PLAYWORK
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We take play seriously and create pop-up play spaces for children and their families to play freely.
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Rooted in loose parts play, we create spaces that allow for a range of play - physical, imaginative, creative, exploratory, dramatic - players might build structures, create characters, make stories, design sculptures, invent sports, solve problems or just explore the properties of different objects.
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We have experience creating early years focused spaces and spaces for 0-11 year olds and their families, for festivals, schools and arts organisations.
BRING IN THE HERD
If you think The Herd would be a good fit at your organisation we'd love to talk.
Drop Ruby an e-mail at ruby@theherdtheatre.co.uk
FREE PLAY AT
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We’ll be opening our doors in Princes Quay, Hull every Wednesday and Thursday from 10am - 3pm, so if you’ve got a baby, toddler or child under 5 in your life, drop by for free, creative, loose parts play. Stay for a moment, or hang out for longer.
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Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am - 3pm
From 5th June - 10th July
0-5s and their grown ups
Entry FREE
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PLAY INSTALLATION AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE
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Enter an endless world of play in this brand new interactive experience. Part installation, part adventure playground, Replay is a space built entirely out of waste materials repurposed for fun.
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With a design that reignites imaginations, a score composed from recycled sounds and a unique crowdsourced play generator, Replay is a 60 minute uninterrupted celebration of free play.
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PLAY AT ENDIKE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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We’ve been researching play alongside the children at Endike Primary School in Hull, aged 2 - 11 years.
We now run termly family play sessions for their Foundation children and families.
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We've danced, rolled, built, shaped, stuck, carried, tested, thrown, styled and explored together. Some of the children's explorations are shared in this video.
POP-UP PLAY AT CAMBRIDGE FESTIVAL
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We’ve made an Early Years Play Space for
Cambridge Festival at the University of Cambridge in 2023 and 2024
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This drop-in installation is open throughout the day for families to come and go, supported by The Herd's facilitators alongside sessions from Academics at the University.