Autin Dance Theatre visit Stroud with Eko, the 13ft Sea Giant, who will come and explore the town centre and lead you to St Laurence Church for exciting performances combining physical theatre and puppetry.

Date: Saturday 10th May 2025 

Join Eko for a walk about the town at 11am & 1.30pm. Performances in St. Laurence Church  at 11.25am & 1.55pm (approximately).

A moving tale about our earth’s climate emergency told through dance, movement, and masterful puppeteering. Ideal for children and family audiences. Outdoor spectacle featuring Eko, a 13-foot-tall sea giant puppet.

The whirr of the wind cutting across a rocky beach, the whoosh of the waves lapping the shore… The illusion of calm is broken when Eko, a sentient Sea Giant, pads onto dry land. There he encounters a young girl called Violet. And that’s where the story begins. Autin Dance Theatre’s new outdoor show, Out of the Deep Blue, is a tale told in 2 parts – an interactive promenade and a physical theatre duet – transporting its audiences into another world to tell a story about our own. 

Through dance, movement, and masterful puppeteering, Out of the Deep Blue dives into the themes of the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis in an outdoor spectacle featuring a 13-foot-tall Puppet operated by 5 world-class puppeteers and contemporary dancers. The show, designed with children and family audiences in mind, explores the magical story about the power of empathy and collaboration between these two beings – an ancient creature, a courageous teen – that speaks to the world at large.

This is a free event but donations will be welcome on the day.