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Annual Report 2020 Charity No ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CHARITY NO. 232488 AUDIENCE: 97,280 TOTAL VISITORS PRODUCTIONS WELCOME performances of 14 833 in-house productions 2019-20 was our most successful year hundreds of thousands of people across yet, with more productions on our stages the globe; as well as continuing to and more audiences reached than ever fundraise to keep the theatre alive. performances of 4 before. We worked with a record number Looking forward, we hope to adapt 24 visiting productions total visitors at our visitors to of artists to produce 14 in-house shows, If Not Here… Where? to tour again in 58,438 own venues 38,842 our shows including creating our first piece of work a COVID-safe way in 2021, and will continue on tour specifically for babies and toddlers – The to build on our digital expertise to create of our visitors performances of 6 of Bed – designed to introduce our youngest content for those who are unable to visit 31,047 were children schools and 456 our productions on tour 151 nurseries came to audience members to the magic of theatre. our theatre in person, alongside restarting were free tickets via our shows at our venues creatives & performers Outside of our buildings, our Take live shows in a safe environment. 2,366 Puppets for All scheme 105 involved in our shows Flight national tour worked to develop This year has highlighted the lack of of family visitors puppets took part in Little relationships between venues and schools diversity in the puppetry sector, and we 27% to our shows came 248 Angel productions were Friday Fives from Islington in areas with low arts engagement, and are committed to addressing this in the new puppets were made 4,041 tickets at £5 coming years, offering more professional 173 for this year’s productions our suitcase show If Not Here… Where? combined puppetry and digital elements development and employment to tour to 15 hospitals and hospices opportunities to underrepresented groups. CREATIVE across the country, giving children a 220 718 2,000 1,282 chance to escape the realities of life on workshops people took participants puppets LEARNING were delivered park in our in our were made by a hospital ward. in schools, participation community children in our The closure of the theatre in March to a total of projects projects participation due to COVID-19 was devastating, but projects 2,190 424 I’m proud of how quickly and creatively 6 the staff team redeployed their efforts children over children to launch our digital programme Watch, Samantha Lane partner 574 294 schools Make and Share, which has reached Artistic Director hours adults My first year as Chair of the Little Angel We are deeply grateful to our funders Earned Core Theatre Board has been something of and our audiences for their generous activity Staff £1M Donated Other ARTIST a roller-coaster! After the successes of and loyal support this year. On behalf of Other £0.8M £0.5M £0.5M £0.3M DEVELOPMENT our 2019 season, the UK-wide closure everyone at Little Angel Theatre, I’d like to £0.1M of theatres and performing arts venues say a big thank you to you all. back in March hit the cultural sector with INCOME EXPENDITURE extreme force. Throughout this surreal time, our 15 artists led professional wonderful team has stayed focussed and development courses agile despite the unprecedented curve ball thrown at us. Within a matter of days 2.5M PEOPLE REACHED of the theatre going dark, our work went fully digital and has subsequently clocked ON SOCIAL MEDIA 11 companies received 35 days’ Katie Owen worth of free R&D space up over half a million views worldwide. Chair of the board Top photo:Top Anton Arkemenkov “My five year old is PRODUCTIONS now building a solar system out of recycled cardboard. He has 2019–20 was our most prolific year yet. We produced 14 shows for gone to the library our stages at the theatre and studios, and sent six productions on and got three books out on space, and is tour across the UK and internationally. PRINCE CHARMING OUT OF THIS WORLD reading them! All of 15 March – 5 May 2019 this inspired by the 8 February – 7 April 2019 In order to bring our shows to life, we worked with over 100 freelance artists and “Theatre at its best” wonderful Out of “an audaciously Audience feedback This World. ” eight co-producers, some for the first time. Six of our shows were co-productions, sophisticated piece of A Little Angel Theatre new children’s theatre” The with Perth Theatre (Prince Charming), Horse + Bamboo (Suffrajitsu), Cubic production. Written by Sian Guardian Feet and Monstro Theatre (The Dong with a Luminous Nose), Royal & Derngate, Jones. Astrid invites you to A Little Angel Theatre the Little Angel Space Agency Northampton (The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat), Polka and Perth Theatre new for a special mission. co-production. Written Theatre (The Paper Dolls), Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal (The Wolves in Age group: 7–11 by Jenny Worton. Prince the Walls). 8 week run Charming feels the pressure 46 performances of having to save the kingdom. We revived four of our much-loved productions, and created 10 brand new Attendance 1,670 Age group: 6–11 shows, working with some incredibly popular authors including Julia Donaldson, Capacity 47% 9 week run David Walliams and Neil Gaiman. We created our first ever piece for babies and 73 performances toddlers, and continued to expand our work for KS2 with our Edward Lear season Attendance 4,899 Capacity 66% and the space-themed Out of this World. THE SLIGHTLY Our touring team has been busier than ever, piloting our strategic touring project ANNOYING ELEPHANT Take Flight, which took two of our shows to areas across the country with low 10 May – 4 August 2019 arts engagement, aiming to foster stronger relationships between venues and “A magical and funny children’s show” schools and show how the arts can be used to underpin learning. 40 schools took West End Wilma part in the project and 20 INSET sessions were delivered for teachers. In total, we THE JOURNEY HOME Based on the book by were on tour for 51 weeks and visited 43 venues in 30 towns in the UK and China. 24 April – 5 May 2019 David Walliams and Tony “Inventive and earnest” Ross. A Little Angel Theatre “This project helped us to take theatre to the hardest to reach in a way we THE FLYING BATH The Guardian new production. Sam Based on the book by Frann unwittingly adopts an could only dream of.” Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough 1 March – 20 April 2019 Preston-Gannon. A Little elephant from the zoo. “a lovely tribute to the Angel Theatre revival. Polar Age group: 3–8 power of imaginative play” Bear sets off in search of a 13 week run Time Out new home. 117 performances 14 in-house productions at LAT — 43,132 at Based on the book by 58,438 Age group: 5–11 Attendance 8,610 theatre and 15,296 at studios Julia Donaldson and David 833 performances 2 week run Capacity 78% Roberts. A Little Angel 17 performances Theatre new production. 38,842 on tour Attendance 1,278 4 visiting productions with The bath toys help different Capacity 69% “It was completely 24 performances 97,280 IN TOTAL animals with their water faithful to the story emergencies. and the children were Age group: 2–5 enchanted.” 6 national & international tours Over 21,000 people visited 8 week run the theatre for the first time 70 performances SHOWS performances AUDIENCES 456 this year Attendance 5,992 Capacity 97% Photos: Ellie KurttzPhotos: Ellie “My five year old grandson loved it and related the whole story back to his mum when we got back.” SUFFRAJITSU WE’RE GOING ON THE FURTHER ME... THE WOLVES IN 23 May – 12 July 2019 A BEAR HUNT ADVENTURES OF 29 November 2019 – THE WALLS “The details are exquisite” 2 February 2020 29 August – 14 February – Theatre Bubble THE OWL AND THE “An ideal introduction to 8 September 2019 15 March (26 April) 2020 A Little Angel Theatre and theatre for little people” “A must-see family show PUSSY-CAT “A perfectly pitched piece of Horse + Bamboo Theatre The Stage which oozes melodious 27 September – family theater” Curious Mum co-production. Written by A Little Angel Theatre revival. charm” The Stage 17 November 2019 Based on the graphic novel Ruthie Boycott-Garnett. Based on the book by Emma Based on the book by Michael “The puppetry is so by Neil Gaiman and Dave Meet the Suffragettes who Dodd. A baby penguin finds Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. enthralling” Theatre Bubble McKean. A Little Angel learnt Jiu Jitsu. her feet. A Little Angel Theatre revival. Based on the book by Julia Theatre, Bristol Old Vic Age group: 7–11 THE PIXIE AND Age group: 2–5 We’re not scared! Donaldson and Charlotte and York Theatre Royal 8 week run THE PUDDING 10 week run Age group: 3–8 Voake. A Little Angel co-production. Lucy hears 46 performances 22 November 2019 – 113 performances 2 week run Theatre and Royal & noises from behind the walls. Attendance 2,312 2 February 2020 Attendance 8,771 21 performances Derngate, Northampton Age group: 7–adult Capacity 40% “Utterly spellbinding” Capacity 95% Attendance 1,901 co-production. What the Owl 5 (11) week run The Stage Capacity 100% and the Pussy-cat did next. 39 (97) performances A Little Angel Theatre new Age group: 3 – 8 Attendance 2,559 production.
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