Do you remember what happened in the Forest of Athens?
Puck does. It’s been a while since ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ and Athens is changing. The forest is being chopped down, and with each tree felled, more magic disappears from the land!
Join Puck, Cassie and Mylas in their quest to find Oberon and Titania, stop the felling and restore the wonder to the beautiful forest.
Written as a continuation of ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’, The Vanishing Forest uses spells, puppetry and mystical flowers to educate children on the issue of deforestation and inspire them, through a brand-new Shakespeare infused opera.
Written by Jonathan Ainscough, composed by Michael Betteridge and directed by Victoria Briggs, The Vanishing Forest is the third and final installment in English Touring Opera’s climate change trilogy, preceded by ‘The Wish Gatherer’ (Best Opera at YAMAwards 2024) and ‘The Great Stink’.
Performances
Saturday 24 May - Sunday 1 June
Duration
Approx. 50 minutes
Age Recommendation
Ages 7-12
Access Performances
All shows are Captioned
Ticket Pricing
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Ticket Prices* Group Offers** |
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Multi-buy offer available! Purchase tickets to any of the applicable shows at the same time and receive 5% off for 2 shows, 10% off for 3 shows or 15% off for 4 or more shows!**
Access tickets
Access tickets can be booked over the phone or via email for all performances. If you want to find out more or inform us of any particular needs, then just get in touch. We’re happy to help. For all access performances information, click here.
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Age Recommendation - 7-12 years
Polka Theatre creates a range of productions to be enjoyed by children from 0-12 years. Whilst all children may attend our productions, we feel that this story is best suited to the suggested audience. This may be due to the themes or presentation style. We encourage you to consider this when booking tickets. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult or young person aged 16 years or over.
Creative Team
Composer Michael Betteridge
Writer Jonathan Ainscough
Director Victoria Briggs
Designer Rachel Baynton
An English Touring Opera production
*£2.50 transaction fee applies to phone and online bookings. T&Cs apply.
** Multi-buy valid on all Adventure Theatre seats and Band A and Band B seats in the Main Theatre. Group offers valid on Band A and Band B seats only and not applicable during preview performances. Offer not valid on concession tickets, during previews and can not be used in conjunction with another offer. We reserve the right to remove or amend this discount at any time.
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- Age range 7-12 yrs
- 24th May - 1st Jun
- Duration 50 mins
- Location Polka's Main Theatre
Additional Events
Captioned
Every performance is captioned.
The Boy with Wings
Saturday 21 June – Saturday 16 August
Recommended for ages 7-12
Family Magical Crafts
- Date 29/05/2025
For ages 4+
From £12* (Adult & child)
Using natural materials, create crafts inspired by the enchanting world of The Vanishing Forest
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