Thanks to our Arts Council England funding, we have had four incredible days with The Makaton Charity learning 133 signs! All these signs will be in our redeveloped show of Ribbet Ribbet Croak and you can see these in action at the following venues:

Brixton Library: Saturday 25th March 2017, 2pm
Free of charge

Cranleigh Arts Centre: Saturday 8th April 2017, 11am & 2pm
£8.80 for adults
£5.50 for children
£20 for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children)
http://www.cranleighartscentre.org/?page=whatson&type=family_and_children

Discover Children's Story Centre: Friday 14th April 12pm & 2.30pm 
£6.50 per ticket -Includes 2 floors of play, garden and show
(Tickets on sale soon!)

Come along and join in the fun with Grandpa and Grandma Frog as they try and find a birthday surprise for their grandfrogs. Ribbet Ribbet Croak is suitable for ages 1-6, as well as audiences with complex needs. It is sensory, interactive and uses lots of Makaton. We hope to see you there!

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Things may have seemed a bit quiet here at Moulded HQ, but we have been working really hard on our Grants for the Arts funding application. We are excited and proud to officially announce that the redevelopment of Ribbet Ribbet Croak is being supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

What does this mean?

After the amazing feedback we received from our audiences in Edinburgh, we wanted to redevelop Ribbet Ribbet Croal to make it even better! We are working with The Makaton Charity to fully integrate Makaton signs and symbols into the production, as well as making the layout, props and set even more accessible for complex needs audiences.

What is Makaton?

Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate. If you want to find out more about Makaton, have a look at their website. https://www.makaton.org/ You may have seen some Makaton signs on Mr Tumble shown on the BBC, or perhaps a local school uses symbols to help the pupils find their way around.

How is our show accessible?

With the use of Makaton, we hope to engage young children, families and complex needs audiences. Our show is sensory, interactive and very relaxed. We want to make theatre that everyone can enjoy, talk about and get involved with.

So where can you see us next?

Details will be coming up soon, but look out for us at Brixton Library, Discover Story Centre and Cranleigh Arts Centre throughout March and April.

For more info on Discover check out their website: http://www.discover.org.uk/
For more info on Cranleigh have a look here: http://www.cranleighartscentre.org/

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