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A baby engages with a lady dressed in a multi-coloured outfit, wearing a yellow headdress.
Children & Families

Crescendorious presents

A Message for the Future

Sat 3 – Sun 4 Oct 2026

Djanogly Theatre

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Enjoy an inclusive, multi-sensory art installation and gig theatre experience for littlies, celebrating a journey of nature and kindness.

Explore a magical future garden where you’ll meet a punk poet, dandelion, Brigitte Aphrodite, a rock ‘n’ roll minibeast, Quiet Boy and an operatic super Herb!

This joyful show blends live music, rock ‘n’ roll storytelling, and multi-sensory magic to celebrate nature, kindness, and hope for the future. Set inside an immersive, surround-sound space, the experience engages all the senses, sight, sound, touch, and smell.

This captivating production features stunning set design and costumes by internationally renowned designer Xander Lo Lo Noble (Lady Gaga, Björk, MTV).

Come and enjoy this calm pocket of punky joy, exploring a hopeful future and nature’s unsung heroes.

This show is designed with access in mind, you can find a four minute  Audio Description here or download the visual story below.

Image: Rosie Powell

Coming to the show, enjoy this visual story in advance

Take a look at the show...

A female performer wearing green and black clothes helps a little girl pour water into a big bowl while a toddler watches attentively
A woman dressed in yellow patchwork costume wearing yellow patels as a crown holds two fans and performs in front of toddlers
A little boy takes something out of a box
A man with a sac over his sholder containing a disco ball halds a guitar and points to his ear
A woman dressed a yellow flower sings and a man plays the guitar in a room full of toddlers and their parents
A female performer wearing green and black clothes helps a little girl pour water into a big bowl while a toddler watches attentively

Our 10-month-old was mesmerised, and her attention was held the whole way through"

Audience member

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