Taking Flight Theatre

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Exciting accessible theatre from Wales. Recently Mae Gen Ti Ddreigiau, next Martha, then The Mab.

A blue, orange, yellow and red background with a black and white Image of Jimmy Macfarlane sat in his electric wheelchair in a rehearsal room.
A Yellow and Teale with four white, rainbow like arches travelling down from the top right hand corner. Orange and Teale fireworks explode from the number 2026 in the middle of the page. A message reads in Welsh and in English. "Happy New Year! With thanks to all our staff, friends and freelancers for all your support throughout 2025!"
Taking Flights Branded Backround, Deep purple with an Orange Red brush stroke through the centre. The fantastic for Families Awards logo is in the upper right hand corner, and taking flight actors appear in the bootom left hand corner. A bold white title, says "Finalists" with a sub headding of "Best Family Activity" and "You've got dragons/ Mae gen ti Ddreigiau" below in white. In the empty corners, there are white curved lines.
Taking Flights Branded Backround, Deep purple with an Orange Red brush stroke through the centre. The fantastic for Families Awards logo is in the upper right hand corner, and taking flight actors appear in the bootom left hand corner. A bold white title, says "Finalists" with a sub headding of "Best Family Activity" and "You've got dragons/ Mae gen ti Ddreigiau" below in white. In the empty corners, there are white curved lines.
Tafsila and Alistair stand at the entrance of the Muni. Above the doors there is a stain glass window, and there are beautiful stone pillars framing the entrance way.
Tafsila and Alistair stand at the entrance of the Muni. Above the doors there is a stain glass window, and there are beautiful stone pillars framing the entrance way.
5 Characters, close together, creating a dragon figure with their bodies, infront of a red sunset background.
Two white women, one with glasses and a curly fringe, the other with long curly hair, smile at the camera.
Two white women, one with glasses and a curly fringe, the other with long curly hair, smile at the camera.
Person in a flamboyant outfit with pink and purple hues, wearing glasses, holding a drink, and gesturing energetically on stage.
Person in a flamboyant outfit with pink and purple hues, wearing glasses, holding a drink, and gesturing energetically on stage.
Image shows a smiling man, in an electric wheenchair, holding a colourful bunch of flowers.
As through a telescope, a large beaked colourful birds head is peaking out
A collage of images from Midsummer Night's Dream, light mainly in green or peach, with the words Midsummer Nights Dream centre and the logos for Talent Shack and Taking Flight
A flyer for Talent Shacks Summer School with artwork for A Midsummer Night's Dream and the practical booking details for the project which ran 26-29th August
A bird watcher in brown mac and trilby faces away from us, an illustrated nest and chicks on top of their hat. They are consulting a bird book, looking out at the countryside in front of them whilst a variety of birds watch the watcher from on top of their binoculars, in their wellingtons, on their lunchbox and even VR glasses! The words Twitch, Glitch & Flap are in orange at the centre of the image.
A colourful graphic inlaid with a b&w photo: two women and a man in their 20s pose for a photo in a theatre foyer, all three have pale skin. The two women have their hair pushed back by sunglasses on their heads, the man has a neat beard and striped tshirt
Duffy, centre dressed in a white flouncy shirt, corset and fishnet stockings, is flanked by Rhiannon and Amy in black boobed wigs, red corsets and black & white striped tights. To the side of the cabaret style stage, Eben stand at the microphone, with white painted face and rouge, wearing a cropped military tailcoat with tassles and cropped dress trousers with a green stripe, black and white brogues and chequered socks complete his costume
A colourful graphic inlaid with a b&w photo: a close up headshot of Nia, a young woman with pale skin and fair straight hair.
A Benefact Group image on a dark green background featuring the words we're doubling the money for our next draw and a simple rocket graphic
A bird watcher in brown mac and trilby faces away from us, an illustrated nest and chcks on top of their hat. They are consulting a bird book, looking out at the countryside in front of them whilst a variety of birds watch the watcher from on top of their binoculars, in their wellingtons, on their lunchbox and even VR glasses!
Elise, David, Bethan and Elise's young son pose for a photo celbrating David's birthday
A group of people gathered on and in front of the steps of Cardiff's Senedd building. They hold a mx of placards and banners calling for the introduction of the BSL language Act Wales.
12 members of the Martha team pose on set for a group photo, some stand, some are seated, Steph at the front is seated on a mobility scooter. The set is a gorgeous pink and teal 1920s & 1950s inspired underground cabaret, with a round stage and sparkly lights
A full credits list for Martha, with head shots of the 6 actors. This can be downloaded as a pdf from our website
A photo from tech in Pontio, our sumptuosly lit cabaret stage with three cast members lined up, fists aloft, the words 'Resist this injsticewith all of your might' on the caption screen behind them
A promo photo for Bro Radio's sunday morning show
A screenshot from Nation Cymru's website of the start of Molly Stubb's review of Martha
Duffy, centre dressed in a flouncy white shirt, sits, holding a large wine bottle, angel wings on his back. The words too darned hot are written on the side with a skull replacing the o in hot
A screenshot from the credits page of the Martha programme, featuring a production shot of one of the Cabaret numbers in the show
A screenshot from Heno, featuring a presenter sat on an orange sofa with the artwork for Martha on a big screen behind him
A screenshot of the review headline: Martha – a review by Eva Marloes (4 / 5) Sweet, funny, and irreverent, Martha conquers the hearts of the public. Martha is a musical play about the marginalisation and repression of deaf people and the use of the sign language that mixes historical episodes with a future dystopia.
A screenshot from the Stage's website, featuring a production shot of Amy Helena above the heady 'hedonistic mix of drama, musical sketches and powerful messages
. An audience quote "Incredible performances and a powerful story 10/10" over a photo of Cherie wearing a blue beret, and a hot pink blouse over a yellow vest, a vintage lamp glows to the left
Duffy, centre dressed in a flouncy white shirt, black corset and lacy stockings is flanked by Rhiannon and Amy in black wigs, red corsets and black and white striped tights. An audience quote "We need more productions like this" bottom left
A photograph of a two-page article about Martha in today's Western Mail, featuring photographs of the team taken in rehearsals
A collage of two black and white photos of Mabel, plus a photo of Bea from rehearsals and a quote from Mabel: "I have striven in every way for my deafness to be forgotten...to have anything to do with other Deaf people instantly brought this hard. So I have helped other things and people. Anything, everything but the Deaf"
A collage of two black and white photos of Bill, plus a photo of Eben from rehearsals and a quote from Bill: “What they were communicating with was a language, not somebody else’s language; since it wasn’t English, it must have been their own language. There was nothing “broken” or “inadequate” about it; they got on splendidly with it.”
A collage of two black and white photos of Kitty, plus a photo of Rhiannon from rehearsals and a quote from Kitty: "Deaf people can do anything. Never give up. When I was 18, I was told I couldn’t get a job because I was deaf. But I said someday I’m going to be famous in sports, to show them I can do anything."
Headshot of Bea Webster (they/them), a Scottish Thai actor with long brown hair tied up in a ponytail. Their photo is on a background of the artwork for Martha, which is an illustrated city scape in the style of a graphic novel, with the word Martha in yellow , bottom right, including the fingerspelling signs for Martha
A collage of black and white photos of people from Deaf history
A collage of a black and white photo Granville with Chaplin, two of his paintings, plus a photo of Duffy from rehearsals.