Highlights of Q20's 2015!

We've put together a page of highlights from 2015 - an overview of some of the events we were involved in this year, including brand new costume creations, events close to home (like our Open Day at Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub), or way off in Scotland for some Frozen-inspired fun.

Take a look, and let us know what you think. Was your event included?

Urgent Appeal: Save Shipley's Santa Show!

For the last six years, Q20 Theatre has been proud to bring a spectacular Santa and Sleigh show to the streets of Shipley, the home of Q20 Theatre and also many of its employees and performers.

Sadly, due to council budget cuts this year's show is in jeopardy - funds have fallen short by around £5000 of the total costs.

Q20 has put together an appeal in the hope that local private businesses will sponsor the event - an appeal which was also published today in local newspaper the Bradford Telegraph and Argus.

You can read the full article here, and we're very grateful to anyone who is able to share and promote our appeal to save the Shipley Santa show!

Q20 Presents ... Battle of the Wizards!

Check out the fabulous new video of our Harry Potter characters!

Performing real magic for walkabout or shows, our versions of the classic Hogwarts characters Harry Potter, Dumbledore and Lucius Malfoy are always popular.

If you'd be interested in booking them for your event, please don't hesitate to get in touch ... We'd love to make your event magical!

info@q20theatre.co.uk / 01274 221 360 / @Q20Events

KAPOW! 2Faced Dance's Show - Commissioned by Shipley Street Arts Festival & Saltaire Festival

KAPOW!

We promised that this year Shipley Street Arts Festival would be bigger and better - and we weren't kidding! We love these super images of 2Faced Dance's spectacular show KAPOW! - a hilarious, action-packed mixture of dance and superpowers, not to be missed!

The show is set to go on an international tour, but first they're showcasing their performances in Shipley and Saltaire. These opening shows have been specially commissioned by Shipley Street Arts Festival and Saltaire Festival - we're very excited to have them on board!

Have you seen the festival programme yet?

It's here!

Our brand new, shiny festival programme is back from the printers and ready to hit the streets of Shipley! We're very proud of this year's programme - all the hard work to bring you a fantastic festival is beginning to pay off!

So take a look inside ...

We're sending out the programmes to local schools and businesses, and throughout the festival we'll have a stall where you're more than welcome to pick up a programme.

Remember, not only does it tell you about all the amazing things going on across the three days, the programme also acts as a voucher for 15% off food and drinks at ibis Hotel's restaurant when you bring it along! (Offer only valid within the times of the event, 10am - 5pm for the three days of the festival: 26th, 27th, 28th June - terms and conditions do apply, please see the programme for further details).

Can't wait to see you there!

Just some of the fun to come ...

Commissioned by the Shipley Street Arts Festival and Saltaire Festival

Join the Great Duck Race!

Announcing the first Shipley Street Arts Festival and Baildon Woodbottom WMC "Duck Race"!

Come along to Baildon Bridge on Saturday 27th June and join in with our fabulous fun - racing ducks down our little stretch of the Bradford Canal!

Don't worry, you don't need to raid your bathroom to dig out your shower caps and old rubber ducks ... we'll be providing the little yellow ducklings which you can back for 50p per duck - enter as many times as you like to win one of our cash prizes!

The Duck Race is just one of a great series of events and activities being run as part of the Rivers & Canals theme for Shipley Street Arts Festival - be sure to check out our website for details of everything else to come!

Let us know you're coming along by joining our event on Facebook!

The Q20 Events Blog returns!

We're back!

We've been busy as beavers in the office this spring, and we're very pleased to tell you that we've got some exciting updates on the amazing events we're involved in on the way.

Make sure you keep a look out for all the news, either on our blog, our Facebook page, our Twitter account, or even our brand new website, coming soon ...

Wizard of Oz pantomime featured in Bradford Telegraph & Argus

There's a great article in the Bradford Telegraph & Argus today, notifying the residents of the Bradford area about the wonderful pantomime we'll be bringing to Shipley on December 6th, 2014.

There's also an amazing video of our very own Wicked Witch!

Did you meet our toy soldiers in Nottingham Intu Victoria Centre at the weekend?

Our Toy Soldiers went off to Nottingham at the weekend - they were very popular as always!

They helped out carrying shopping bags, calling lifts and having lots of fun with the shoppers out to take advantage of the Black Friday events.

See here for an article in the Nottingham Post!

Christmas Time is Here!

Christmas is officially here!

We're very busy in the Q20 office, sending out Santa, all his elves and some of his good friends too, like Percy Penguin, Rockin' Robin, Minty the Polar Bear and Frosty the Snowman.

See below to find out about an event near you!

If you're in the Livingston area, you should pop along to the Livingston McArthur Design Outlet to meet Santa in his grotto (with elves helping out to take special photos of children meeting Santa). There's also craft workshops run by our magical toy soldiers and rag dolls, and mini-pantomimes taking place on the 6th & 20th Dec!

All through the festive season, there's a Toy Soldier and an Elf waiting to meet you at the East Lancs Railway Christmas trains event! If you'd like to take a magical journey on a real steam train, meet Santa and his helpers, then be sure to get tickets soon!

Shipley's in for a real treat this December - we've got an amazing Wizard of Oz pantomime show on the 6th, and lots of other fun activities going on up until Christmas! There'll be a grotto with Santa visiting, some helpful elves to take and hand out some photos of those magical memories!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz will be in Shipley this year!

Keep checking back to hear about more events this festive season!

Halloween's over and done with, Christmas is on the way!

Let's get the Christmas party started!

 Amazing cuddly characters!

Fabulously fun parades! 

 Great for children and adults.

 A visit from Santa ...

He can bring his reindeer along too!

To drive our signature Q20 sleigh ...

Lots of other unique characters, like our Snowballs and Silver Christmas Trees ... 

 So don't miss out this Christmas ...

Let's make it an amazing time of year! 

Halloween Fun!

We're busy, busy, busy in the office starting to get ready for Christmas, but we haven't forgotten Halloween's next week!

As usual, Q20 will be involved in special spooky fun up and down the country, be there to be scared!

If you're in Lancashire for Halloween, make sure you get your tickets for the Halloween Ghost Trains - some of our favourite frighteners will be all aboard!

Shoppers at Dockside Outlet Centre in Chatham can join in with some great cut-n-colour activities, perfect for your little monsters. They'll take home a frightening pumpkin mask, a flapping bat, a silky spider or even a witch's hat, just in time for trick or treating!

At Intu Potteries, you'll see our Circus of Ghouls show - where kids get involved, dressed up (with fabulous face painting too) and join a ghoulish parade with Wacky Witch and Dippy Wizard.

Happy Halloween from the team at Q20!

Christmas is on the way!

It's starting to feel like Christmas in the Q20 office!

We're getting lots of bookings for the festive season, with all your favourite characters getting ready to ride in Santa's sleigh up and down the country to make your Christmas magical.

If you're interested in having any of our fabulous walkabout cuddlies, Santa on our signature sleigh or some of our amazing stilt-walking characters for a Christmas-themed event (whether it's setting up Santa's grotto or putting on an amazing show to switch on the Christmas lights) we'd love to hear from you.

But be sure to get in touch soon, as our characters are busiest at this magical time of year!