M6 Theatre Company to tour “Super” new show TADPOLES featuring the voice of Sue Johnston as a disgruntled Mission Control – Touring 31st Jan-20 March

M6 logoTAPOLES FINALIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s M6’s ‘super’ new show Tadpoles 

 

The award winning M6 Theatre Company’s exciting new production Tadpoles, for children aged 5+ and families, is set to zoom into theatres this winter from the 31st January to the 20thMarch.

 

This highly visual and energetic play about rivalry, strengths, and weaknesses centres around two super heroes with a big problem – a very disgruntled Mission Control (voiced by Sue Johnston OBEDownton Abbey, The Royle Family

 

Captain Clever (Luke Walker) is good at code breaking and problem solving, whilst Captain Conker (Emily Spowage) is super-fast and not scared of anything – except, perhaps spelling…  

 

A tadpole catching competition challenges our dynamic duo to harness their strengths and overcome their differences. Working as team, can they save the world…together?

 

Directed by M6’s Artistic Director Gilly Baskeyfield, the play is underscored with original music written by Tayo Akinbode and features a superb set by M6’s resident Designer and Production Manager, Joss Matzen. 

 

M6’s Artistic Director, Gilly Baskeyfield who created the story, said:

 

Tadpoles is an original M6 piece that will awaken the inner superhero in all of us, and explore the ways in which working together can make a big difference.”

 

Founded in 1977 and based in Rochdale, M6 Theatre Company is acknowledged as one of Britain’s leading touring theatre companies specialising in creating and delivering high quality theatre for young audiences. The company’s previous production Whatever the Weather has been nominated for the Best Production for Young People award (0-7 years) at the Off West End Theatre Awards 2015 (The Offies).

 

Tadpoles will open at The Lowry Salford on the 31st January and then tour venues until the 20thMarch including The Lyric Hammersmith (6th Feb).

 

  • 2016 Tour dates

The Lowry, Salford Quays                                       SUN 31 JAN

Lyric Hammersmith                                                  SAT 6 FEB

M6 Studio Theatre                                                    SUN 7 FEB

Hartlepool Town Hall                                               THURS 11 FEB

The Witham, Co. Durham                                       FRI 12 FEB

Washington Arts Centre                                         SAT 13 FEB

Theatre By The Lake                                                MON 15 & TUES 16 FEB

Oldham Library                                                        WED 17 FEB

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts                                      THURS 18 FEB

Square Chapel, Halifax                                           SUN 21 & MON 22 FEB

North Wall, Oxford                                                   SAT 27 FEB

Derby Playhouse Studio                                         SUN 28 FEB

The Brindley                                                               FRI 4 MAR

Stratford Circus, London                                        SAT 5 MAR

Guilbenkian, University of Kent                             SUN 6 MAR

Tarvin Community Centre, Cheshire                                FRI 11 MAR

Birmingham Rep                                                      SAT 12 MAR

Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham                                   SUN 13 MAR

Salisbury Playhouse                                                 THURS 17 MAR

The egg, Bath                                                            SAT 19 & SUN 20 MAR