like to find out more about the development of the Hopper project, please click here for more information.
If you are interested in theatre for early years you may also like our other new show for 2018 - Moonbrella
This project has received funding from the Arts Council’s Strategic Touring Fund and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation in addition to funding from Arts Partnership Surrey. During the project Take Art, Surrey Arts and China Plate will also work in partnership with key local theatres; The Brewhouse in Taunton; Bridgwater Arts Centre, The Egg in Bath and Camberley Theatre in Surrey.