Events

I Dig Canals – Foundry Wood, Leamington Spa (Outdoors)

I Dig Canals – Shipton on Cherwell

I Dig Canals – Tipton

I Dig Canals – Braunston 1920s:2020s

Braunston 1920s:2020s Writing Group

Braunston 1920s:2020s Start writing for performance

Drama Workshops

Free drama skills workshop for all ages led by professional theatre maker Andy Routledge. Working towards our October Community Performance in Braunston.

Community Theatre Workshop

Join us for a fun and interactive workshop where you'll learn community theatre skills and how to take part in the October Community production.

Rats, Ropes and Revolution

The first show of our autumn tour (next stop Braunston!) at Theatre in the Dock - Part of Banbury Canal Weekend

A Cut Through Time

A celebration with words and music of Braunston in the 1920s and what it means to live in Braunston today.

Rats, Ropes & Revolution @ Litchfield & Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust

The first show of our 2023 Autumn Tour

Braunston Canal Strike Centenary

Rats, Ropes & Revolution @ Titford Pumphouse

Roses and Thorns at Braunston Historic Boats Rally

Crick Boat Show shows!

Take a break and enjoy theatre on the hour and the half hour from 12 noon - 4pm. You'll find us by the historic boats.

I Dig Canals – Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum (Outdoors)

I Dig Canals – Brinklow Marina (Outdoors)

Acts of Abandon – Brinklow Marina (Outdoors)

Acts of Abandon – Barley Mow, Newbold

I Dig Canals – Barley Mow, Newbold

Acts of Abandon – The Greyhound

I Dig Canals – The Greyhound

I Dig Canals – Braunston Marina

I Dig Canals – Canal Chef Cafe, Hillmorton

Acts of Abandon – Canal Chef Cafe, Hillmorton

Women on the Water – Crick Boat Show

I Dig Canals – Lionhearts Cruising Club

I Dig Canals – Simpson Village Hall

I Dig Canals – Batchworth Canal Centre

Acts of Abandon – Batchworth Canal Centre

I Dig Canals, Hillingdon Canal Club

I Dig Canals, Horsenden Hill Farm (Outdoors)

Acts of Abandon, Horsenden Hill Farm (Outdoors)

I Dig Canals extracts at Birmingham Roundhouse

Sharing stories of women who helped save the Black Country and Birmingham canals

I Dig Canals at Wolverhampton Lit Fest

Our new show based on the oral histories of the women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country during the 1960s and 70s, combining theatre, storytelling, poetry, and music.

I Dig Canals livestream – ATTEND AS LIVE AUDIENCE

Be in the audience for a live streamed performance of our new show, based on the oral histories of women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country in the 1960s and 70s.

I Dig Canals – LIVE STREAM ZOOM LINK

Live streamed performance of our new show, based on the oral histories of women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country in the 1960s and 70s.

I Dig Canals at Ashwood Marina

A new show, based on the oral histories of women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country in the 1960s and 70s.

I Dig Canals at Urban Moorings

A new show, based on the oral histories of women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country in the 1960s and 70s.

I Dig Canals at Urban Moorings

A new show, based on the oral histories of women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country in the 1960s and 70s.

I Dig Canals at BCN Society

A new show, based on the oral histories of women who campaigned to save the canals of the Black Country in the 1960s and 70s.

IWA Festival of Water 2021

IWA Festival of Water 2021

Writing humorous poetry with Heather Wastie

From limericks and four-liners to lengthy sagas; from clever wordplay to corny rhymes and punchlines; from nonsense to wild imaginings; from wry humour to laugh-out-loud funny. Bring your funny bones and we’ll have a go at different ways of writing humorous poems, inspired by a variety of examples.