EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

Cross-curriculum workshops and activities for schools, libraries, groups and museums.

Ignite young imaginations with Hoglets Theatre's dynamic and immersive educational workshops!

Tailored for EYFS, KS1, and KS2, our workshops are designed to seamlessly integrate with the curriculum, offering unique experiences in physical theatre, storytelling, puppetry, craft, and music.

All workshops can be tailored for any primary age group - from Reception to Year 6. We also create bespoke workshops to meet your specific needs or tied to specific subjects or books. Our sessions promote personal development, creativity, and self-expression, making learning a magical adventure.

Example workshops

  • A woman with short dark hair, wearing a yellow long-sleeve shirt and denim overalls, is smiling and holding papers in a storytelling workshop. Children are sitting at tables in the background.

    Create and Perform Your Own Story

    Encourage your young storytellers to reimagine their favourite bedtime tales! In this 60-minute session, children will explore the library for inspiration, creating their own stories with words or pictures. This engaging workshop promotes creativity and literacy skills.

  • Two people manipulate a puppet mannequin with a round head, dressed in beige fabric, on a wooden table.

    Emotional Awareness and Mental Health

    A rich, interactive and powerfully effective workshop for children. Using drama games, play, music and our amazing puppets, we explore children’s awareness, understanding and expression of their feelings and emotions.

  • A woman at a table with two young children, demonstrating storytelling or a craft activity, with a lit background display and promotional materials on the table.

    Shadow Puppets - Creating characters

    Children will devise and perform their own shadow puppet stories in this 60-minute workshop. Each child will create a unique character puppet and collaboratively shape the narrative, culminating in a performance.

  • A performer dressed as a fairy holding a puppet with the face of a donkey. The performer appears on stage with a black backdrop, expressing a dramatic or intense emotion.

    Shakespeare - A Midsummer Mischief

    Through interactive storytelling, songs, games and drama we'll make our way into the forest of Athens on midsummer's eve. We'll meet warring fairies, run-away lovers and a donkey-eared actor called Bottom. Introduce your children to the wonderful words and worlds of Shakespeare through drama and fun.

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We work with…

  • Logo of York Museums Trust with black and gray text.
  • York Theatre Royal logo
  • Bradford Literature Festival logo
  • National Trust logo
  • Graphic with the words 'Shakespeare,' 'birthplace,' and 'trust' in a colorful, layered design.
  • Helmsley Arts Centre logo with stylized black roof above the text.
  • Logo for Mind York with a stylized tangled line and text for better mental health.
  • Logo of North Yorkshire County Council with a stylized green emblem and blue text
  • Explore Libraries and Archives logo with the word 'explore' in black, except the letter 'x' in blue, and 'Libraries and Archives' written below.
  • The image features the phrase 'Visual Arts' with each letter styled in a colorful, artistic font inside a colored block. The word 'visual' is written vertically to the left of the blocks.
  • Colorful logo for Bradford Libraries with the words Read Learn Discover Share Enjoy.

What people say…

  • “Hoglets have provided workshops and performances for Explore York Libraries for over 2 years. They've always been really well received and brought a different dimension to the events that we have offered."

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

Why Choose Hoglets Theatre?

  • Proven track record with schools, libraries, museums, and festivals

  • Engaging, hands-on experiences

  • Aligned with educational themes and goals

Contact us today to discuss how we can tailor our workshops to enrich your students' educational journey.

A woman in a red and white striped shirt and red trousers performs a puppet show outdoors for an audience of children and adults seated on chairs and benches under leafy trees.
Woman demonstrating storytelling to two children at a booth in a craft fair or shop, with shelves of items and other people in the background.
A woman in a yellow long-sleeve shirt and denim overalls smiling broadly while holding papers, standing in a room with people sitting at tables in the background.
Children and teachers in a school auditorium participating in a play with colorful props and backdrops, some children holding signs with names, one woman playing guitar with pink feathered angel wings.
A woman standing in an art gallery hallway, making playful claws with her hands, one foot raised, and smiling. The hallway has paw print decals on the floor and children's artwork displayed along the walls.
A woman and children conducting a science experiment indoors with a “Space Search” logo in the top left corner.
Four children working on a project at a long table in a classroom or activity room with red walls and blue chairs.
Group of children and adults playing with a large colorful parachute indoors in a wooden-paneled room.
Woman dressed as a fairy holding a puppet with a donkey face on stage
Performers in colorful costumes on an outdoor stage entertaining an audience of children.