Creators of giant puppets, environmental theatre and projects
Regular programmes of learning and support.
Winter hightlights
Book events
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Community Lantern Making workshops
with Small World Theatre artists.
Nov dates - 10am - 3pm
Create a unique lantern for Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade 2024.
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Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade 2024
FREE event
A highlight of the Festival of Light. Brought to you by Small World Theatre.
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UPBEAT CHRISTMAS
14/12/24 - 8pm
£15
Reggae and dub for the return of UPBEAT CHRISTMAS starring
State of Satta / DJ Mr. A.
Festie Food
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Winter Tales
Presented by IBB youth theatre
17/12/24 - 7pm
£5
Travel with us to the Northern parts of the world for a visual storytelling of winter tales with IBB's juniors!
This year's projects & partnerships
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Art Afoot / Celf ar Droed
New sculpture trails co-created for Fishguard and Goodwick commissioned by Pembrokeshire County Council through UK Government.
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Festival of Light
Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade along with plans for a new winter festival. Supported by Cynnal y Cardi Fund which is administrated by the Cynnal y Cardi team, Ceredigion County Council on behalf of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Llais yr Afon
The River Teifi - its past, present and future. A partnership with West Wales Rivers Trust, Save the Teifi, Small World Theatre and spacetocreate. Supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Blue Spaces Programme and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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QEST and Craft Festival Wales
Commissioned by QEST to create beautiful, hand crafted puppets with young people exhibited at Craft Festival Wales.
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Arts Boost
Partnering with Hywel Dda University Board to improve mental health in children and young people known to Specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Supported by the Arts Council of Wales and The Baring Foundation.
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Corlan
Inspiring creative and supportive sessions funded through the Caring Communities Grant Fund.
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Puppets Count
Puppet making and performance skills to vulnerable young adults funded by the Communities Count Scheme.
Syrcas Byd Bach
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Syrcas Timetable
Our aerial school’s term dates and class times.
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Regular Classes
A list of regular classes at Theatr Byd Bach. We include information about spaces available for beginners and intermediate levels.
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Registration and Payments
This way to pay for the new term's classes and to complete the new registration form.
Youth Programmes
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Ieuenctid Byd Bach
Small World Theatre’s vibrant youth theatre. Nurturing a love of theatre in the next generation of performers, artists and technicians in West Wales.
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AMETHYST
Working with young people with mental health problems in a variety of contexts with additional support for parents/guardians and carers. Amethyst also delivers on behalf of partners and other organisations to support mental health initiatives through the arts.
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Arts Boost
Small World Theatre is a partner organisation with Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) improving mental health and reducing feelings of distress in children and young people known to Specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SCAMHS) and UHB.
Latest news and blog
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New 2024 Festival of Light announced for Cardigan
Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade, a calendar of winter events from 30 Nov - 20 Dec and an illuminated trail for the town.
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Lantern Parade celebrates the start of Art Afoot
A splendid community lantern parade celebrated the first sculptures in the trails.
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Freelance opportunity - Festival of Light Coordinator
Deadline for applications is 11/7/24.
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Amethyst project - can you help?
We’re consulting the community about or future services.
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BLOG - Artists to present their draft designs for new artworks.
Exhibition 4/5/24 in Fishguard Town Hall.
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BLOG - new artworks to connect twin towns in Pembrokeshire
January 2024 -
Follow the journey.
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BLOG - Small World Theatre appointed to co-create new town trails with community.
6/12/23
Small World Theatre appointed to co-create new town trails with community.
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A new programme of learning returns to Small World Theatre.
13/9/23
We're an Accredited Agored Centre.
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