Tortoise in a Nutshell is a new Edinburgh based theatre company producing performances and events to inspire young people. We pride ourselves on devising performances full of fun, colour, play and sound aimed at igniting the imagination.
Tortoise in a Nutshell was formed in 2007 by four drama and theatre students at Queen Margaret University. The group formed after realising a shared passion for small scale children's theatre, and the process of designing performance and highly visual aesthetics.
The group were invited to perform at Scotland's annual puppeteer weekend by Puppet Animation Scotland. The show received a great response and is described on Puppet Animation Scotland's website as a highlight of the 2008 weekend.
The show has since been put into further development with a view to performig at this years Fringe and touring in schools and venues around Scotland.
We have just finished working with the Living Memory Association and East Lothian Schools creating a community project using material gained from reminiscence sessions to create a devised performance which toured to 9 primary schools in East Lothian, finishing at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh in a one night performance.
