New international At Home sensory show InSideWays to tour Sweden and the UK
A major new international collaboration, InSideWays (InUtsikter in Swedish), is set to land not in theatres, but in the heart of people’s homes.
This first-of-its-kind collaboration between pioneers of Sensory Theatre Oily Cart, Sweden’s trailblazing sensory producers Scen:se and regional theatres Folkteatern Gävleborg and Estrad Norr marks the first time an At Home show has been programmed as part of their main theatre season. Launching in Sweden in Autumn 2025 and touring the UK from January 2026, InSideWays is an exciting milestone, showing how Sensory Theatre continues to grow and reach new audiences around the world.
Imagine a world that is sideways…
A world where you can taste sound and feel colour.
Where straight lines wiggle, and stories don’t stay on the page.
Where creativity flows through the kitchen taps and brushing your teeth is magic…
Created for and with disabled children and young people and their families, InSideWays provokes new ways of playing together, to gently tilt perspectives of our homes, and those nearest and dearest to us. The show will land on each family’s doorstep and, through a series of sensory experiences, will immerse the whole home in sounds, music, smells, light, colour, textures and even taste. Rooms will gradually transform over two weeks, revealing the extraordinary in the everyday.
Oily Cart created their first At Home show for families during the Covid-19 lockdowns. InSideWays builds on what they learnt: that when the same artistic rigour and resource are invested in shows for people’s homes, world-class theatre becomes accessible to everyone, even if they have barriers to accessing public venues. “Sensory Theatre is for everyone,” says Eva von Hofsten, founder and artistic project director of Scen:se. “and through this collaboration we are gaining towards our ambition to reach everyone.”
“InSideWays has led us all into new creative territory,” says Ellie Griffiths, Artistic Director of Oily Cart. “We’ve spent the last year tasting sound, sensing patterns and creating stories that won’t stay on the page.” The creative process involves artists across the UK and Sweden, including the Bowen Family. Young artist Lucy Bowen is a music maker who explores sound in different ways, combining acoustic sound with physical, tactile touch, and even taste. “We are excited that Lucy will be working with artists from the UK and Sweden to develop this immersive experience,” says Sam Bowen, multi award-winning specialist museum consultant, founder of the SEND in Museums Campaign, and proud mum of Lucy. “As a family who has greatly enjoyed Oily Cart’s theatre, both outside and inside of the home, having this opportunity to directly shape a production is a dream come true for us,”
The show will continue to be developed over the next few months, before premiering in Sweden in October. “This show, more than many, tickles my brain,” says Ellie. “I genuinely feel the possibilities are endless. I don’t know where we will end up, but have a giddy exhilaration that it’s going to be VERY fun when we get there!”
Creative Collaborators: Laura Blake, Annika Bromberg, The Bowen Family, Ellie Griffiths, BK Sannerud, Karl Seldahl, Eva von Hofsten
Creative Researcher: Aaron McPeake
Pedagogues: Andreas Dahl, Linnea Lundberg, Maka Marambio de la Fuente
Oily Cart will share how UK families can express their interest in booking InSideWays later this year. Follow us for updates: in the Oily Cart newsletter, and on Facebook and Instagram (@oilycart).