INQUIRE: Making theatre for young children and families

What makes theatre truly resonate with young audiences? Join Zoe Pickering, Co-Creative Director at Manchester’s Z-arts, to explore the art of creating high-quality, engaging work for children and families.

As the UK’s only arts centre dedicated to best practice in theatre for children and their families, Z-arts is at the forefront of creating transformative, joyful experiences. In this session, Zoe will share her expertise on the essential ingredients of great children’s theatre, and explore how to craft engaging, accessible, and impactful work for the next generation.

Zoe Pickering is the Co-Creative Director at Z-arts and the Big Imaginations Manager. Z-arts is the UK’s only dedicated arts centre for children and families and it’s mission is to inspire and enable generations of young people from Greater Manchester and the North West to use creativity to maximise their potential. Big Imaginations is a network of 22 organisations working together to bring brilliant children’s theatre to the North West.

Outside of Z-arts Zoe runs a youth theatre for ages 5-18 year olds. https://www.z-arts.org/
https://www.bigimaginations.co.uk/