Stories
Why Public Investment Matters - Travelling Light’s Impact in Bristol
In 2024-25, for every £1 Bristol City Council invested in Travelling Light’s work, we generated an additional £9.26 in grants, donations and earned income.
Reflecting on Year 1 of Light Up Language
Light Up Language is a three-year project focused on how drama, storytelling and other creative provocations can support pupil's speaking and listening skills (oracy)
Louder Than Words - what our parents and participants say
Last year was a great year for Louder Than Words, our specialist drama group for Disabled young people.
Citizens for Culture - our response
What would creativity and culture look like if they were for everyone?
Summer 2025 Holiday Workshops
This summer we ran free and fun holiday workshops for children and their families in Barton Hill who are in receipt of free schools meals.
A great year for our Youth Theatre groups
Reflections and feedback from a great year for our Youth Theatre groups.
Inspiring imaginations and winning awards in 2024-25
In 2024-25 we inspired the imaginations of over 2,500 children and young people and received two awards celebrating the impact of our work.
Play and Exploration
An interview with our Artistic Director about R&D for two new shows - creating new work with children and young people.
Celebrating a year of creative play with early years settings in Bristol
A case study about our work with early years settings in Bristol.
Family Theatre Day brings joy to local families
Travelling Light collaborated with University of Bristol theatre students to present a day of theatre performances, workshops and family fun for our local children and their families and carers.
Winter Lights celebrates joy and community in Barton Hill
On Sunday 26 January 2025 we presented Winter Lights – an event celebrating joy, light, creativity and the warmth of community.
We won - Best Family Arts Activity
We have won the best Family Arts Activity Award in the Fantastic for Families Awards for our community tour of Igloo with accompanying play sessions.
Announcing Light Up Language
We are delighted to announce funding from Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Arts-based Learning programme to deliver our new 3-year project Light Up Language.
Bringing little lights to early years - a pilot project
Little Lights was an Early Years pilot project we delivered in collaboration with two Bristol Nursery settings - Little Hayes Nursery in Fishponds and Hartcliffe Nursery and Children’s Centre.
Just bring your imagination…continuing the creative adventure!
As we celebrate our 40th anniversary milestone in 2024, we are taking time to look back on our journey and look forward to new beginnings and adventures.
Just bring your imagination…what children and young people think about Travelling Light’s work
During our 40th year, we’ve been taking time to imagine new possibilities and plans for the future.
Celebrating 40 years and creating Winter Lights
This year we are celebrating four decades of inspiring imaginations and sparking creativity through theatre
Showcasing young people’s creativity and imagination
A brilliant day of creativity and joy with Louder Than Words, 7-10's, 11-13's and 14-19's performing to an audience of family and carers, friends and invited guests.
Igloo Stay and Play
Travelling Light’s tour of its early years production Igloo in February 2024 included a new facilitated stay and play session as part of each performance, along with creative resources and a special illustrated Igloo picture book.
Play in a Week
Travelling Light’s creative learning project, Play in a Week, was developed to celebrate the creative ideas and imaginations of children.