Nana and Pop - When the Magic Has to Stop......
Told through street-theatre style fun and magic, puppetry, an enigmatic soundscape and slapstick humour, Nana and Pop – When the Magic has to Stop - is a forty minute, non-verbal, outdoor show for family audiences. It explores the challenges brought on by ageing whilst the internal spirit still burns youthfully bright!
Will there be time for one more show?
When Nana and Pop, ageing street performers, receive an invitation to perform at a Royal Garden Party, their uncertain future takes a positive turn as their once dried up bookings begin to flow again. But as they rehearse, failing memory, failing bodies, dark events from the past and a clashing hospital appointment conspire to put the Royal Command Performance in serious doubt. Can Nana and Pop find a way to adapt so that the show can still go on, or must they resign themselves to the inevitable and allow the magic stop?

Early days... R&D planned for Autumn '26, hoping to tour rurally Summer '27
Inspired by Wassail Theatre's Whispering Willows, which I toured Somerset with in 2022, this non-verbal, outdoor show can be played in parks, gardens, farms, fayres and festivals. Exploring universal themes (love, relationships, ageing, loss) and told through circus routines, puppetry, clowning and an enigmatic soundscape, the aim is to create a family show suitable for all ages – from 4 to 104. The objective is to make professional theatre accessible to rural communities with little artistic provision within the South-West. If you would like to find out more - please contact me.
