Highly Sprung Performance

Applications are now open for Highly Sprung's Youth Advisory Board.

We're looking for 14–24 year olds who want to share their ideas, influence decisions and help shape the future of our organisation.

Being part of the Youth Advisory Board isn't about having all the answers. It's about bringing your perspective, listening to others and helping create positive change.

Members contribute to project planning, communications, evaluation and organisational development, while gaining confidence, leadership experience and insight into how a charity works behind the scenes.

The Board meets four times between September and June.

If you know a young person who would thrive in this opportunity, please share this with them.

Apply by 13 July, see link in comments for more details

This week the Belgrade Theatre host our . Over 450 young people performing 16 different shows on the theme UNITED.

For the past 17 years we have created a safe place for young people to imagine, create and share.

So many Physical Theatre journeys have started with the fellowship… we can’t wait to inspire another cohort.

🤩 BOOKING OPENS TODAY AT 4pm 🤩

Thinking about the Summer Holidays? Need activities for your young people? Do they love drama, dance and craft?

Booking opens today for our 5 days of fun, creativity, drama and dance!
Adventures in Imagination for 6-11 years - https://eequ.org/book/adventures-in-imagination-6-11-years-with-highly-sprung-performance-28859

Adventures in Creativity for 12-16 year olds - https://eequ.org/book/adventures-in-creativity-12-16-year-olds-with-highly-sprung-performance-28854

FREE for eligible HAF bookings, £12 per day for non HAF bookings.

Book early to avoid disappointment 😀

If you're a young people who are interested in the creative arts, particularly physical theatre, or work with a group of young people, we would love you to join us at our free half day symposium, on Tuesday 16th July in Coventry.

An event focussed on the future of physical theatre, how the art form is evolving, what it now demands of artists, and how we create clearer, more sustainable pathways into the sector for the next generation.

Developed as part of the pilot programme for Physical Fellowship National, this symposium brings together artists, organisations, educators and young people to explore the realities of training, collaboration and professional practice in physical theatre today.

The event will include live performance, keynote discussion and industry conversation, exploring:
- routes into physical theatre and the arts industry
- training, mentorship and progression
- inclusive and sustainable opportunities for young people
- the changing nature of contemporary performance-making
- what it means to build a creative career now

Featuring:
- Live performance from Sprung Youth Ambassadors
- Keynote Address
- Industry Panel Discussion

Register yourself or your group for Free tickets via link in comments

One week to go until the Physical Fellowship Festival at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, the UK's only physical theatre festival for young people. Don't miss your chance to witness this year's theme - United, an opportunity for young performers to re-write narratives of division and disparity in our society and throughout history, asking: Does equality truly exist? Can we ever be united?

For the 2026 headline performance Sprung Advance Plus dives into these questions through a darkly reimagined Victorian London, inspired by Oliver Twist. The new devised piece follows a young Bill Sykes, revealing how poverty and privilege predetermine lives and choices. Through Highly Sprung’s signature physical storytelling, the performance exposes the forces that shape a child’s fate when wealth dictates opportunity.

Book now - last few tickets remaining, with Monday SOLD OUT, Friday down to 3 tickets & the rest selling fast. Join us Tuesday 23rd - Friday 26th June 2026. (Link in Comments)

We have just released the remaining tickets available for Physical Fellowship Festival at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry for Monday 22nd - Friday 26th June for general sale!

Tickets allocations have been available for our school partners since March and any remaining tickets are now on general sale. Our tickets will sell out, and there are a limited number left, so book now (link in comments) to ensure you don't miss out on this fantastic event, the UK's only Physical Theatre festival for young people.

This year, Highly Sprung’s Physical Fellowship explores the theme United, an opportunity for young performers to re-write narratives of division and disparity in our society and throughout history, asking: Does equality truly exist? Can we ever be united?

At the heart of this theme lies a powerful question: can we reach a state where everyone is equal- in status, rights, and opportunity? Or does disparity, the unfair difference between people’s lives, continue to define our world?

We are delighted to share our achievements of our first full year (March 2025 to April 2026) of work on our sustainability action plan at Highly Sprung.

Don't let the word 'Basic' for the Theatre Green Book fool you—meeting this standard is a massive win. Meeting these targets means over half of our productions are built from circular materials, putting us at the forefront of the industry's transition to a sustainable future.

Our year of progress has been made possible with support and resource from West Midlands Combined Authority, Theatre Green Book, You Smart Thing, Without Walls UK, Lorna Rees, The Carbon Literacy Project, our Board and wider team.

Festivals. Parks. High streets. Unexpected corners of the country.

For more than a decade, Highly Sprung has been creating outdoor performances that captivate audiences of all ages, transforming public spaces into places of wonder, connection and conversation. From aerial spectacle to large-scale physical theatre, our work combines striking visuals with stories inspired by the world around us.

We’re currently booking touring dates for future seasons and would love to hear from festivals, outdoor arts programmers, local authorities and event organisers looking for work that is bold, accessible and unforgettable.

Let’s make something extraordinary happen in your space.