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Story Festival (Jan 2026)
Stories are everywhere! Join us for a special day of free performances and activities across Young V&A, celebrating stories through music, puppetry, design and dance.
Enjoy pop-up music and dance performances, and find your own stories in hands-on creative workshops.
Story Festival activities will run between 11.00 and 15.00 – everything is free and takes place on a drop-in and first come first served basis.
Performances will include:
Mrs H and the Sing-along Band
Come and join Mrs H and her band as they whisk you away on a musical journey with their infectious songs. Part theatre, part comedy, with a huge sprinkling of mischief, bring your voices, silly dances, and don’t hold back from joining in the family fun!
Ceyda Tanc Dance
Led by British-Turkish choreographer, Ceyda Tanc, the company creates athletic contemporary dance influenced by Tanc’s Turkish heritage. Ceyda’s work seeks to challenge traditional gender representation in dance and highlight the intersection of cultures in modern Britain, embedding themes of feminism, ritual and ceremony. Ceyda Tanc Dance creates work that is accessible, enjoyable and empowering for audiences from all backgrounds. They will share an extract of their show evim [my home].
Chickenshed Theatre
Chickenshed’s Tales from the Shed team bring Totally Tales, a show full to the brim of the beauty of storytelling. The audience shape the story in a highly participatory experience. You may want to bring one of your toys, or something from home that can be used to help the story along.
Little Angel Theatre
Meet puppets up close from Little Angel Theatre around the galleries. You might find a monkey, seagulls, a cat and a fox!
Freshwater Theatre
Enjoy storytelling in The Stage including 'The Fearsome Giant' and 'How the Zebra got it's Stripes' from local company Freshwater Theatre.
Story Festival activities will run between 11.00 and 15.00 – everything is free and takes place on a drop-in and first come first served basis.
Performances will include:
Mrs H and the Sing-along Band
Come and join Mrs H and her band as they whisk you away on a musical journey with their infectious songs. Part theatre, part comedy, with a huge sprinkling of mischief, bring your voices, silly dances, and don’t hold back from joining in the family fun!
Ceyda Tanc Dance
Led by British-Turkish choreographer, Ceyda Tanc, the company creates athletic contemporary dance influenced by Tanc’s Turkish heritage. Ceyda’s work seeks to challenge traditional gender representation in dance and highlight the intersection of cultures in modern Britain, embedding themes of feminism, ritual and ceremony. Ceyda Tanc Dance creates work that is accessible, enjoyable and empowering for audiences from all backgrounds. They will share an extract of their show evim [my home].
Chickenshed Theatre
Chickenshed’s Tales from the Shed team bring Totally Tales, a show full to the brim of the beauty of storytelling. The audience shape the story in a highly participatory experience. You may want to bring one of your toys, or something from home that can be used to help the story along.
Little Angel Theatre
Meet puppets up close from Little Angel Theatre around the galleries. You might find a monkey, seagulls, a cat and a fox!
Freshwater Theatre
Enjoy storytelling in The Stage including 'The Fearsome Giant' and 'How the Zebra got it's Stripes' from local company Freshwater Theatre.
