Tour booking for 2025 is now open!

After an unforgettable touring season this year, we’re excited to officially launch bookings for five of our outdoor performances. These shows have toured and continue to tour extensively across the UK and internationally in 2024/25,

The shows have visited over 100 festivals combined so far from 2021, performing to over 800,000 live audiences.

We can’t wait to bring our creations to new audiences! Please note that 2025 will be the final year Out of the Deep Blue tours in the UK, so if you’ve had your eye on Eko, this will be your last chance to see him!

We’re committed to accessibility for all and are happy to support our touring partners in making performances accessible through easy-read guides, audio notes, touch tours, and BSL interpretation where possible.

A mid-scale physical theatre performance featuring Sea Giant Eko operated by 5 puppeteers and a female contemporary dancer, inspired by the themes of the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis. A tale told in 2 parts; a walkabout act followed by a static show. This spectacle is designed specifically for family and festival audiences and tells the magical story of a 13-foot-tall puppet and a courageous little Violet.

A large-scale travelling performance featuring a 12-foot tall Giant Wheel powered by 6 street artists and accompanied by music and a large community cast of local groups and individual performers. Inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people from different walks of life, coming together, Autin Dance Theatre uses their unique blend of contemporary storytelling, striking physicality and innovative large designs to transport audiences and communities along a carefully choreographed procession.

An inclusive and accessible participatory performance of fun street games, live music and dance with BSL Performance and Interpretation. Expect engaging games from around the world that everyone can get involved in, hosted by 3 fabulous Game Hosts and party music sets from EIF Sound and Music. Originally commissioned by OPUS (Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces) as the official Festival Site warm-up party to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and for Birmingham Pride.

A mid-scale dance theatre quartet that delves into our basic need for human connection and belonging, and uncovers our modern anxieties based on fear and violence. Dystopia asks, is there still hope? 4 charged performers take the audience on an intense emotional and visual journey of physical relationships. Featuring dance, acrobatics, and an exciting soundscape, this gender-defying circus-dance hybrid performance can be enjoyed by all.

A roaming theatrical experience that sparks imagination, instils wonder, and imparts subtle lessons in a way that resonates with children and their families. The 6-metre long Giant Dragon puppet, is brought to life by 4 highly skilled puppeteers to tell the magical and adventurous story of Brimstone, a fearsome and misunderstood beast from a hidden island. The interactive promenade adventure will involve the dragon, who will search high, low, around, and through the crowds and public spaces searching for his long-lost friend. 

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