Project Year: 2018

Project partners: Surrey Arts

Project funding: Arts Council’s Strategic Touring Fund, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Surrey Arts Partnership

In association with Take Art, China Plate and Surrey Arts, Hopper, a 20 month initiative to bring high quality early years theatre shows into pre-schools, nurseries, theatres, libraries, and children’s centres was launched in Somerset and Surrey, in areas with low levels of arts participation and identified disadvantaged families.

The project supported 6 theatre companies to develop high quality performances for three seasons of performances.

Light Steps

Dancing Strong at Woking Library.

Following the song and dance of the sun.

Joining Alex a rag doll on a magical journey with the sun, from the gentle light of an emerging dawn, through fluffy clouds and bright skies reflected in the frothy tides, dancing into the multicolour blaze of a beautiful sunset.

Need a Little Help

Tangled Feet at Camberley Theatre.

Empathy, friendship and the joy of caring.

Joe and Ella are a great team – they make each other laugh, help each other out and tackle all the chores their busy lives throw at them. But one morning things begin to change, as Joe gets all tangled up and Ella has to do things alone. Will she be able to continue as before or will it all get too much? If only she had a little help…

If you would like to find out more about the development of the Hopper project, please contact Surrey Arts.