Tides is two days of workshops aimed at introducing (B)ESEA adults to two different sets of theatre skills. You can choose to take part in one or both workshops.

DATES
5 January 2026: Ensemble Storytelling.
6 January 2026: Puppetry.

COST
free

LOCATION
BOLD Theatre, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6ES

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ENSEMBLE STORYTELLING
This workshop will teach you the principles behind telling stories with your bodies as a group.

PUPPETRY
This workshop will teach you the principles of puppetry, including breath, fixed points, and movement.

Your workshop leaders

Sharon Sze has recently completed an MA in Cultural and Critical Studies to tackle social injustices through art with greater fluency. Her professional goals align strongly with improving the visibility of (B)ESEA representation in the arts as well as providing well-paid work in organisations to those who struggle to find work designed for them.

Bartolomeo Bartolini has worked as a puppeteer and workshop leader with vulnerable communities during The Walk (Good Chance Theatre), and has written and devised his own show on climate justice. His artistic aspirations focus on exploring urgent contemporary issues through play and personal and community narratives in theatre. 

Lee Maeda is an actor and puppeteer who has co-devised shows around themes such as migration and asylum, and trans healthcare. They undertook facilitator training with Talawa Theatre Company and have previously facilitated free workshops for BESEA creatives at Theatre Deli, and assisted in workshops on stage combat, puppet making and dance. 

We have all worked as puppeteers and have experience facilitating ephemeral workshops. We have been working on developing our identities as artists concerned with politics and social justice. We are initiating plans to create socially relevant programmes and art dedicated to the rebalancing of injustices and the righting of wrongs.

We are hosting Tides as part of our Lunisolar initiative. We are supported by Amy Sze Productions as part of their Pollination Residency.

This programme intends to give voice to a marginalised community, and supply provision to what is an under-served community in theatre. It is designed to introduce new means of cultural expression to those who have little to no experience in theatre.