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Theatre Porto2025-04-15T11:09:00+01:00
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Theatre Porto and Teatro Pomodoro present

Star of Wonder

Ages: All

A seasonal show for everyone

A group of travelers, in their trusty shopping trolley, follow a star. They fall-out, get lost, overcome obstacles and finally find what they are looking for.

‘Relaxed by design’ and not adaptation, Star of Wonder is an original, child-centered show with minimal text, performed by a diverse cast of international and learning disabled / neurodiverse performers.

About the show

Made by Theatre Porto in co-production with Teatro Pomodoro with the ideas of children from local primary schools. Star of Wonder is full of clowning, physical theatre and animation.

Star of Wonder was presented at Theatre Porto as our first winter season show in Dec 2022 and remounted for the Unity Theatre in Dec 2024.

Credits

Devised and performed by the company: Carmen Arquelladas, Jordan Connerty, Simone Tani, Miwa Nagai and Nikki White under the artistic direction of Nina Hajiyianni

  • Artistic Director –  Nina Hajiyianni
  • Composer – Patrick Dineen
  • Designer – Cathy Cross
  • Assistant Director – Phil Cross
  • Lighting Designer – Phil Saunders
  • Devisors (schools phase) – Vinicius Carvalho, Nikki White and Jordan Connerty

Reviews

★★★★★
“It’s a blissful hour of inventive, wordless theatre…”
Arts City Liverpool

★★★★★
“Delights and enthralls in equal measure…”
North West End UK

★★★★★
“This has to take the prize as the best show of the season for young children, as well as being an absolute delight for all ages…”
Sightlines UK

Audience Feedback

“We had a mixed family group from 3 to 57 years old. We all loved it. It was at just the right pitch for a 3 year old girl and a 9 year old boy, and that is hard to achieve considering the age difference”
– Audience Feedback

“It was so inclusive, we brought pupils who have SEND and EAL and all pupils were able to enjoy it”
– Audience Feedback

“It was such a great show for all. The cast made it brilliant.”
– Audience Feedback

“I think it’s wonderful that the cast were so diverse, promoting good role models to the future generation.”
– Audience Feedback

“Star of Wonder was an ideal Christmas show, because it didn’t have any Christmas in it! Just the right amount of humour, drama and wonder to delight adults and children on all ages.”
– Audience Feedback

“A glorious example of imaginative storytelling”
– Audience Feedback

Related Links

  • Star of Wonder Tour Pack

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