Scamp Theatre's Jennifer Sutherland Launches Freckle Productions

Jennifer Sutherland, co-founder of the multi award-winning Scamp Theatre, has launched Freckle Productions with a focus on bringing inspirational stories to the stage for children, young people and families.

Freckle will kick off their busy 2017 with a return to the West End for the much-loved Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales - a medley of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's best-known titles that weaves together live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters. Freckle will also be co-producing the sell-out Stick Man with Scamp Theatre in the West End and beyond.

Looking ahead, there is a host of varied and exciting new productions. These productions will be varied; some like Tiddler, are stage adaptations of books, some are original and emerging tales, and some are ancient stories that are as poignant today as when they were first told. There is also a series of ground-breaking non-fiction shows in development which will explore science, the environment and the world in action. Freckle's work aims to be vigorous and challenging; engaging both hearts and minds to fire the imaginations of young audiences who may be experiencing theatre for the very first time but also changing the awareness of what performance can be for regular followers.

Freckle's work uses many different forms including puppetry, live music, and dance to find the magic inside the ordinary and underneath the everyday.

Sutherland comments, Everything has a season and, after many happy years with Scamp, we felt it was the right time to move our focus to independent projects and work with new collaborators in new ways. However, I look forward to continuing to co-produce the shows we made to date as Scamp. With Freckle, I am excited about developing new partnerships with venues and artists and continuing to work on middle and larger scale projects. I am also particularly delighted to continue working with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, as well as building new relationships on my other upcoming projects.

Freckle has a national and international reach, touring theatre all across the UK as well as overseas, in partnership with a wide variety of creative artists, theatre makers, companies, venues and communities.

While with Scamp, Sutherland's production highlights included: Pirate Gran (UK Tour 2014), Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales (UK Tours 2012, 2013, 2016 Edinburgh Festival 2012, 2013), Friend or Foe (UK Tour 2011), Stick Man (UK Tours 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 Edinburgh Fringe 2010, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, West End 2011 - 2016) and Private Peaceful (UK tours 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, Off Broadway 2007, West End 2005, 2007, 2012).

For more information see freckleproductions.co.uk or @freckle_prods.