Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah

Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah We are a Leeds-based theatre company with over 30 years’ experience creating dynamic participatory These are the people who give us access to our audience.

Our Approach




This is what we set out to do

“I was thoroughly impressed by the way the company moved from actor to character and felt immersed in the piece. The style of staging, the performance and the minimal use of elements of design to create an effective performance was outstanding and a great message to the students about how to create good performances with very little. The way the com

pany involved the young people on so many levels – this was a true piece of ‘Theatre in Education’ as the young people not only grappled with a sophisticated theatre form, they also learned valuable lessons about themselves, working in a team and what it means to be human.” Lara Ramratten , Head of Performing Arts, Leeds



Getting inside the story

We take many different approaches to making theatre but what we are consistently doing in all our work is telling a story. In our devising we are taking stories apart and finding out what they mean and how to show it and where the heart of the story lies and where to end it. We see stories as complex structures which contain many different meanings and allow many different ways of telling and interpreting it and our task is to get inside the structure and maybe get lost for a while before finding the way out to performing a story which resonates for ourselves and our audience. Learning with our audience

The longer you can live with a story the more it can tell you. So with this in mind, we work on a story for a long time trying it out in an participative theatre form before drawing it together into a performance for a touring show. Working in an participative method allows us to invite the audience to step into the story with us and experience it from different view points and encounter characters at crucial dramatic moments. This is how we reveal the meanings of the story for ourselves and our audience. Encouraging collaboration

There is room for everyone to join in the process of investigating a story and in schools we encourage teachers to join us and youth workers and theatre managers in their organisations. We see it as beneficial for all of us to engage them in a learning triangle embracing the audience and ourselves so that they value the work within their own agenda. By bringing teachers into the learning triangle we have developed a professional development programme which is responding to their desire to deliver participative theatre programmes themselves.

🌻 THANK YOU 🌻The final performances of THE HIDDEN GARDEN tour took place yesterday and we just wanted to say a big THANK...
05/11/2024

🌻 THANK YOU 🌻

The final performances of THE HIDDEN GARDEN tour took place yesterday and we just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all the amazing venues and audiences 💚

Don't forget to send any photos of the things you have grown - especially the peas - to us on socials so we can see the seeds of the show continuing to grow 🌱

🎭 Z-arts
🎭 Mind the Gap
🎭 Waterside Arts
🎭 Arts Centre Washington
🎭 Mellor Village Hall, Haslingden Library & Downtown Food Bank with Spot On Lancashire
🎭 Theatre Porto & Hoole Community Centre with Cheshire Rural Touring Arts
🎭 Derby Theatre at Normanton Library
🎭 Stephen Joseph Theatre
🎭 Leeds Playhouse

📷 by Towers Film and Media

🌻 FINAL PERFORMANCES IN LEEDS 🌻The last performances of THE HIDDEN GARDEN tour are upon us! After today we have four mor...
01/11/2024

🌻 FINAL PERFORMANCES IN LEEDS 🌻

The last performances of THE HIDDEN GARDEN tour are upon us! After today we have four more shows left at Leeds Playhouse on Saturday and Monday...

The Blahs shows are, by nature, relaxed. We don't expect you to stay quiet! You can pop out when you like and don't worry about answering inquisitive children's questions during the show - we love that they're interested.

Come and join us for our final performances - we'd love to share them with you:

🎭 SAT 2 NOV 12.30pm & 3pm / MON 4 NOV 10am & 1pm
📍 Leeds Playhouse
💷 £10

See you there!

🎫 For children age 5+ and their grown-ups, tickets available here:
https://www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/the-hidden-garden/

🌻 We can't wait to take THE HIDDEN GARDEN to Scarborough on Friday!As a garden built on wasteland from the things that o...
30/10/2024

🌻 We can't wait to take THE HIDDEN GARDEN to Scarborough on Friday!

As a garden built on wasteland from the things that other people have thrown away, the set design for THE HIDDEN GARDEN by Matt Sykes-Hooban has a charming recycled aesthetic ♻

What things can you use for growing in your garden, on your balcony or windowsill from bits and bobs people throw away?

Get inspired:

🎭 FRI 1 NOV
📍 Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough
⏲ 1pm & 3pm
💷 £10 / £8

See you there!

🎫 For children age 5+ and their grown-ups, tickets available here:
https://sjt.uk.com/events/the-hidden-garden

❤️ thank you all for having us!
28/10/2024

❤️ thank you all for having us!

There was no hiding the audiences love of 'The Hidden Garden'! Children and grown-ups alike were completely absorbed in the story; the seed planting workshop afterwards was so much fun too. A beautiful show, thank you Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah.
As always, a HUGE thank you goes out to our promoters Theatre Porto and Hoole Community Centre, none of this would be possible without your hard work, it's so very appreciated.

🌻 THE MAGIC OF MECHANICS 🌻Come and experience the magic of mechanics in THE HIDDEN GARDEN on the next stop of our tour i...
28/10/2024

🌻 THE MAGIC OF MECHANICS 🌻

Come and experience the magic of mechanics in THE HIDDEN GARDEN on the next stop of our tour in Derby TOMORROW!

Witness the seasonal transformations take place in front of your very eyes 🍂❄🌱🌻 and discover the clever prop mechanics that make the gardening tools work

Come and see for yourself for just £2!!

🎭 TUE 29 OCT
📍 Derby Theatre at Normanton Library
⏲ 11am & 2pm
💷 £2

BOOK TICKETS:
https://derbytheatre.co.uk/event/the-hidden-garden/

🍂 Gardening Update! 🍂In between a busy touring schedule, THE HIDDEN GARDEN's Technical Manager & Pigeon Puppeteer, Leann...
27/10/2024

🍂 Gardening Update! 🍂

In between a busy touring schedule, THE HIDDEN GARDEN's Technical Manager & Pigeon Puppeteer, Leann, has been cracking on with another autumn garden job - collecting seeds to grow new plants next year. Snip off brown seed heads, dry them inside before putting in an envelope, writing what plants the seeds are from and the date you stored them 💚



There's lots of opportunity to get your hands dirty on THE HIDDEN GARDEN tour - with top tips and a seed-planting workshop after each show! 🌱

Come see us for HALF TERM:

🎭 TUE 29 OCT - Derby Theatre at Normanton Library
🎭 FRI 1 NOV - Stephen Joseph Theatre , Scarborough
🎭 SAT 2 & MON 4 NOV - Leeds Playhouse

🎫 For children age 5+ and their grown-ups, tickets available here:
https://linktr.ee/hiddengardentour

🌻💚😊
27/10/2024

🌻💚😊

27/10/2024
THIS WEEKEND! 🌻💚
25/10/2024

THIS WEEKEND! 🌻💚

Tomorrow! PAY WHAT YOU LIKE 🎉🌻💚
25/10/2024

Tomorrow! PAY WHAT YOU LIKE 🎉🌻💚

🌻 A SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 🌻This weekend we're off to Cheshire with Cheshire Rural Touring Arts to perform THE HIDDEN...
24/10/2024

🌻 A SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 🌻

This weekend we're off to Cheshire with Cheshire Rural Touring Arts to perform THE HIDDEN GARDEN at Theatre Porto and Hoole Community Centre

With pay what you like tickets at Theatre Porto and family tickets for just £20 at Hoole, we're hoping these will be affordable afternoons out for families

Join us for a blooming good tale celebrating the magic of growing, community and friendship on:

🎭 SAT 26 OCT
📍 Theatre Porto in Ellesmere Port
⏲ 12pm & 2pm
💷 Pay What You Like

🎭 SUN 27 OCT
📍 Hoole Community Centre in Chester
⏲ 12pm & 3pm
💷 £6, £20 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

See you there!

🎫 For children age 5+ and their grown-ups, tickets available here:
https://linktr.ee/hiddengardentour

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