When The World Turns: Specialist Schools’ Feedback on UK Tour
About When the World Turns: Specialist Schools UK Tour
In Autumn 2023, When the World Turns – a collaboration with Australian company Polyglot Theatre – toured to specialist schools across the country. This marked the premiere of the UK version of the show: a living, breathing sensory adventure that immersed audiences amongst hundreds of real plants.
What schools thought
How does it feel having a school hall transformed into an immersive performance space? What’s it like for staff and students sharing a sensory experience? We’re excited to share some of the specialist school feedback we received from the 2023 When the World Turns UK tour:
“It was a wonderful experience for us and gave us the opportunity to access the theatre.”
“What an amazing experience for the children.”
“The performance was absolutely gorgeous… children were totally engrossed and loved every minute”
“Really wonderful in many ways – and some practical ideas of delivery of sensory experiences for teachers to steal for many others to enjoy the ripple effects.”
“I had face ache from smiling!”
“A very engaging and inclusive event. Really liked the child-led approach”
“Excellent, never experienced anything like this before!”
“Our school hall was completely transformed!!”
“Unbelievably amazing! Staffroom feedback has been extremely positive”
“Really enjoyed the whole experience as did the pupils in the class I’m in.”
“Could really see [the child’s] face light up.”
“Absolutely brilliant experience, staff running it interacted great with the children.”
“A wonderful experience.”
“Highly appropriate for the pupils who took part.”
“It was an amazing experience which was very sensory for the children.”
“A truly unique experience.”
“The interactive experience was amazing, and the young person was fully involved and mesmerised.”
A big thank you to the schools for their feedback. You can also find out what teachers and school staff have said about Oily Cart and our other shows.