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Facehunters is a new musical. Join The Hungry Bitches in their twisted little version of hipster East London, and follow the lives of six friends as they search for love, drugs, forgiveness and eternal youth. Take my picture, sweetheart. Facehunters a comedy. Facehunters is avant-garde electro techno punk rock. Facehunters is hyper-real. Facehunters has a live band. Facehunters makes you feel like you’re in a club, not at the theatre. Facehunters is changing how musical theatre is performed, created and viewed. Facehunters is about youth. Facehunters will not bore you. Facehunters is a spectacle. Facehunters is a love story..

¡Bocón!, a fable, tells the story of Miguel who flees a repressive military regime in Central America for Los Angeles. An irrepressible big mouth or bocón, Miguel loses his voice when his parents are taken and begins a metaphorical journey. Along the way he meets up with La Llorona, the legendary Weeping Woman of Mexican and Central American mythology, finds his voice and the courage to cross the border to a new life. Miguel’s story is relevant to immigrant children from all parts of the world … and any child learning the many meanings of finding one’s own voice.

[Life] - An Everyman's Tale. A one man performance of everyman. Follow the path from cradle to tomb in the brilliance of an average contemporary life, with honesty and sincerity throughout. We've made it through the Cold War, the invention of the internet, the War on Terror and countless other things. We might as well get a grasp on the lives we're living because we're all living our lives together.

Real life and musical theatre collide in this hilarious multi award-winning Broadway hit about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical. UK Professional Premiere featuring West End stars, naughty words and truly #stagey moments from MTM Award nominated 2011/2012 sell-outs Patch of Blue. 'Beautiful' **** (Scotsman). 'Mesmerising ... just brilliant' **** (Herald). 'As close to musical perfection as you can get' ***** (StageWon). 'Executed with skill, passion, and overwhelming amounts of talent' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Utterly mesmerising' ***** (ThreeWeeks). 'Sheer joy’ **** (WhatsOnStage.com).

Think Grease meets Little Shop of Horrors blended in to a crazy morph of 50s stereotypes and teenage woes with fun music and clever lyrics. Jonny, a rebel, falls in love with Toffee during a routine air-raid drill, but their love is forbidden by parents and Principal Strict. When Toffee breaks it off Jonny commits suicide by hurling himself into a nearby nuclear power plant. Weeks later Jonny reappears from the grave to finish high school and take Toffee to prom. Can a teenager in mourning find a way to be with her undead love of her life?

YurtaKids! Best children’s and family theatre in a tent. Hop in and discover UnLeashed by ScarlattineTeatro (shortlisted Total Award and Pick of Fringe 2009)! A trip for little ones along waves of music-playing chains, simultaneously captivating and releasing, in a game of metamorphosis, discovery and enchantment. A sea travel exploring a world where chains, chainlets and laces draw circles, snakes and waves on the wood maintop. An adventure with no words, just light, sound and action. To enjoy together and reinvent everything again. A five-sense research on our link with the world and the others.

YurtaKids! Best children’s and family theatre in a tent. Cinderella is full of irony, dance and theatrical images: an expressionistic stepmother beyond belief manipulating her daughters as puppets, a peculiar prince charming, and a meeting of two solitudes. An inviting show with unusual tones, a fun and amusing childhood classic, adapted for a contemporary audience that will also speak to parents and the grandparents. Cinderella is an Italian success story of the current theatrical season.

YurtaKids! Best children and family theatre in a tent. Come and discover the eccentric history of Marta’s family! Winner Best Italian Dramaturgy, Eolo Awards 2013,***** (Eolo-ragazzi.it). The Red Bike is a story capable of addressing contemporary realities. Marta’s family make a living by putting the toys inside chocolate eggs but complicating their lives there is Mister Moneybags, the villain, owner of everything, of the chocolate egg factory and of the house and also of the moon and the stars ... but there will be an amazing end! www.yurtakids.org

YurtaKids! Best all-ages theatre in a tent. Hop in and discover 24583 by ScarlattineTeatro (shortlisted Total Award and Pick of Fringe 2009)! Inspired by Tim Burton, a physical theatre score for three actors and 20 balloons where choreography (Scottish Dance Theatre), video and narration are enhanced by rhyme. A gothic tale about diversity and freedom achieved through self-acceptance that will delight children and adults of all ages with its airy, dark and dreamy atmosphere. ‘Performed in rhyme by three incredibly effective actors ... tender and funny’ ***** (Eolo-ragazzi.it). Awarded POLUNIMA Honorary Diploma 2012.

YurtaKids! Best children and family theatre in a tent. A Story of a Man and His Shadow is a dream, a nightmare … maybe a game. A black and white cartoon, a silent movie with two real actors. A man and his faithful balloon and a mischievous figure dressed in black, fighting in a white square, an imaginary room made of invisible bricks. A silent show with a live music soundtrack. Winner the Eolo Award as Best Kids Show in 2010 ***** (Eolo.com.ar). www.yurtakids.org