Catch up on all our latest news…with an exciting announcement, loads of Easter holiday activities and shows out on tour, there’s lots of great stuff going on here at Motionhouse.
Latest news from Motionhouse
An exciting announcement plus family fun this Easter
27th March 2023
Announcing our new Christmas show for families at Midlands Arts Centre
We’re super-excited to announce that we’ll be performing Starchitects Save Santa! a new family Christmas show, at Midlands Arts Centre from Thursday 16 November to Saturday 30 December 2023.
With Starchitects Save Santa!, Midlands Arts Centre is building on its sparkling reputation for bringing the very best in festive entertainment to young audiences.
Find out more and book tickets here.
Commissioned by Midlands Arts Centre and presented in association with Bluestone National Park Resort.
Book now for some Easter holiday fun
We’re delighted to be holding a range of activities during the April Easter break.
Booking is now open for our Teens Fun Day (12 – 18 years), Juniors Fun Day (7 – 11 years), Motionhouse Youth Open Intensive Day (14 – 19 years) and our Adult Circus Workshop.
The Starchitects tour continues
Catch Starchitects at one of the remaining dates on this year’s tour at Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre, HOME Manchester, Salisbury Playhouse and Capitol Horsham (more dates to be announced soon).
Watch the video below to hear first-hand from some of our audience members on how much they enjoyed the show.
Starchitects has an easy-to-follow and humorous storyline, making it perfect for a fun and entertaining trip out with children, friends or the whole family.
More dates for our hit show Nobody
Our hugely popular dance-circus show Nobody is back on the road this year. If you haven’t seen it yet, there are opportunities to catch the show at Lichfield Garrick Theatre and Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.
HENGE is back at Bluestone Wales this summer
We’re thrilled to let you know that this summer we’ll be returning to Bluestone National Park Resort in Pembrokeshire with HENGE, a family show we created especially for guests at Bluestone. After a spectacular premiere residency last year, HENGE is back this year to wow guests as part of the Bluestone Summer Festival season 2023.
Guest blog from Ashley Jordan, Director of Ascension Dance Company
Supporting artists through peer mentoring is an important part of what we do. Over the last 9 months our Executive Director Louise Richards has been mentoring friend and peer Ashley Jordan, Company Director of Ascension Dance. Hear from Ashley all about his experience over the last few months in his blog.

Have you seen us perform recently?
If you’ve seen us perform recently, we’d love to know what you think of our work. We’d be really grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to fill in our quick and easy online survey. The survey closes on the 31st of March – we’d love to hear from you!
Check out our tour dates below to see if we’re performing near you!
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Sat 3rd May 2025
2.30pm & 7.30pmTheatre Royal Winchester
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Tue 13th May 2025
7.30pmMalvern Theatres
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Tue 20th May 2025
7.30pmYvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
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Wed 21st May 2025
7.30pmYvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
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Sat 24th May 2025
Times TBCTAC, Valladolid, Spain
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Sun 25th May 2025
Times TBCTAC, Valladolid, Spain
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Sun 25th May 2025
Times TBCTAC, Valladolid, Spain
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HENGE
Thu 29th May 2025
11am & 2pmSpring Family Fun Festival, Southbank Centre, London
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Fri 30th May 2025
11am & 2pmSpring Family Fun Festival, Southbank Centre, London
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Sat 31st May 2025
11am & 2pmSpring Family Fun Festival, Southbank Centre, London
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Sun 1st Jun 2025
Times TBCDance Days, Swansea
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Fri 6th Jun 2025
19:30Internationales Straßentheater Festival, Holzminden, Germany
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Sat 7th Jun 2025
15:00 & 19:00Internationales Straßentheater Festival, Holzminden, Germany
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Sun 8th Jun 2025
14:30 & 18:00Internationales Straßentheater Festival, Holzminden, Germany
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Sat 21st Jun 2025
12.45pm & 3.30pmSummer Fest, Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
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Sun 22nd Jun 2025
12.45pm & 3.30pmSummer Fest, Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
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Mon 23rd Jun 2025
6pmFestival On The Close, Rugby
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Sat 5th Jul 2025
Times TBCWILD on the Beach, Watergate Bay, Cornwall
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Sun 6th Jul 2025
Times TBCWILD on the Beach, Watergate Bay, Cornwall
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Thu 10th Jul 2025
19:00 & 21.15Tollwood Summer Festival, Munich, Germany
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Fri 11th Jul 2025
19:00 & 21.15Tollwood Summer Festival, Munich, Germany
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Sat 12th Jul 2025
19:00 & 21.15Tollwood Summer Festival, Munich, Germany
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Sun 13th Jul 2025
17:00 & 20:00Tollwood Summer Festival, Munich, Germany
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Fri 22nd Aug 2025
Time tbcGreenbelt Festival, Kettering
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Fri 10th Oct 2025
7.30pmBirmingham Hippodrome
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Sat 11th Oct 2025
2.30pm & 7.30pmBirmingham Hippodrome
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Wed 15th Oct 2025
7.30pmHall for Cornwall, Truro
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Thu 6th Nov 2025
7.30pmCast, Doncaster
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Wed 12th Nov 2025
Time TBCWorthing Connaught Theatre (on sale soon)
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Tue 18th Nov 2025
Time tbcNew Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
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Fri 30th Jan 2026
8pmLowry, Salford
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Fri 20th Mar 2026
7.30pmTheatre Severn, Shrewsbury
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