We were delighted to be able to perform Ribbet Ribbet Croak at Clapham Library on Saturday 7th October, as part of their Fun Palaces day. 

For this phase of Ribbet Ribbet Croak, the audience development, we are partnering with the charity Froglife. As part of our tour we are working with three Lambeth libraries, a hospital nursery, Little Miracles (a charity for complex needs families) and Southampton City Art Gallery to deliver both Ribbet Ribbet Croak  and an interactive Wildlife workshop, facilitated by froggy experts at Froglife. 

The first of these sessions we delivered at Clapham library - here are the results of our frog-tasically fun day!

September has got off to a really good start for Moulded, hoorah! We are very happy and grateful to announce that we have been granted funding from Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts, to develop the audience reach for Ribbet Ribbet Croak, both geographically and digitally. 

The 18th September sees us back in the rehearsal room so Grandpa & Grandma Frog can have fun with their slurping competitions, then we are off on tour! We would love to see you at any (or all) of these fantastic venues:

Saturday 23rd September 2017 - The Cockpit 
3pm performance 

Saturday 11th November 2017 - The Rose, Kingston
10:30am performance

Sunday 25th February 2018 - Komedia, Brighton - part of the Sundae Club
11am performance, doors 10:30am

We will be adding lots more dates to this list very soon, updates to come!

​You can find out more about The Makaton Charity and their work here. 

The Makaton Language Programme is used in many special educational needs schools and centres, as well as by some children's tv stars, such as Mr Tumble. Our aim has been to make Ribbet Ribbet Croak as accessible as possible, and by incorporating Makaton throughout the show, we have been able to reach out to audiences with complex needs.

We have also worked closely with Discover Children's Story Centre throughout the redevelopment and we spent a very happy Good Friday performing twice to two frog-tastic audiences! ​


​The previous weekend we had a great day at Cranleigh Arts Centre, where we were happily reunited with our friends from The Makaton Charity

​The feedback we have received to date has been both brilliant and really helpful. We are so grateful to everyone who has seen Ribbet Ribbet Croak throughout the redevelopment - to the staff and students at The Brook Primary School, everyone at Brixton Library and all our other brilliant froggy audience members! 

Last but not least, massive thanks to Arts Council England, who by granting us funding have enabled us to reach out to a wider audience and produce an accessible piece of high quality theatre.

Make sure you follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MouldedTheatre and find us on Facebook, for all the latest updates. 

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!

For more updates, do follow us on Twitter @mouldedtheatre, Instagram @MouldedTheatre or find us on Facebook.

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/

And don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MouldedTheatre and find us on Facebook!

In less than ONE MONTH it will be Christmas! We are getting very excited at Moulded HQ, as we start to buy presents, plan Christmas meals and have a look at what’s on in London that will get us in the festive spirit.

Here are a few things we recommend this Christmas time:
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1. Sleeping Trees – Scrooge and the Seven Dwarfs
   Fancy a bit of theatre this Christmas? Head over to Theatre503 to see this hilarious award winning company in a festive tale for all the family.
   ​https://theatre503.com/whats-on/scrooge-and-the-seven-dwarves/
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2. The Wind in the Willows – The Rose Theatre, Kingston
   Fun for all the family as they say, The Wind in the Willows at The Rose Theatre is running all the way until January 3rd so if you are too busy before Christmas you can always for as a post-turkey treat.
   https://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/whats-on/the-wind-in-the-willows


3. Winter Wonderland-Hyde Park
   It’s always a quite jam-packed, but it’s totally worth it-Pretty lights, scary rides and lots of ICE ICE ICE!
   ​http://hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/
   
   
4. Ice Skating-All around London
   You could try The Natural History Museum or Somerset House … either way, bend your knees, lean forward and be brave!
   http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/ice-rink.html
   ​https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/skate-somerset-house
   ​
5. Try some Christmas markets!
   The market along the Southbank is always festive, sparkly and full of treats to buy just in time for Xmas.
   http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/southbank-centre-christmas-market-2
   
   We hope you all have a really happy Christmas, and a great New Year 2017. We are going to take a well-deserved break and we are excited to see what 2017 will bring!

We have been a bit quiet on the blog front recently and that is because we have been recovering from our 19 shows at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016! Many of which were sold out – A massive thanks to you lovely lot for supporting us. We were overwhelmed by the amount of positive comments, great feedback, and even 4* reviews! You can read more about these here:
http://www.mouldedtheatre.com/edinburgh-2016.html

We were so pleased to have every show in Edinburgh as a relaxed performance, which meant we had all ages and abilities helping Grandma and Grandpa Frog on their search to find the perfect present for their Grandfrogs. Thank you to everyone who came along, tweeted us and tagged us on Instagram-We loved seeing all of your photos and comments and we hope to be taking Ribbet Ribbet Croak on the road again very soon. Do let us know if you want us to come to your school or community centre to perform the show, and we run workshops too!
If you want to find us on social media, you can contact us in the following ways:

Twitter- @mouldedtheatre
Facebook- Moulded Theatre
Instagram- mouldedtheatre 
Or go to our contact page on our website.

We also did a lot of tourist style exploring as we went to the top of Arthurs Seat, tried a fried mars bar for the first time (we wouldn’t recommend it!) and also celebrated Emily’s birthday!

We also saw some great shows too. We love supporting new and dynamic work, as well as seeing comedians, magicians, circus acts and theatre shows. On average we saw 2-3 shows a day! Here are some of our top picks to look out for in the future (in no particular order) :

• Pete Firman - Trix
  With tricks that will make you shout ‘HOW DID HE JUST DO THAT?!’ really loudly, this man is not just a very talented magician, but also very funny. His stand up alone is better than most, and his tricks are second to none.
• Showstoppers - The Improvised Musical
  ​Incredibly talented, we saw both the adults’ and kids’ version of this show. Soniya even saw the adult show twice, it was that good! With a different set of themes/ideas every night, and improvised from scratch, this company is definitely one to look out for. The children’s improvised musical is also just as funny, with the show being set in a sweet shop, a fish bowl and many many other hilarious and inventive places.
• ​Shlomo - #NewRules
  Soniya did a beatboxing workshop a few years ago with Sholmo and ever since then has been hooked on his incredible talent for creating songs with just his voice. We had a Moulded night out to his show at The Underbelly and it had us nodding our heads to the beat and staring in awe (while also attempting to beatbox on the way home…badly!)
• Colin Hoult/Anna Mann – A Sketch Show For Depressives
  A spontaneous theatre trip turned out to be one of the many highlights of our Edinburgh experience this year. Hard to describe in just a few sentences, this show was funny, random and surprisingly good.
• Sleeping Trees – Sci Fi
  Theatre friends of ours, Sleeping Trees always produce hilarious work, and this was no exception. If you ever get the chance to check them out, and fancy a laugh then go and support this brilliant company.
• Head First Acrobats - Elixir
  Talented, funny, and not too bad on the eye these incredible acrobats had us laughing, gasping and whooping at their piece about a zombie attack. Another spontaneous trip (to celebrate our director’s birthday!) we were pleased with our random pick and would definitely recommend them.
• Water on Mars - Juggling
  Words to describe this show: Amazing, incredible, jaw dropping, mind blowing, overwhelmingly brilliant… etc etc etc. If you want to see a great juggling show, go and support these guys.
• Dansema Dance Theatre - Puzzle
  One for the tots and tinies, this show was utterly gorgeous. From Lithuania, this company have produced a clever, endearing, very cute show which we would highly recommend for anyone who loves work for very young audiences, or has little ones themselves!
• Bootworks – The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad
  Our theatre friends Bootworks have made another great show, this one tackling the slightly darker subject of loss. Heart-warming and eye-watering, this show is absolutely fantastic for ages 4+ and their families and is deeply sensitive in its portrayal of Franks loss.
• Sirqus Alfon – I Am Somebody
  You may not have heard of this company before, as we didn’t before we went to Edinburgh, but this show, full of lasers, animation, music and lots more, is definitely one to watch out for. Very random but very good!

 
 
 
 

Crowdfunding-The final total is in!

Wow! Our Crowdfunding project has raised a whopping grand total of £3313!

Thank you SO much to everyone who has helped us to not only raise, but break our initial target of £2500! The support we have had has been overwhelming and we obviously couldn’t have done it without you. Rewards will be on the way very soon! All this money will go towards accommodation for 19 nights stay, travel to and from Edinburgh and lots of marketing for our new show Ribbet Ribbet Croak.
We are really focusing on making this show accessible for all; so invite your friends, bring your kids and spread the word about helping us bring theatre to those who may not normally have the chance to experience it.
 
Exciting news!

We are performing at Starboard Festival in Brighton this July! We will be doing shows on the following dates and times in the BOAT:

Wednesday 6th July 2016 10.30am
Thursday 7th July 2016 10.30am
Friday 8th July 2016 10.30am
Sunday 10th July 2016 11.45am
If you want to buy tickets just follow this link!

http://www.starboardfestival.com/#!line-up/cjg9
 
And Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

And not forgetting our 19 shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! We had such fun last year that we are coming back this year for even longer. If you are visiting please pop by and say hello. Every show in Edinburgh is a relaxed performance, which means that you can enjoy our show with all the family, all ages and abilities. Ribbet Ribbet Croak is also a show for audiences with PMLD, ASD and ADHD-It is sensory, interactive and we have an optional touch tour before each show. Please message us via our contact page if you have any questions on this, and book tickets here:

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ribbet-ribbet-croak
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Thank you to everyone for all of your support so far with our new project. We have started conversations with The Upfront Performance Network and Include Arts and we are so excited about taking this project to schools and community groups. Let us know if you would like to book us!

Twitter- @mouldedtheatre
Facebook- Moulded Theatre
Instagram- mouldedtheatre 

 Tickets are officially on sale for our new production of Ribbet Ribbet Croak at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Just check out the link below to buy yours:

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ribbet-ribbet-croak

We will be performing in The Green in The Pleasance Courtyard from 3rd-21st August. We are really excited to be back in Edinburgh over summer and thanks to all of your help with our crowdfunding campaign this will all be made so much easier! If you still haven’t had the chance to donate please do, our campaign finishes on 5th June. For more info on our campaign just have a look at this link:

 http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/taking-ribbet-ribbet-croak-to-edinburgh-fringe-16/?

We have had so much help making this show, rehearsing at the beautiful Shoreditch Town Hall as well as working with the incredibly talented Carly Wilcock on our image. Please continue to spread the word about accessible family theatre and be sure to tag us on Facebook (Moulded Theatre), Twitter (@mouldedtheatre) and Instagram (mouldedtheatre). 

We have already reached 42% of our target amount. People were so generous at our launch party, it was a really fun night and we feel very fortunate to have such a supportive network around us. 

Whilst in Edinburgh, we will be performing in at the Pleasance in The Green, which is a fully accessible venue. Every show will be a relaxed performance, and we will also be offering a touch tour prior to the performance. 

We will be in Edinburgh from the 3rd - 21st August - and will be posting the ticket booking link up soon, here on our blog and across all of our social media channels and website. 

It would be great to see you in Edinburgh - please do let us know if you will be there!

Also, how great is Carly Wilcock's image design for Ribbet Ribbet Croak! You can follow Carly on Instagram @carlydeanne1