Practitioner Focus: Unicorn Theatre

‘The Unicorn is a professional theatre dedicated to producing inspiring and invigorating work for young audiences.’ Described by The Stage as ‘warm, witty, and wonderfully imaginative,’ Unicorn have been making theatre specifically for children and young people in one form or another for over 70 years.

In the time since Carole Jenner formed first ‘Mobile Theatre’ in 1946, touring plays for children into rural areas, through ‘Unicorn Theatre Club’ taking a theatre lease in London, to the present day Unicorn Theatre in Southwark; this company have been providing quality theatre experiences for young audiences. Part of their mission is to ‘invite children, families and carers from all cultures into a conversation about art and the world we live in’ and this is more than apparent in the breadth of work they stage, and their extensive programme in schools, the community, and in online resources.