Mother Deer 

Sun 22 – Tue 24 Dec 2024

Join us this December for a new, family-friendly winter show!

Mother Deer is a beautiful and playful show for family audiences that captures their imaginations and inspires them to think about our environment, the animals, and their place in the natural world. Based on an ancient Northern European Folk tale about the Winter Solstice, Mother Deer blends aerial acrobatics, dance, and sensory theatre in a feast of festive storytelling full of mischief, wonder, and magic.

Follow Mother Deer on her quest to bring the sunshine back to the forest. This show uses light and shadow, live music, and sound to remind us of our deep connection to the natural world in the English Winter months. It encourages the audience to explore natural environments with confidence and curiosity and is a wholesome antidote to consumer Christmas, with a focus on playing together in nature.

For ages 5+ and their families.

Tickets for our Autumn 2024 season will go on sale soon. Scroll down to book your tickets or call the Box Office on 0117 947 7288.

Mother Deer is a new show created by Acrobatic Adventures and commissioned by Circomedia, with thanks to the support of The Leche Trust and the Garrick Charitable Trust.

An illustration of a mother deer walking through a woodland towards the orange sun

Cast & Company

Acrobatic Adventures
Acrobatic Adventures explores what it means to be alive through sensory theatre & circus physicality. We believe circus has a unique capacity to evoke a visceral longing for movement in our audiences, which fosters connection & well-being. Our work is playful, dynamic & rooted in nature. Insta @hobbits_adventures

Playing Mother Deer
LK (She/Her)
LK is a multidisciplinary movement artist trained in dance and aerial circus. She has performed in big tops, festival stages and theatres for a wide variety of audiences. LK is an experienced technician and production manager with expertise in lighting design.

Playing The Sun 
Freya (She/Her)
Freya is an aerialist, acrobat and musician. She is very connected to the earth and the elements and enjoys performing and making work outside in natural spaces. She enjoys combining live music with physical performance, is based in North West Wales and is inspired by the Welsh landscape, language and Celtic culture.

The Director
Hobbit (They/She)
Hobbit is a neurodiverse & queer director with a particular interest in visceral storytelling & the inherent dramaturgy of circus. Hobbit has an MA in Directing Circus and 18 years as an award-winning international performer specialising in acrobatics.

BOOKING INFORMATION

Dates & Times: Sunday 22, Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 December, 11am & 2:30pm
Tickets:
Full price adult ticket: £15
Children, under-18s and concessions: £10
Family ticket: 10% off any tickets for groups of 3 or more people. There must be at least one adult per group in attendance.
Age guide: 5+ and their families
Location: St Paul’s Church, BS2 8SJ

Wheelchair and step-free access can be found at our side entrance. We use What 3 Words to give you an exact location on a map. Follow the link below to find this entrance.

Side Entrance Exact Location: https://what3words.com/mostly.ledge.chop

Main Entrance: Stepped Access

For performances, our main double doors serve as the principle entrance. This entrance consists of three steps up to the Box Office foyer, and three further steps up to the main building. We use What 3 Words to give you an exact location on a map. Follow the link below to find this entrance.

Main Entrance Exact Location: https://what3words.com/total.offer.native

Free Tickets for Carers

If you are a dedicated carer accompanying a paying visitor who is disabled, you are eligible for a free ticket (limited to one carer per paying visitor). To book your ticket, please give us a call on 0117 9477288 or email boxoffice@circomedia.com.

The seating configuration for most of our performances is flexible, but generally, our main seating area is raked and seats are unallocated. The front rows are level and accessible, and aisle seats are available. Please get in touch to reserve seats in these rows as required.

Please note that seating in our Gallery is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not accessible for audience members who may find stairs difficult or impractical.

Circomedia does not issue refunds unless the event is cancelled or postponed to a date on which you are unable to attend.