Bradford Literature Festival

Four family shows performed over 2 weekends as part of Bradford Literature Festival 2024 - celebrating its 10th year.

CRASH! BANG! WALLOP!

Welcome to the bustling superhero town of Tweedle! Zap, the superhero, basks in the adoration of the community after breaking records as the speediest hero in all the town. Meanwhile, Plod, known for their power of slowness, feels overlooked and unappreciated. This action-packed story will follow the journey of these two heroes as they strive to save the day.

Sparklebeard & the Mysterious Merlion

Join explorer extraordinaire, Captain Sparklebeard and his crew on a mission to document the mythical and magical creatures of the seven seas. Pop a parrot on your shoulder and grab a cutlass to help this rag-tag band of misfits on their mighty quest to find one creature never seen before, The Mysterious Merlion.

Amelia & the Acorn

Amelia and Christopher are on a grand adventure exploring nature, through lush fields and winding, muddy paths. On her travels, Amelia finds and acorn and dreams of growing an oak tree, big and strong. With a little help from the audience, some determination and a bit of magic, anything is possible!

Grizelda's Mistake

Grizelda is the perfect witch with perfect magic school grades. She always makes her potions right, flies her broom at the correct speed and never messes up a spell…until now! Everything is going wrong for this young witch and her day is full of magical chaos. Can summoning her uncle, Mysterious Musa the Djinn, help her wish away her problems and make her perfect once again?