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Stories in the Dust

Fri 10 Oct 2025
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Fri 10 Oct 2025, 10:00am
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Family (Theatre)

Stories in the Dust

+ Free Climate Change Workshops for schools

£5.00 Full price
£4.00 Supporter learn more
£4.00 School Rate
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Two travellers journey across the barren and dusty world. They make up songs and tell stories, inspired by treasures from a time gone by.
 
With live music, puppetry and clowning Stories In The Dust is a funny, heartfelt and  hopeful post apocalyptic family show that takes you to another world. A world where an ancient book guides your way, a drop of rain changes everything and a mighty lion holds its secrets in an old clay pot.
 
Join two intrepid explorers who are full of stories and full of hope (but dangerously low on baked beans).
 
Stories in the Dust was originally created with support from MAST Mayflower Studios and shared at their Emergency Festival. It was developed thanks to public funding from National Lottery through Arts Council England in partnership with Pound Arts.
 
For schools bookings and more information about FREE climate-change workshops, please contact tess@theploughartscentre.org.uk. Grants for travel are currently available on a first-come-first-served basis for schools booking 50+ tickets.
Running time 60 minutes
  • ‘The show was WONDERFUL. It was so funny, thought provoking and moving. I love family/children's shows that aren't patronising or preachy in any way and you seem to manage that incredibly well with your show.’ Electric Theatre Guildford
  • ‘Stories in the Dust is a fun, powerful and poignant family show that beautifully explores human resilience.’ MAST Mayflower Studios
  • ‘What a captivating and heart warming production. Every detail, every lyric, every word used was simply wonderful.’ Audience member  
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