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Creators of giant puppets, environmental theatre, events and projects.

Offering regular aerial circus training, youth support programmes and a performance venue.

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Events coming up

  • Llais yr Afon - Culture

    16/8/25 - 10am - 5pm - free entry (entrance fee to Festival applies).

    Teifi-themed Costume Making and Parades along the river.

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  • Llais yr Afon - Cilgerran

    18/8/25 - 10am - 4pm - free entry

    Creative workshops and talk by Dr James January-McCann, Place Names Officer, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

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  • Seren Stacey

    27/7/25 - 29/8/25

    An exhibition of wildflower drawings with Welsh names.

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  • A Brief History of Difference by Das Clarks and Jo Fong

    19/9/25 - 8pm

    Theatre rooted in conversation, knowledge sharing, questioning, personal narrative & performance.

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  • Plastic Drastic Fantastic

    19/10/25 - shows at 2pm and 5pm

    South Asian Dance and family theatre show, followed by workshops.

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This year’s projects

Summer of fun, free activities with the Llais yr Afon project

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.

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Youth Programmes

  • Facilitator supporting a young person

    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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  • Youth Theatre performers in 2024

    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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  • Arts Boost partners Hywel Dda and SCAMHS to bring support to young people

    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 young people known to Specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SCAMHS) and UHB.

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Our News

  • Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade Fundraiser launched

    Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade Fundraiser launched

    Support the appeal in 2025

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  • Free river conservation course opens

    Working with West Wales Rivers Trust and Small World Theatre.

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  • GLOW Byd Bach

    If you’re a young person from the LGBTQ+ community, please help GLOW with a survey.

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Our Stories

View fullsize A great day making river creature headbands at Cardigan Show and speaking about the River Teifi with visitors with @savetheteifi @joe.wildlife Great to speak to @elinceredigion about local community, farming policies, and water quality on the Teifi
View fullsize Llais yr Afon πŸ’¦πŸ¦†πŸŒ³πŸŸ free summer programme to celebrate the River Teifi supported by @heritagefunduk 2/8/25 πŸ“Cardigan County Agricultural Show Llais yr Afon at the Cardigan County Agricultural Show Show! 9am - 4pm - fun, free creative workshop
View fullsize Thanks to everyone who walked and added to the new contemporary folk map. A replica of Idris Mathias’ famous illustrative map is doing the rounds this summer as part of Llais yr Afon’s free programme of fun, creative activities and event
View fullsize This is an invitation to take part in a free Summer Programme supported by @heritagefunduk of fun with creative workshops, talks, walks, exhibitions, parades and more. As well as summertime activities, we are exploring the River Teifi’s past
View fullsize Seren Stacey is holding an exhibition of wildflower drawings at @smallworldbydbach opening on Sunday 27 July. Seren is joining the guided walk on Sunday starting at the view pint above Patch and following the coastpath to Small World Theatre. She w
View fullsize Llais yr Afon πŸ’¦πŸ¦†πŸŒ³πŸŸ free summer programme to celebrate the River Teifi supported by @heritagefunduk Tue 29 Jul πŸ“Bethania Chapel Vestry, Cardigan Teifi Heritage Talk with Glen Johnson 10.30am - 11.30am and 2pm - 3pm - free entry   A phot
View fullsize Llais yr Afon πŸ’¦πŸ¦†πŸŒ³πŸŸ free summer programme to celebrate the River Teifi supported by @heritagefunduk 27/7/25 πŸ“Patch to Small World Theatre (following the Ceredigion coast path). Guided walk focusing on access to the River Teifi.  2pm -
View fullsize Congratulations @syrcasbydbach on your fabulous sell-out fundraising shows this month! πŸŽͺ πŸ₯³ πŸ™Œ Thank you to the extraordinarily dedicated Syrcas team @awyrol @the_flying_agaric @sophie_malofy @lou.i.randall and finally thanks to everyone who bought