Friday 13th March, 7.30pm Heywood Civic
7th April -10.30am- Horbury Library- 2pm- Ossett Library -Wakefield Libraries
10th April- 10.30am Sandal Library- 2.30pm- Airedale Library-Wakefield Libraries
Our new performance SealSkin opened this year’s Physical Fest at the Liverpool Everyman and is available for national and international touring.
In a village far away, by the wild landscape of the sea, every full moon the Selkies appear.As they peel away their seal skin, they dance freely in the moonlight, as humans. One such night a fisherman discovers their secret and, stealing away a Selkie’s skin, our story begins.
A battle of longing and belonging, SealSkin is a powerful story of betrayal, power, otherness and loss. Combining Tmesis’ trademark playful and highly skilled physicality, this new show is presented as part of Physical Fest 2023 and features live music from acoustic duo Me and Deboe.
‘An absolutely enchanting piece of theatre… a real beauty’ ★★★★.5
Arts City Liverpool- Catherine Jones
‘A much-deserved double standing ovation for a piece determined to make you engage and reflect, in what I would best describe as a very moving and emotional experience’ ★★★★★ Northwestend
‘When the lights dimmed, the audience erupted in applause. Not with raucous cheers, but celebrating with the call of the Selkie, a sign that the show had succeeded in what few manage: it made us part of its story.’ Leftlion- Emma Oldham
‘A powerful mix of puppetry, projection, storytelling and live music to great effect delivering a moving experience’ ★★★★ scarborough.co.uk
‘Tmesis is a company that is constantly changing and challenging itself, setting ever higher standards and examining the collective human experience in different ways. This production is something new again and with some unforgettable imagery and storytelling, certainly ranks among its best work’
Made Up on Stage- Vicky Anderson
A Christmas show made in collaboration with the Unity Theatre.
On a snowy winter’s night, with excitement in the air and sleep nowhere to be found, magical books are opened, whisking the children away on adventures from the comfort of their bedroom!
A heart-warming, high-energy journey through myths, legends, and imagination in this enchanting, physical theatre show packed with fun, laughter, and wonder.Perfect for dreamers of all ages !
There is not a moment when everyone’s focus is not entirely held’ Good News Liverpool ★★★★★
‘A charming Christmas confection.. the young theatregoers of 2025 love it’
Arts City Liverpool ★★★★.5
‘This opened my eyes to not only how creative theatre can be, but how creative children could be if they put down their devices and opened their imaginations.’
Stagey Reviews
‘An hour filled with fun, storytelling and finding the awe and wonder not only in Christmas but the everyday’ Reviews Hub ★★★★
Memoria is a poetic, visceral exploration of memory and nostalgia. What do past lives leave behind? What lives within walls and what lives on in our collective present?
It was an immersive, physical piece set in a beautiful hidden gem, the Albert Walker Hall at the Linacre Methodist Mission and made using voices from the local community.
Built in 1909 it has been recently restored thanks to Heritage Lottery funding, Memoria was the first event in the new space and was created for Physical Fest 2021.
“This was a beautiful, moving, and evocative journey through the time of a building, its people, and their emotions which brought out my own tears of sadness and joy.” North West End ★★★★★
We have a new family friendly show, made for Word Fest for Wakefield Libraries and toured Oct 25. Now available for touring! Suitable for libraries, schools, rural touring, community centres and theatres!
Step into a magical bookcase where myths and legends burst into life! Join us on an unforgettable adventure packed with puppetry, music, and laughter. A celebration of imagination and the joy of reading. Perfect for curious minds and dreamers of all ages.
‘With The Wondershelf, Tmesis take you on a wondrous journey, which celebrates and inspires the imagination and the magic some of us forget we are capable of’
R Higson-Blythe- Wakefield Council
A family friendly show, made for Word Fest for Wakefield Libraries, available for touring! Suitable for libraries, schools, rural touring, community centres and theatres!
An interactive show using words, puppetry, and physical theatre, in a celebration of hope and dreaming the impossible! Join us on an exciting journey as we take you on a journey of the discovery of flight and the hot air balloon!
‘Up and Away’ is a fabulously fun show – engaging, interactive and hugely entertaining!’
Cheshire Rural Touring
Loss…immortality and our digital souls
What would happen if you could live forever? If you could bring your loved one back to life and resurrect their digital soul? Beyond Belief is a powerful and moving journey into the unnerving future of life and death in our social media obsessed, technology blinkered society. With their trademark, playful physical style Tmesis explore how we cope with loss in the digital age and how we won’t ever let Elvis die.
‘Entertaining and disturbing food for thought’ The Stage ★★★★
Wicked Women celebrates extraordinary women from history that changed the world. A moving and uplifting physical performance exploring the lives of known and unknown heroines from Elizabeth I to Malala Yousafzai.
‘Energetic, vibrant and inspirational physical theatre at its best.’ Northwestend ★★★★
The piece is 30 minutes long and is one of our productions which is suitable for a variety of both outdoor and indoor spaces and for all ages. Its bold, funny, feisty and empowering!
Bespoke Wicked Women participatory projects are also available where we work with your participants to explore extraordinary women from your area.
Happy Hour combines the company’s trademark physicality with comedy, music, and text from long-term collaborator Chris Fittock. It is a commission from Liverpool’s Unity Theatre.
The workers on Level 3 are racing against the clock to reach their quota of Smiley Faces, but are they really happy enough? A poignant, fast paced, comedy exploring our 21st century obsession with happiness and success. Can we learn to be happy? And can our emotions be bought and sold? The ‘happiness industry’ would have us think so…
‘Expertly choreographed…laugh out loud comedy’ The Stage ★★★★
From the Big Bang to mobile obsessed humans, Tmesis take you on a crazily transformative, fast paced, journey of our evolution. Using Tmesis’ trademark quirky, comic and entertaining physical style, with live music, this new family friendly piece is a brilliantly visual and physical spectacle for all ages, a transformational race though time!