We create exciting experiences for little folks.

Hoglets Theatre produces original children’s plays, runs creative workshops, and creates child-centric content.

Hoglets Theatre has been a beacon of creativity for over a decade, creating dynamic performances and storytelling experiences for children and families.

We have collaborated with schools, museums, libraries, festivals, charities, theatres, and community groups, consistently delivering shows brimming with energy, original music, puppetry, and engaging storytelling. Hoglets Theatre is an associate company of York Theatre Royal.

The show SEASTORM IN A TEACUP being performed in Thirsk Library garden, with a woman in red overalls performing for an audience of children and adults seated on garden chairs. The scene is shaded by overhanging tree branches.

Plays

We produce and tour original plays for children, working with libraries, schools, festivals, theatres and... well everyone really!

Four children and a woman sitting and standing around a table with comic strips and paper, engaged in a creative activity or storytelling session in a classroom or community center.

Education

We deliver children's workshops for schools, venues and organisations, complimenting any aspect of your curriculum or theme.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing an orange long-sleeve shirt and black apron stands next to a large orange puppet . The woman is smiling and leaning against the puppet. On the yellow table in front of them are cupcakes and small toy dishes.

Outreach

Child-centric content creation, script consultancy and original material for museums, businesses and charities.

The Tale of the Loneliest Whale

Our new play for 2025…

We work with…

  • York Museums Trust' logo in black and gray on a white background.
  • York Theatre Royal logo
  • Bradford Literature Festival logo
  • National Trust logo
  • 'Shakespeare birthplace trust' logo with red, white, and orange design.
  • Helmsley Arts Centre logo with stylized roof design
  • Logo for Mind York, a mental health organization, featuring a stylized scribble intertwined with the word 'mind' and the tagline 'for better mental health'.
  • Logo of North Yorkshire County Council featuring a stylized leaf design and text.
  • Explore Libraries and Archives logo with black and blue text on a white background.
  • Rural Arts logo with each letter in a different vibrant background color.
  • Colorful abstract design resembling books, with the text 'Bradford Libraries' and the motto 'Read Learn Discover Share Enjoy' beneath.

What people say…

  • "Thanks you so much for the beautiful production of Wood Owl! The children loved it."

    St Peter’s School, York

  • “The Sleep Pirates is a wonderful piece of theatre...Perfect for firing up the imagination. ”

    – ARTSYORK

  • “For years Hoglets have provided a different dimension to the events we offered."

    – Frances Postlethwaite - Children and Young People’s Librarian at York Explore Libraries

  • “My son loved the show! It was perfect for him, you were all so great! We'll definitely be back for more!”

    – Julia, York (Audience member)

  • "As much as the show itself, it was a joy to witness the effect on the children and adults in the audience."

    ARTSYORK REVIEW

Hoglets Theatre on Instagram

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View fullsize Whaaaaaaa! Tickets have just gone on sale for our run of The Tale of the Loneliest Whale at @underbellyedinburgh at @edfringe We had the most amazing time at the Edinburgh Fringe last year and can't wait to return for a longer run this year. We hope
View fullsize I’m so excited to be collaborating with the lovely Emma from @wildthingsforestsch again. Join us in the Easter Holidays for our Wild Easter Rumpus 🐣 Spring has arrived and we are ready to celebrate, to have a wild and wonderful Easter party J
View fullsize Happy World Puppetry Day To celebrate I thought I'd share some of the promo pictures we took for our new show "The Tale of the Loneliest Whale" (taken inside the lovely @hotpodyogayork yoga pod ) Tickets are currently on sale for our shows
View fullsize Can you believe its almost Easter? EASTER? He may not be an Easter Chick, but Woody is once again stretching his wings to take flight in April for an Easter Holiday Wood Owl and the Box of Wonders tour. He'll be stopping of at the following spots W
View fullsize This week I have mostly been in my happy places. Firstly 3 days relaxing in Stratford- Upon-Avon, eating drinking and watching some epic theatre (thank you @thersc ) Today, thanks to the wonderful Vix and Oli I got to spend the afternoon at my other
View fullsize The loneliest whale is starting to take shape. He is by far the biggest and the heaviest puppet I have ever built, and he’s not finished yet! Thankfully I have until June to build up some muscles 💪. Our show at @skiptontownhall and @guiseley
View fullsize Guess who’s back, back again, Fairies back tell your friends! Yes that’s right folks, we are bringing back the Mischief as part of @yorkshakes For one afternoon only we’ll be traveling back into the forest for a Shakespearean adven
View fullsize Would you like to be involved in making a new piece of Family Theatre? Do you have a story to tell? A story told to your grandparents by their Grandparents which they then told to you. A story of ancient pasts in far off lands, stories from differen
View fullsize As it’s #worldwhaleday today I thought I’d introduce my latest creation “Humphrey the Humpback”. He is the prototype for the much bigger version I am making for our new show The Tale of the Loneliest Whale. He is my first 3D c