Theatre Shows
Brrr
by Hayley Earlam
For young audiences with complex needs
1-4 June 2026
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Brrr is a multi-sensory installation and dance performance for young audiences with complex needs. Set within an inflatable dome, Brrr is an immersive exploration of winter featuring dance, sound, video, and lots and lots of snow!
Created in collaboration with young people and a team of artists specialising in inclusive practice, the performance is tailored to meet the specific needs of each audience member, who have the freedom to engage in their own way and at their own pace with the shimmering winterl andscape.
Brrr is an unforgettable encounter where needs are not only accommodated but celebrated. The performance is suitable for those with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), Autistic and neurodivergent individuals, and wheelchair users or other mobility aid users. It features minimal to no language, so is suitable for non-verbal and Deaf audiences.
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Part of the Edinburgh International Children's Festival
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Past Shows
26-27 Jan: Family Portrait by Barrowland Ballet
7 Feb: Europe, Meine Liebe, Mon Amour by Bruno Gallagher (Manipulate Festival)
23-24 Feb: Lightning Ridge, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company
26 Feb: One of Two, Jack Hunter/Independent Arts Projects
1-2 Apr: A Home for Hamish, Just Us and Scottish Theatre Producers
Programming
Lyra’s theatre is programmed by our teenage Young Curators – they make the choices and control the programming budget for Artspace. They programme professional shows for young audiences and their families living in the Greater Craigmillar community. They want the shows they programme to be “MOVING, EXCITING, FUNNY, INCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE and REFLECTIVE of our COMMUNITY”. Lyra’s Young Curators enjoy a variety of different genres and styles with shows for different age groups that surprise and challenge them. The Young Curators have confirmed their programme and budget for 2025-26.
Sometimes we can present shows that come with their own funding - please bear in mind we don't charge for tickets at Lyra. Please contact Executive Producer James Preston (james@lyra.co.uk) with as much information as possible including a video link, technical specification, target age range.
Lyra makes and tours our own work by professional grown-ups for young audiences in communities of significant multiple deprivation. We also support Scottish artists and companies to produce, test and present work for young audiences at Artspace. Whilst we don’t directly commission work, we may be able to offer a combination of studio and/or theatre space, artistic, dramaturgical and producer advice. We aim to share our available resources and expertise for the benefit of our community and the wider children and young people’s arts sector. In return for Lyra’s support, we ask companies to connect with our audiences, previewing and/or premiering their work with our Young Artists and local community. Where Lyra’s Young Artists have been contributed to the development of a new work, we ask that they are appropriately credited – and, of course, they love being invited to a premiere!
Please be aware that Lyra runs its own busy engagement programme and the Young Artists already have a packed schedule. Artists and companies who would like to test ideas and/or run extra workshops with our participants will need to budget for additional staffing to recruit and organise new workshops and 'test/focus' groups. Lyra is always available to support this process and give guidance and advice. If you’d like to discuss a potential partnership, please contact Executive Producer James Preston (james@lyra.co.uk) in the first instance.