Our productions to date include:
- Hubbub: A Musical Adventure (2015), originally a collaboration with Aurora Orchestra and commission from Paul Rissmann, toured nationally in 2016 and 2019.
- Smile (2017) was the first in our trilogy of collaborations with Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries (Nottinghamshire) and Nottingham City Library Service. Smile won the Best Family Welcome Award at the Fantastic for Families Awards in 2018 and was the first UK production to be featured at the international YAMSession conference in Norway in 2021. Smile toured regionally in 2017 and nationally in 2018/19 and 2021.
- Strange Creatures (2019) was the second of our collaborations with library partners and toured regionally in 2019 and nationally in 2020 and again in 2022.
- Inside Out (2019) was our first co-production, in collaboration with the renowned Villiers String Quartet, and toured nationally in 2019.
- The BBC Concert Orchestra Family Concert, Musical Roots (2020) was our first large-scale co-production and played to packed audiences as part of the Imagine Festival at the Southbank Centre.
- String! (2021), created with the acclaimed Gildas String Quartet, premiered at the Nottingham Chamber Music Festival in 2021, toured nationally in 2024 and was the first UK production (outside of Opera) to be shortlisted by the international YAMAwards.
- Chasing Dots (2022) was developed with the Royal Northern Sinfonia (RNS) featuring a String Quartet of RNS players. The production premiered at the SAGE in Gateshead before touring to local schools and featured at the Nottingham Chamber Music Festival in 2022.
- in Sync (2022), in collaboration with Scottish Ensemble, is an energetic and interactive introduction to classical music. It premiered at the RSNO Centre in Glasgow before touring Scottish schools and venues in Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen in 2022 and again in 2023. In 2024 the show made it’s English debut at Kings Place in January before touring schools and the Nottingham Chamber Music Festival in November. in Sync won the international YAMaward for Best Large Ensemble Production in Autumn 2023.
- Ruby’s Worry (2024) is the third in our trilogy of library service collaborations. Based on the best selling book Ruby’s Worry, by Tom Percival, the show will premiere in June 2024 before undertaking a 15-date regional tour.
- Toot! (2024) is the remount of the well-received MishMash Ensemble from 2023 recrafted into a touring show and visiting venues across the UK in Autumn 2024 and Spring 2025.