🏆 We were completely thrilled to be awarded two #Offies for #Kinder yesterday evening 🏆 #Kinder is such a special show and it means the world to us that others have seen that in it too. As always, we are indebted in our incredible creative team; tagged in the next tweet;

TYA Production is presented by @mrJamesGraham. And the winner is… “Kinder” from Smoking Apples @SmokingApplesTh at @LittleATheatre #Offies2023

TYA Music/Sound is presented by @SueBuckmaster. And the winner(s) are… Jon Ouin (Composer), sound design George Bellamy (Sound), “Kinder” from Smoking Apples @SmokingApplesTh at @LittleATheatre #Offies2023

Our #Ettie for Theatre for Young Audiences, judged by @Marebert who really is an absolute expert on the genre. And the award goes to @smokingapplesth for #Kinder @LittleATheatre, which was "a deeply moving, layered and beautifully crafted production that is totally unique."

#Offies #NewNoms 2022 for Theatre for Young Audiences #TYA: “Kinder” from Smoking Apples @SmokingApplesTh at Little Angel Theatre @LittleATheatre (1/2): PRODUCTION; WRITING: Molly Freeman & George Bellamy – congratulations!

#Offies #NewNoms 2022 for Theatre for Young Audiences #TYA: “Kinder” from Smoking Apples @SmokingApplesTh at Little Angel Theatre @LittleATheatre (1/2): ORIGINAL MUSIC / SOUND: composer Jon Ouin, sound design George Bellamy – congratulations!

We are back on the road with both 🐝Buzz and 🌳Arbor, check out the list below to find out when we are near you. Weds 10th - 🐝 Littlehampton Thurs 11th - 🌳 Tutbury Fri 12th - 🌳 Oddington Sat 13th - 🌳 Hindhead Commons Sun 14th - 🐝 Hindhead Commons https://t.co/zJVNAsOaZ0

We've just finished a cracking week of rehearsals @emftheatre The lights are in, the sound is on, the set is painted! Grab yourself a bargain @LittleATheatre with the show on 13th May, 4.45pm, £8! https://t.co/hIEFz1J6vt

We're hurtling towards the #Kinder premiere and are so bloomin' excited to share what we've been up to! For a final peek behind-the-scenes, join us for a Facebook live sharing on Saturday 23rd April, 1pm. Bring your lunch and we'll see you there! https://t.co/sAIvF9dgAP

Thrilled to say that we’re heading back into rehearsals for #Kinder Huge thanks to @ace_national for their support, to Enterprise Arts and our fabulous partner venues @LittleATheatre @emftheatre @HGtheatre We start next week and the first previews/premieres will be in May!

🌿 Skipping and jumping this Thursday at the news we have been awarded a grant from the Build Back Better fund by @Kent_cc The grant will allow us to buy some new sound equipment, create social stories and develop our audiences in Kent with #Arbor and #Buzz 🐝

*Attention Please* We can't wait to get out and about this Summer with our brand new family outdoor show #Buzz Watch this space for dates and drop us a line on matt@smokingapplestheatre.com if you'd like #Buzz at your event! #outdoortouring #puppetry #theatre #savethebees

🎄After a fantastic year, we’re signing off for 2021. Huge thanks to all our wonderful creatives, venues and audiences who’ve supported us. We hope that everyone has a safe and restful Christmas🎄Here’s a snap from our last SA social (in October), cheers 🥂

It was such an honour to meet #LittleAmal today in Oxford where we puppeteered Alice, and showed her the city. We wish you a safe onward journey Amal, and hope you feel so welcome here. Thanks to @GoodChanceCal, @TheStoryMuseum and all involved. @walkwithamal #WelcomeAmal

🌑 What a cracking evening for the @TWPuppetryFest launch. The beautiful #MuseumofMoon @lukejerram providing a stunning backdrop! Catch us with #Buzz on Sunday, at the Pantiles, for our final outdoor show this year! #puppet #puppetry #launch 🌙

🌸 And so that’s a beautiful wrap on our outdoor shows for 2021! What better way to end than with #Buzz at one of our favourite festivals @TWPuppetryFest who co-commissioned the show. We’ll be back with #Buzz in 2022 so watch our for dates 🐝

🌿 We have arrived at the stunning #ThoringtonTheatre The sun is peeking through and we can’t wait today’s show! Tickets still available for 1pm, https://t.co/Sw5I13MtdB 🌿

🌱 We’ve had a great day at Houghton Hall Park and are so excited to be at Thorington Theatre in the Woods tomorrow with #Arbor! Check out this gorgeous illustration of him by Lucie Arnoux. Get your tickets here https://t.co/Sw5I13MtdB 🌱

🐝 That’s a wrap on our first shows of #Buzz Huge thanks to @foodpioneers for having us at #beesandseas and our lovely audiences for joining us! Watch this space for more #Buzz shows coming soon… #beerilliant #newshow 🌸

🐝 Super excited to be in rehearsals for #BUZZ this week. You catch our very first outing at #Bees&Seas this Sunday by the very lovely @foodpioneers https://t.co/dcTj7sDUy0 🌸