ABOUT US

Wee Stories are a multi award-winning theatre company, creating a high quality, unique brand of story-telling theatre for all generations.  Our passion and enthusiasm is for stories - old and new. We believe stories root people - particularly children - in their culture, history and tradition. A love of literature, high comedy, visual games, imaginative stagecraft and audience involvement lie at the heart of all our productions.  

 

We maintain a growing repertoire of productions and tour extensively both in terms of geography and scale of venues, from schools and village halls to the country’s most renowned theatres.

 

We aim to reach the widest audience not only in terms of geography and scale, but also in terms of age. We make theatre that we describe as child-friendly; young people are always at the centre of our work, however we passionately believe that a shared theatrical experience is the best theatrical experience.

 

Wee Stories are:

Iain Johnstone - Artistic Director

Sarah Gray - Producer

Andy Cannon - Associate Artist

David Trouton - Associate Artist

AWARDS

2008 The Emperor’s New Kilt (co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland)  

WINNER Best Show for Children and Young People at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland [CATS]

NOMINATED Best Show for Children and Young People at the Theatrical Management Association Awards [TMA] 

NOMINATED Best Design; Best Direction; Best Use of Music and Sound; Best Production at the CATS

 

2006 Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth

NOMINATED Best Show for Children and Young People at the CATS

 

2005 The Emperor’s New Kilt and Tam O'Shanter

NOMINATED Best Show for Children and Young People at the CATS

 

2004 Arthur, the Story of a King

WINNER Best Show for Children and Young People at the CATS

WINNER Best Show for Children and Young People at the TMA awards

NOMINATED Best Direction and Best Production at the CATS

NOMINATED Best Fringe Production at the Manchester Evening News Awards

 

1999 Labyrinth

WINNER Herald Angel

 

  

 

 

 

Wee Stories Theatre for Children is a Company Limited by Guarantee No. 167130 and a Scottish Charity SC025251. Registered Office 2 Leven St Edinburgh EH3 9LZ 

 

Wee Stories are an associate company of the Festival City Theatres Trust, based at the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh.