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A Welcome Project Digital Short commission by Bee in my Beanie in Association with Little Angel Theatre

Release Date: 25th January 2024

A Welcome Project Digital Short commission by Aqiong Zhang and Caito Strongarm in Association with Little Angel Theatre

Told through the universal language of gesture, Baggage is a sweet and silly puppetry film that wordlessly tells a story of friendship, belonging, and the complex feelings attached to leaving and finding home while retaining personal identity.

Combining hand and shadow puppetry, as well as new greetings devised by participants at Phosphorus Theatre, Baggage is a touching film that shows how even when we feel at our most alone, help is always at hand.

A Welcome Project Digital Short commission by Timo Quartz in association with Little Angel Theatre

Release Date: 18th January 2024

‘Noise’ is a puppetry short film entirely made out of recycled materials that explores the early struggles of TCKs through the medium of instruments.

Reuben is 10 years old and his world is turned upside down when he and his mom suddenly move to a completely new country. Feeling like a fish out of water, Reuben withdraws and struggles in his new class where he doesn’t understand the language.

How will he overcome his new fears and homesickness?

A Welcome Project Digital Short commission by Adi Detemo in Association with Little Angel Theatre

Release Date: 11th January 2024

“The Little Seed’s Journey” is a family adventure that sweeps viewers into an enchanting and heart-warming voyage. It weaves a universal tale of resilience, unity, and the transformative power of hope. Set in a vibrant garden where every day is a celebration of life, the film introduces us to a small, spirited seed. Its world of happiness is abruptly disrupted when a fierce wind carries it away from its home.

This marks the beginning of an extraordinary journey.

A Welcome Project Digital Short commission by  Mikayla Teodoro in Association with Little Angel Theatre.

Release Date: 14th December 2023

‘Home Is Where The Food Is’ explores the directors lived experience of moving to the UK and the things she left behind – friends, family, and food. Through learning how to cook Filipino meals she has learnt that home is never really far away.

“Home Is Where The Food Is” explores the magic of sharing meals and what it means to welcome and be welcomed.

A Welcome Project Digital Short commission by Chicken Shop Hermits in Association with Little Angel Theatre

When River and their parents suddenly move to the UK, River finds themselves overwhelmed by the new environment and the arguments between Mum and Dad. Using their vivid imagination, River manages to hide in the wonderful universe their mind creates. However, as Stress Snakes invade River’s World, River has to make both their internal and external world welcoming places again, and Sage, a new friend they make in London, might just be the key.

Follow the heart warming story of Rivers journey of friendship and learning new skills.

Based on Michael Rosen’s poem, The Firebird is a new puppet opera composed by Noah Mosley and co-produced by English Touring Opera and Little Angel Theatre.

The film brings together singers, instrumentalists and puppeteers in an atmospheric fun, comic, and enthralling online puppet opera for children directed by Valentina Ceschi and designed by Little Angel Theatre’s Ellie Mills.

Ages 7+

Shakespeare’s The Tempest, adapted by Hannah Khalil. Miranda tells the story of her life on the island. Forced out of their previous life, escaping at sea in a dinghy and stranded on a strange island with her father, Miranda tells us about the magical storm which changed everything…

Remember that feeling when it seems like nobody likes you and you’ll never be noticed let alone kissed?

Ignoring the bullies Medusa, and her trio of snake-hair sidekicks, set out on an odyssey of discovery determined to find love on her own terms. A riotously joyful punk musical retelling of the Medusa myth, for anyone who’s ever felt different…

Bertie… is an environmental entertainment and education series (7 episodes) for children aged 3 to 8 on LAT’s YouTube Channel. Lilly meets a different animal in a different place in the world in each episode, and children will learn about different environmental issues and consider how they can take their own steps to help combat climate change.

Sweet Porridge by Tiny Light – an updated Grimms fairy tale with added fibre! A delicious adventure for 4-7 year olds that lets us get messy and play with our food.  Come and explore a tiny tasty world created entirely from the fridge, the kitchen cupboard and the recycling bin!

Tonight is full-moon and for Laura, that can only mean one thing – Mudlarking! Events take a turn for the worse and Laura is plunged into a magical quest for her Mother’s Lost ring. Laura finds herself in an underwater adventure, going head to head with shadowy water spirit The Wreck.

Come hurtling through space on a zany zoomy musical journey with Star Baby! Meet the Disco Space Snail, a lonely moon, a tiny planet called Mr Bear and an alien family who live in a Boot-Rocket. Puppetry and stop-motion collide in this bonkers electro space odyssey for ages 3yrs+

Ram Devineni, creator of Priya – India’s first female superhero (and named “gender equality champion” by UN Women) teams with Raven Kaliana, an award-winning UK-based puppetry director to create Priya and the Twirling Wind.

Roll up Roll up! Come one come all! Join us for this feast for the eyes! Meet Lulu the high flying acrobatic wonder as she prepares to take on the biggest stunt of all. Will she get over her fear of heights? Can she make it to the top? Can she survive her trip to the bottom?

High in the mountains lies a sleepy, peaceful mountain town. But recently rumours have been spreading about a monster that lives in the forest. Some say it’s big and slimy, others say it’s covered in flies and made of fire!

George, aged 8, doesn’t believe in monsters. In fact, he thinks they’re silly! But one night, whilst tucked up in bed, he hears a howling from deep within the forest. Is it the terrible beast that everyone has been talking about? Is it really as scary as everyone thinks?

George decides it’s time to solve the mystery once and for all. The mystery of The Scaryglow!’

Over the past 60 years, a huge range of designers have brought their unique puppet designs to life on the Little Angel Theatre stage – from marionettes in Angelo to light-up foxes in WOW! It’s Night-Time and cardboard creations in the online adaptation of I Want My Hat Back. In this new online series, Little Angel’s very own Little Angel puppet will meet and interview these designers, including Toby Olié, Jimmy Grimes and Alison Alexander, finding out more about their experiences of puppetry design and why they love working in the field. Each designer will also bring along an easy puppet make that children can follow along at home.

Elephant is tired, and just in need of a good sleep for 10 minutes or so. His old armchair is comfy but worn out, and he can’t sit down without it making twingy-twangy noises.

From a tree in a garden a seed falls. From under a leaf a Caterpillar crawls. A time to play and a time to grow, a time to see Where Caterpillars Go… Follow an inquisitive Caterpillar on a beautiful journey where together we’ll explore life, growth, wonder and fear.

Naomi and her cat Tom are best friends. They love nothing more than sitting on the sofa together watching TV after a long day. But one afternoon, Naomi comes home to find Tom is nowhere to be seen!

With a wicked bug-mother and a pair of creepy-crawly step-sisters, shy, plain Slugerella stands no chance of making it to The Ugly Bug Ball!

River and Ash are as happy as can be, out in nature, lost in their music until the ground opens up and swallows Ash whole, dragging them into the Underworld!

See the world anew on a sensory journey through a collage of images and soundscapes. A gently playful and restful digital experience for ages 0-3 years and their families.

The safe comfort of Mossy Glade in the deep forest is disrupted as a band of merry mushroom friends have one of their own snatched away!

A curious little fish wants to explore the big, wide world outside of his fish bowl in a house in Cross Street. One brave leap from the window takes the little fish down into the gutter, along the Thames and beyond. As the little fish will learn, a big adventure is often what it takes to make us appreciate the familiarity of home.

Little Angel Theatre are excited to be partnering with Michael Rosen to produce an online, puppetry adaptation of Clever Cakes.

Scoop the Junk lady and Bertie the Bottle welcome you back into their special space, where they make things out of the stuff other people throw away, and use them to tell stories. This time, they’ll tell you the story of Mr Gobble’s Garden.

This digital retelling is inspired by our 2018 production Junk (which saw us transform our studio space into a recycling plant). It will revisit Scoop, the junk lady, and show you into her secret space – a place where she gathers and stores all of the interesting things that other people throw away, and uses them to tell stories.