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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WILD
Sat 25th May 2024
Times TBCTheater aan Twater, De Schorre, Boom, Belgium
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WILD
Sun 26th May 2024
14:00 & 17:50Parktheater Festival, Lokeren, Belgium
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HENGE
Fri 21st Jun 2024
Times TBCBasingstoke Festival, Basingstoke, UK
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HENGE
Sat 22nd Jun 2024
Times TBCBasingstoke Festival, Basingstoke, UK
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WILD
Thu 27th Jun 2024
19:30Flurstücke, Münster, Germany
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WILD
Fri 28th Jun 2024
20:00Flurstücke, Münster, Germany
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WILD
Sat 29th Jun 2024
15:00Flurstücke, Münster, Germany
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Gravity
Sat 6th Jul 2024
14:10 and 16:15Haslemere Fringe Festival, Haslemere, UK
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WILD
Tue 30th Jul 2024
11:30 & 14:30New Forest Show, New Forest, UK
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WILD
Wed 31st Jul 2024
11:30 & 14:30New Forest Show, New Forest, UK
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WILD
Thu 1st Aug 2024
11:30 & 14:30New Forest Show, New Forest, UK
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Captive
Sat 3rd Aug 2024
Times TBCSpraoi International Street Arts Festival, Waterford, Ireland
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Captive
Sun 4th Aug 2024
Times TBCSpraoi International Street Arts Festival, Waterford, Ireland
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WILD
Fri 9th Aug 2024
13:00 & 17:00Novum, Newcastle Summer Festival, Newcastle, UK
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WILD
Sat 10th Aug 2024
13:00 & 17:00Novum, Newcastle Summer Festival, Newcastle, UK
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WILD
Thu 15th Aug 2024
Times TBCDe Donderdagen, Ninove, Belgium
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Knot
Thu 22nd Aug 2024
11:00 & 14:00Visit Staines, Staines, UK
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WILD
Sat 24th Aug 2024
Times TBCKleinste Steeple, Waregem, Belgium
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WILD
Sun 25th Aug 2024
Times TBCDe Grote Sierk, Beveren, Belgium
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WILD
Sat 21st Sep 2024
Times TBCEncounter Festival, Preston, UK
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WILD
Sat 28th Sep 2024
Times TBCMUT! Festival, Castelló, Spain
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Starchitects
Fri 4th Oct 2024
Times TBCBlackpool Grand Theatre (on sale soon)
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HENGE
Sat 5th Oct 2024
Times TBCBanbury Canal Festival, Banbury, UK
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HENGE at Banbury Canal Festival Sun 6 Oct
Sun 6th Oct 2024
Times TBCBanbury Canal Festival, Banbury, UK
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Hidden
Thu 6th Feb 2025
7.30pmWarwick Arts Centre, Coventry
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Fri 7th Feb 2025
7.30pmWarwick Arts Centre, Coventry
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Sat 8th Feb 2025
7.30pmWarwick Arts Centre, Coventry
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Sun 9th Feb 2025
2.30pmWarwick Arts Centre, Coventry
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Fri 14th Feb 2025
Time TBCAberystwyth Arts Centre (on sale soon)
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Tue 25th Feb 2025
Time TBCLighthouse, Poole (on sale soon)
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Sat 1st Mar 2025
Time TBCLawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield (on sale soon)
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Fri 21st Mar 2025
Time TBCTeo Otto Theater, Remscheid, Germany (on sale soon)
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Wed 26th Mar 2025
Time TBCParktheater Iserlohn, Germany (on sale soon)
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Sat 29th Mar 2025
Time TBCScharoun-Theatre Wolfsburg, Germany (on sale soon)
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Wed 9th Apr 2025
Time TBCBaltoppen LIVE, Ballerup, Denmark (on sale soon)
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Thu 10th Apr 2025
Time TBCBaltoppen LIVE, Ballerup, Denmark (on sale soon)
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Fri 11th Apr 2025
Time TBCBaltoppen LIVE, Ballerup, Denmark (on sale soon)
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Sat 12th Apr 2025
Time TBCBaltoppen LIVE, Ballerup, Denmark (on sale soon)
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Thu 24th Apr 2025
Time TBCNew Theatre Peterborough (on sale soon)
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Fri 25th Apr 2025
Time TBCNew Theatre Peterborough (on sale soon)
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Sat 26th Apr 2025
Time TBCNew Theatre Peterborough (on sale soon)
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Fri 2nd May 2025
Time TBCTheatre Royal Winchester (on sale soon)
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Sat 3rd May 2025
Time TBCTheatre Royal Winchester (on sale soon)
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Tue 20th May 2025
Time TBCYvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford (on sale soon)
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Wed 21st May 2025
Time TBCYvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford (on sale soon)
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Tue 7th Oct 2025
Time TBCBirmingham Hippodrome (on sale soon)
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Wed 8th Oct 2025
Time TBCBirmingham Hippodrome (on sale soon)
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Wed 12th Nov 2025
Time TBCWorthing Connaught Theatre (on sale soon)