The Egg Theatre in Bath welcomes Jina and the Stem Sisters, a new production exploring pioneering female scientists, and an enchanting show for younger audiences with the shape-shifting toooB
From Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th November, children aged seven years and over can join budding scientist, Jina, on her adventure home, in Jina and the Stem Sisters, a new and empowering musical puppet show presented by HDMT Music.
Jina is lost and trying to find her way home. Along the way, she meets some of history’s super-STEM women; women who fought against the odds to pursue their flair for scientific enquiry but were often unacknowledged for their discoveries and frequently encountered discrimination and prejudice along the way.
This new show for schools and families which tours to Bath’s Egg Theatre, is based on the discoveries and stories of inspirational women including digital-coder Ada Lovelace, glamorous inventor Hedy Lamarr, ‘radiating’ Marie Curie and pioneering astronaut Mae Jemison. These figures all offer Jina scientific gifts of curiosity, courage, creativity, persistence and open-mindedness, to help her find her way and follow her dreams in becoming a scientist.
Performed by an all-female team, this ‘expertly crafted, highly imaginative’ (Opera Magazine) show features rap, motown, jazz, opera and musical theatre.
Also at the start of November, younger audiences can meet toooB,in an enchanting, wordless show presented by Angel Exit at The Egg from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November. toooB is a curious and friendly shape-shifting creature who is not quite sure where she’s landed. This gentle, sensory adventure filled with interactive fun and games, is perfect for little ones aged 6 to 24 months and their grown-ups.
Tickets for both shows are on sale at the Theatre Royal Box Office on 01225 448844, The Egg on 01225 823 409 and online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk/whats-on/