...years of care and experience pouring into every beat.
A total joy and masterclass in artist-led work with children at the centre.
Hope Ward-Brown, Associate Director, Old Vic Theatre
Thank you Toys!
We have just completed a wonderful run of our joyous show for families, Your Toys, at the home of theatre for young people – The Unicorn, Tooley Street, London.
What a marvellous three weeks we all had – the company, the venue and, most of all, the audiences.
Thank you to the hundreds of people young and old who came along bringing your precious toys and cheering, laughing, gasping and holding your breath as they went on the adventures of their fluffy/metal/cardboard/fabric lives. And they all came back in one piece!
You can see more on Instagram and our vox pops video. Videos by Zarah Yesufu, Unicorn Theatre.
‘A unique and inventive piece of theatre that taps directly into the imagination of its audience’ ****
Everything Theatre
‘I loved the show, it’s gorgeous, inventive and moving. A surprising and joyous combination of technical skill, great storytelling and bags of heart.’
Lee Lyford, Theatre Director, Artistic Director of Theatre Iolo, the Welsh Young People’s Theatre
Watch the trailer here
Your Toys is presented by Slot Machine Theatre. Originally produced by Turtle Key Arts.
Caroline Partridge, Course Leader
Slot Machine Theatre’s mentoring and training projects spring from our collaborative roots as theatre makers, and the desire to share skills and support fellow practitioners. We are passionate about puppetry as an art form and working with theatre makers and performers to ensure that it is accessed as diversely as possible.
In the Summer of 2025 Slot Machine Theatre, in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and supported by Little Angel Theatre and Black Country Touring, ran an intensive Puppeteering Course for performers from the global majority.