About

Our vision

A world where every child’s imagination is inspired by theatre.

Our mission

Travelling Light creates theatre with and for children and young people, lighting up imaginations and sparking creativity.

Our theory of change

Find out how we make a difference - read our Theory of Change.

Our core values

Valuing children and young people: we listen to and champion children’s voices and enable them to shape, create and define the work that we make.

The rights of the child: we believe that every child is entitled to opportunities to create, imagine and experience great stories told through theatre.

Because of this we actively aim to reach children, young people and families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to access theatre and creative opportunities.

Our artistic programme

Our artistic programme engages thousands of children each year through our award-winning shows, creative learning programme in schools and our work in our local community of Barton Hill.

Read more about our ethos and artistic practice.

Learn more about our recent projects and impact.

Shows

We ‘travel light’ taking theatre to where children are, especially aiming to reach children, young people and families who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience theatre.

Our award-winning productions inspire the imaginations of children and their families, and are often children’s first experience of theatre.

Through our engagement with children and young people we create the best stories told through theatre, that inspire, engage and create moments of shared joy.

Explore our current and past shows.

Photo above from Igloo - photo by Alastair Brookes

Creative learning in schools, early years and education settings

We create theatre with and for children and young people in schools and early years settings, supporting the cultural entitlement of hundreds of pupils per year.

Our wide-ranging programme includes whole year group projects, bespoke workshops, creative play for early years and touring professional theatre into schools and early years settings.

Find out more about our creative learning projects.

Photo above from our Creative Learning project - Play In A Week - photo by Camilla Adams.

Community

We create theatre with and for children and young people in our local community from our studio in Barton Hill, Bristol.

Our projects include our Youth Theatre and Louder than Words groups, a school holiday programme and community events.

Read more about: Our Youth Theatre | Louder Than Words | Our Community Programme.

Our impact

Read our latest impact report for 2023-24.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before. That was amazing”. Year 1 child who had not seen any theatre previously, after seeing When the Birds Sang.

“This is the first club I have ever felt I fitted in.” Member of Louder Than Words.

You can read our Impact Reports from previous years via these links:
2022-23 Impact Report | 2021-22 Impact Report | 2020-21 Impact Report | 2019-20 Impact Report

We are a registered charity and rely on our funders, donors, supporters and Friends to enable us to keep inspiring children and young people through theatre.

Find out how you can support us.

Inspiring children’s imaginations since 1984

We have been inspiring children's imaginations and sparking creativity through theatre for over 40 years. During this time, over 1.25 million children and young people have experienced moments of joy and wonder through our artistic programme.

Awards: our work has won a range of accolades over the years, including Best Family Arts Activity for our tour of Igloo & Play Sessions (2024), OFFIE’s for Boing! (2017) and Cinderella: A Fairy Tale (2014), an Olivier nomination (2013), and International Theatre Critics awards (for Into the West and Clown). Read more about our history.

Our team

We have a small team of dedicated staff members who deliver our productions, participation activities and management of the company.

To get in touch with us visit the contact section of our website.

We are supported by many freelancers, casual employees and associate artists.

Visit our jobs and opportunities page for opportunities to join our team.

Our organisation is steered by a skilled and committed team of trustees.