40 years of imaginative experiences where you least expected them.

Outdoor theatre touring UK, Europe and Worldwide.

 

“Sly, funny and surreal performances … the ever-excellent Whalley Range All Stars”

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Whalley Range All Stars is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the UK’s leading street theatre companies, combining visual art with performance to create vivid, imaginative and intelligent productions and installations for outdoor festivals and events.

 

WRAS was formed in 1982 by Artistic Directors, Edward Taylor and Sue Auty, who had worked together previously in Dogtroep (Amsterdam) and Horse & Bamboo (Lancashire). They set about creating distinctive theatrical events in places least expected; direct, spontaneous contact with a wide variety of audiences, in locations and ways which are accessible to everyone; a fresh, funny and fearless approach to street theatre.

 

Since then, the company has created more than 65 different shows, installations and events, performing to hundreds of thousands of people in 23 countries over 5 continents; in places as varied as the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, a cage in a zoo, a vivarium, a busy Singapore market place, a railway station, a shop window in Melbourne, a derelict cinema, a monsoon festival in Oman, and Wall Street in New York.

 

Productions regularly receive critical, artistic and popular acclaim for their imagination, technical ingenuity and quality.

 

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"The ever-excellent Whalley Range All Stars."

Hazel Morris (The Guardian)

 

"Challenge your world weary kids with the sly, funny and surreal performances of the Whalley Range All Stars."

Gladys Flower (The Guardian)

 

"Thank you so much for your wonderful shows."

Kriss Russman (Manchester International Festival)

 

"I am always so pleased with your imagination, pace and execution – you set a high standard."

Angus MacKechnie (National Theatre - Watch This Space)

 

"Your work is fantastic. My daughter still remembers the first time she saw PIG a few years ago."

Rosemary Kay

 

"I’ve never been to theatre. But if it’s always as funny as here, I really want to go there more often."

7-year old audience member

 

"It was difficult to get in – so busy. This is the second time we tried. It was worth it though!"

Audience member

 

"Best this last night was the always imaginative Whalley Range All Stars."

Audience member

 

"What a performance from start to finish. It amounted to a creative masterpiece."

Bexhill Observer

 

"Huge thanks for providing a wonderful and delightful show. I think it worked very well to attract people in and make them intrigued."

Lyric Hammersmith (London)

 

"The decision to have this abomination, disturbing all visitors to the museum, is wholly inept."

Dr. Clive Tolley

 

"Something unique and beautiful."

Audience member

 

"I thought that the world you created was really magical, with so much intricate detail."

Salisbury Festival

 

"Your performance was fantastic … the audience commented that it was enchanting, magical and amazing!"

Artsdepot (London)

 

"Unique and entertaining."

Kilkenny Af

 

"A glorious mix of (literally) moving pictures, songs and animated objects."

Total Theatre Magazine

 

"For a few minutes you leave the real world behind and take a journey into your own subconscious."

The Guardian

 

"Best of the bunch."

Total Theatre

 

"Ten delirious minutes."

La Meuse

 

"It made a terrific impact on people’s imaginations."

The Lowry Centre

 

"One of the mini-sensations of the festival."

Henley Festival

 

"The work is presented with real intelligence."

Luxembourg Revue

 

"Informal … amazing … more than just different … they give rise to unexpected devilment."

Caderno G - Rio de Janeiro

 

"The best street arts work … Truly experiencing this extraordinary work is fascinating … highly amusing … quite unexpected … a metaphoric and literal dislocation with reality. It is the pure joy and excitement of seeing a group of people transported together from our normal world to a different imaginative world."

Bill Gee (On Tour magazine)

 

"Mischievous art at the World Trade Centre … Children were delighted."

Yomiuri America (The Buskers’ Fare)

 

"Little pockets of magic … full of surprises … ideal festival fare …aimed at children but your granny would enjoy it just as much … a non-threatening introduction to theatre … the perfect break in a busy day."

Grania McFadden (Belfast Telegraph)

 

"I wanted to find the time to write and thank you and the company from the bottom of GDIF hearts for your performances. Our audiences loved the work- it was beautiful, fun and highly engaging. We have had so many positive comments: ‘Inspiring … Valuable.’ You are indeed both of these things, thank you. It was such a pleasure to have you at the festival."

Nathan Curry (Associate Director – GDIF)

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Whalley Range All Stars is a not-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee.

 

Whalley Range All Stars is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

 

 

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