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First Steps in a New Collaboration

We’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with the European Theatre and Film Institute (ETFI) this summer, welcoming them to the UK for a series of workshops with both ourselves and students at Central Saint Martins. The workshops were an incredible, invigorating immersive experience, encouraging us to reconnect with the essentials of theatre-making and art-creating. We […]

Snapshots: Photos of Remember Romeo R&D

Having announced our next touring theatre production Remember Romeo, we’ve been getting stuck into the early stages of development with some R&D at Sodium HQ this June. The production, which goes out on tour in 2027, relives and remembers Shakespeare’s iconic romantic tragedy in an original story of two actors and former lovers who reunite […]

Announcing: Christmas at Castle Howard 2026

Join us for a Victorian extravaganza that will leave you full to the brim with festive cheer, as we dive into classic Charles Dickens novels at Castle Howard this Christmas. Following collaborations on the Wonderful World of Oz, Alice’s Christmas Wonderland and Christmas in Neverland, we’re delighted to be working again with CLW Event Design […]

Homeward: Behind the Scenes

“At the heart of everything, we’re storytellers, and we like telling stories” As we prepare to head back to North Yorkshire this weekend with our twist on Homeward, we’re looking back on how it all came together earlier this year. Hear ITD co-Artistic Director, Simon Wainwright talk about how our video-mapping installations have become part […]

PRESS RELEASE: Announcing Remember Romeo

We are thrilled to announce our latest theatre production Remember Romeo, which heads out on tour in 2027. This original production, created by imitating the dog Artistic Directors Pete Brooks, Andrew Quick and Simon Wainwright, takes inspiration from Shakespeare’s beloved classic Romeo & Juliet. Two older actors, former lovers, meet again after fifty years. She […]

Stories from Homeward return to Selby

Nearly four months after the company lit up the inside and outside of Selby Abbey with Homeward for Now Then’s Selby Light 2026, we’re returning to both the town and the installation to revisit those stories in a brand new light. Homeward originally featured a magical trail of installations throughout the Abbey, a collection of […]

DigiLab 2026: Call Out

Our free workshop week is BACK this autumn! We’re excited to be returning to Blackpool this November for DigiLab 2026 – a FREE workshop week for anyone (18+) who wants to develop skills in projection mapping. Led by imitating the dog, in collaboration with Lightpool, DigiLab will be held at Lightworks, the home Blackpool Illuminations, […]

Joining forces with St John’s Hospice

We are delighted to be involved in this year’s Moonlight Walk for St John’s Hospice in Lancaster. As part of their 40th Anniversary celebrations, St. John’s Hospice are inviting their amazing walkers and supporters to share a few words about what the hospice means to them. We will then project these words onto the walls […]

War of the Worlds – Directors’ Note

This note from Andrew Quick, Pete Brooks and Simon Wainwright was written during rehearsals for our digital show programme, which can be found on our War of the Worlds page. It is a brief reflection on where the process was at that point and how the show had sparked into being H. G. Wells’s novel […]

Through Time and Space: The War of the Worlds’s Legacy

This short essay, which reflects on the impact and influence of H.G. Wells’s iconic novel, was written for the War of the Worlds digital programme. There is a delicious irony to H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds (1898). The author’s tale of destruction and societal collapse has produced an enduring legacy, building narrative tropes […]