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Creating fantastical theatre for
children and their grown-ups!

A laughing performer in dungarees and a yellow headscarf tosses a rainbow of pom-poms into the air, surrounded by playful doodles on a black background.

Unforgettable
Theatrical Adventures

Colour the Clouds bring original stories, music and theatrical magic to children, young people and families across the North West and beyond.

A young girl in a pale dress sits at a small desk turning the pages of a large storybook. Behind her, silhouettes of a crowned king and queen appear on a blue-lit screen, conjured by shadow puppetry.

Explore Our Shows

Wren's World

Wren is autistic, her sister Robin is neurotypical, but their differences never come between them until a life-changing event looms. With projection and original music, this show highlights the challenges and celebrates the unique beauty of an autistic mind.

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Funded by Arts Council England, this most important show will challenge preconceptions and break down barriers.

Wide stage shot: a performer lies on her front centre stage, propped on her elbows reading a large picture-board, while a second performer perches high on a stepped cardboard-box set at the right. A tall white sheet hangs at centre back, a stack of books sits at left.
Wide stage shot: a performer lies on her front centre stage, propped on her elbows reading a large picture-board, while a second performer perches high on a stepped cardboard-box set at the right. A tall white sheet hangs at centre back, a stack of books sits at left.

A Very Messy Christmas

Eve loves calm, tidy, quiet...but Christmas is the  opposite! When a mysterious box arrives, festive chaos escapes—but it may be exactly what she needs. With clowning, music and magic, this interactive sensory show is perfect for your little ones.

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Shakespeare North Playhouse

8 - 19th Dec | click here to book

Lowry

23rd Dec - 3rd Jan | booking soon

A performer beams upwards with open-mouthed delight as colourful confetti and soft red, blue and yellow pom-pom “snowballs” tumble through the air around her. She wears a white t-shirt under blue corduroy dungarees embroidered with white snowflakes, her dark hair tied up in a teal headband. A wall of large cardboard boxes forms the set behind her.
A performer in snowflake dungarees and a teal headband laughs joyfully as confetti and pom-pom snowballs fall around her, with a cardboard-box set behind.

BUZZ

Betty just passed her beekeeper exams and is very excited to get started… her bees have all disappeared! With a little help from the audience, Betty discovers the importance of Bees and her own role in the wonderful biodiversity of the world around her. Can she find her bees and save her new job, all in one day? 

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Buzz is an interactive show for all ages, showing that with kindness, friendship and perseverance, they can make a real difference to the natural world around them.

Illustration of a smiling beekeeper in a veiled hat and yellow gloves lifting a finger towards a bumblebee, with green hills behind.
Illustration of a smiling beekeeper in a white suit with a mesh-veiled hat and yellow rubber gloves, gently raising one finger towards a bumblebee hovering in front of her. Rolling green hills rise behind, with leafy foliage dotted with red berries framing the lower half of the scene.
Two performers in matching snowflake-patterned dungarees and white wellies stand side by side on stage, each holding a glowing bulb up to their face. A wintry cottage scene is projected behind them.
Two performers in pink t-shirts and blue snowflake-patterned dungarees throw their arms wide and cheer on stage in front of a large papier-mâché snowman. The silhouettes of a young audience are visible in the foreground.

Little Bear and the Christmas Lights

Filled with sensory wonders, puppetry and music, this is the perfect first theatrical experience for your Snowbabies and is ideal for 0-3 year olds and their grown-ups. Get ready to take your little ones on a gentle sensory adventure where they will have the chance to meet Little Bear and her friends and maybe even throw a snowball or two!

Little Bear and the Christmas Lights

Filled with sensory wonders, puppetry and music, this is the perfect first theatrical experience for your Snowbabies and is ideal for 0-3 year olds and their grown-ups. Get ready to take your little ones on a gentle sensory adventure where they will have the chance to meet Little Bear and her friends and maybe even throw a snowball or two!

Two performers in matching snowflake-patterned dungarees and white wellies stand side by side on stage, each holding a glowing bulb up to their face. A wintry cottage scene is projected behind them.

PAST SHOWS

Explore our previous

work here.

A large red-cloth dragon puppet with softly glowing eyes looms on a dark stage, its fabric wings trailing from the performer beneath.
A smiling performer stands in a sunlit woodland, holding a hand-puppet squirrel at eye level as a child reaches up to gently touch its nose. A rainbow scarecrow is visible in the background.

TALL TALES

Dive into the magic of storytelling with our fun. interactive sessions designed for young children.  Our flexible set-up and approach makes us perfect for all family events, from festivals to libraries and from corporate to community events across the Northwest.

OUR PARTNERS

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Want to find out more...?

Drop us an email at hello@colourtheclouds.co.uk or fill out the form below

Want to find out more...?

Drop us an email at hello@colourtheclouds.co.uk or fill out the form below


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