Theatr Iolo – Wales’ leading children’s theatre company – will for the first time tour Welsh- and English-language performances of their show for babies; Baby, Bird & Bee / Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen, in May.
Created by the multi-award-winning team of theatre-makers for babies, Sarah Argent and Kevin Lewis,and directed bySarah, the show is performed by multi-disciplinary artist Krystal S Lowe. It was first performed in English in 2020.
Krystal plays a gardenerplayfully going about their work, sharing the wondrous sights and sounds of the garden with the young audience, joined by a bee and a bird. At the end of the show, babies and grown-ups will be invited to stay and play with some specially chosen objects.
Baby, Bird & Bee is performed in English and Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen (translated by Branwen Davies) in Welsh. Both will tour eight venues across Wales, 3-24 May 2025.
Lee Lyford, Artistic Director of Theatr Iolo, said: “There can be no greater thrill than watching babies experience their first live performance; their responses are magical. And there are no better artists to give them their first taste of theatre than Sarah, Kevin and Krystal. For those learning Welsh or hoping to immerse their baby in the language, Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen gives a wonderful introduction to Welsh, too.”
Sarah Argent, co-creator and director, said: “It’s such a joy to be revisiting Baby, Bird and Bee in English and developing Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen in Welsh – hearing the words of the playful script in both languages. I am so looking forward to the production touring Wales and being experienced by a whole host of babies who weren’t even a twinkle in a parent’s eye when we last performed the show.”
Krystal S Lowe said: “I’m incredibly excited to be working with Theatr Iolo and Sarah Argent on Baby, Bird and Bee again; this brilliant show for babies is such a fun way of introducing the littlest amongst us to the theatre. I’m especially pleased to not only be performing this work in English, but also in Welsh.”
Listings information
Theatr Iolo present
Baby, Bird & Bee / Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen
co-created by Sarah Argent & Kevin Lewis
Welsh language translation by Branwen Davies
Directed by Sarah Argent
Designer: Valentine Gigandet
Lighting Designer: Ceri James
Production Manager: Nick Allsop
Tour Dates & Venues
Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre (Previews)
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Sat 3 May, 12.30pm
Baby, Bird & Bee Sat 3 May, 3pm
YMa, Pontypridd
Baby, Bird & Bee Wed 7 May, 11am
Baby, Bird & Bee Wed 7 May, 1pm
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Wed 7 May, 3pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Baby, Bird & Bee Fri 9 May, 11am
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Fri 9 May, 1pm
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Fri 9 May, 2.30pm
Galeri, Caernarfon
Baby, Bird & Bee Mon 12 May, 11am
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Mon 12 May, 1pm
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Mon 12 May, 3pm
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Tues 13 May, 10.30am
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Tues 13 May, 12.30pm
Baby, Bird & Bee Tues 13 May, 2.30pm
AD = Audio Described
Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil
Baby, Bird & Bee Thurs 15 May, 11am
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Thurs 15 May, 1pm
Baby, Bird & Bee Thurs 15 May, 3pm
Maesteg Town Hall
Baby, Bird & Bee Wed 21 May, 11am (AD)
Baby, Bird & Bee Wed 21 May, 1pm (AD)
Baby, Bird & Bee Wed 21 May, 3pm
The Welfare, Ystradgynlais
Baby, Bird & Bee Thurs 22 May, 11am
Baby, Bird & Bee Thurs 22 May, 12.30pm
Baby, Bird & Bee Thurs 22 May, 2pm
Sherman Theatre
Baby, Bird & Bee Fri 23 May, 11am (AD)
Baby, Bird & Bee Fri 23 May, 1pm (AD)
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Fri 23 May, 3pm
Babi, Aderyn a’r Wenynen Sat 24 May, 11am
Baby, Bird & Bee Sat 24 May, 1pm
Baby, Bird & Bee Sat 24 May, 3pm
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