Catch Your Breath

a Theatre-Rites and Lyric Hammersmith co-production that toured in 2002 and 2004.

A child with a wild imagination. A child who gives no-one time to breathe. ‘Let’s make a house!’ A whirlwind of ideas. ‘Not like that! Like this!’ Will the house get built? The adults huff and puff to keep up. A windswept journey into the world of play, where home-made dens and hidey-holes reveal intriguing secrets.

Catch Your Breath took a magical look at how children define their sense of space – their dependence and independence. It was inspired by the hidden hidey-holes which children create and explored how young children learn to play together. Catch Your Breath mixed puppetry, gentle performance and choreographed objects and images, creating a world in which the imagination took flight.

This was the first co-production the company had undertaken for a touring show and performed in the UK and Japan in 2002 and 2004.

“Theatre-Rites is one of those companies that, in recent years, have transformed children’s theatre and produced shows for the under-fives that are as challenging and theatrically inventive as any of the best work produced by leading groups”

The Guardian

“ Theatre-Rites is one of those companies that, in recent years, have transformed children’s theatre and produced shows for the under-fives that are as challenging and theatrically inventive as any of the best work produced by leading groups. ”

“ Shows for young children by the visionary Theatre-Rites company are always a breath of fresh air ”