News
Well here’s some welcome news…
We have been awarded a grant from The Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust towards our new project ‘Hands Up – Sign Up’. Kinny is delighted, and the entire team are increasingly excited about both the stories that are part of it: ‘1,2,3 Little Pigs’ and ‘A {midsummer night’s} DREAM’.
Edmund has his own BSL publicity video clip
Here is the link to our BSL signed and subtitled publicity clip for ‘Edmund the Learned Pig’ , our co production with Fittings Multimedia Arts and The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester. It’s running there for a few weeks – October 9th – 25th 2013.Huge thanks to Caroline Parker and Kinny for their signing, and amazing … Read more
Edmund the Learned Pig has begun to learn his songs
Edmund the Learned Pig, our remarkable co-production with Fittings Multimedia and The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, is toddling on beautifully. Kinny spent a blissful day in the music studio working with Musical Director Sally Clay and co-artistic producer Garry Robson on the wonderful songs by Martyn Jaques of The Tiger Lillies. Here’s a link … Read more
Dates booking up for ‘1,2,3 Little Pigs’
As you can see from the newly re-vamped SHOWS page, we are in the middle of booking up our Winter tour. A curly-tail of much silliness, with Sign Language performers Kinny Gardner and Jim Fish being directed (or corralled) by Caroline Parker. We’ll be re-visiting some old friends, and happily making new ones, so do check … Read more
‘Hands Up – Sign Up’ receives Arts Council England funding
We are so pleased to announce that we are in receipt of a grant from Arts Council England towards the cost of our next big project. ‘Hands Up -Sign Up’ will allow us to appoint a new Associate Deaf Artist, and create two new touring theatrical productions. The first of which, ‘1,2,3 Little Pigs’ begins … Read more
Hacton Primary photo montage of The Waving Cat
We had a great time at Hacton Primary School in Hornchurch. Here is a link to their amazing web page, all about our visit with The Waving Cat, and featuring great paparazzi – style photos. Once you are there, click on the photo image to see it bigger. http://hactonprimary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-waving-cat-of-japan.html
Further funding for Kats in Scotland
We are so excited to tell you that we have raised further funds from ‘Foundation Scotland’ and from ‘The Moffat Foundation’. This means we are now fully funded for our ten day trip to Bonnie Scotland in June. Hoots indeed…
The Waving Cat of Rehearsals
Well, all the scenery, all the puppets and all the technical equipment is in the rehearsal studio. Chris de Wilde the Designer is painting scenery blocks black and Pip Thurlow the Technical Manager is wiring up music systems and computers, all in preparation for Monday mornings early start for rehearsals of ‘The Waving Cat of Japan’. We rehearse for … Read more
Interview with Kinny at Limping Chicken
Sounds like a joke, but no, ’tis true! Kinny was interviewed for the Deaf news and views website ‘Limping Chicken’. Have a look!
TSB Scotland invite the Waving Cat tae hiv a burl roon' the country
We are so pleased and delighted to announce that we have received funding from Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, one of the leading grant-giving trusts in the country, to tour up to Kinny’s native land with The Waving Cat of Japan. From June 6th until 15th we will be traversing the high roads and low … Read more
