We kicked off the year straight away in January with RETOLD - A Fairytale Festival... without the happily ever after, which ran for a week each at The Space as well as The Hen & Chickens Theatre and following which we were invited to become a resident company at the latter.

We then returned The Space twice in a row. First with a sell-out one-night-only benefit production of The Vagina Monologues in March, followed by our first full Off-Westend run of a full-length play The Devil & Stepashka in June, which transferred to Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre in July.

We then returned to The Hen & Chickens Theatre with two more productions. In August, as part of the Camden Fringe, we presented FORESEEN - Four post-apocalyptic new short plays and we ended our 2014 season at the venue with The Proposal / To Be a Wife - Two same-sex marriage comedies in October.

So after 5 successful productions this year, our 2014 production season is now over. But do not fear we've got lots of exciting things in planning for 2015, and a little preview will already be shown in a rehearsed reading this December. So stay tuned for further details to be announced shortly!

Time flies, as it's already been one year since the official beginning of the Goblin Baby Theatre Co.! And although, it's only been a year since the Goblin Baby's birth, we already have a lot to look back on and even more to look forward to.

1st March 2013 was the date that we kicked off preparations for UNHEARD, which went on to be our first production over two nights in June 2013 at The Space. Ever since, the company has grown quickly and further artists have joined the team. In January 2014 we presented our second production RETOLD, a big jump ahead from our two nights show, as this one ran for two weeks overall, at two different venues, The Space as well as The Hen & Chickens Theatre.

We are honoured to have been welcomed back to stage further work at both venues throughout 2014, so if you want to know what we've got coming up next, take a look at our upcoming Productions.

A huge thanks to everyone who has been part of the journey so far, it's been a great first year, so here's to many more!

And last but not least, here's a look back at the projects from our first year:

Ever since our humble beginnings in March 2013 the company has steadily grown and further artists have joined the ranks of the Goblin Babies.

We are thrilled to announce that Lydia Lane has most recently become an Artistic Associate of Goblin Baby. Lydia is a London based actress originally from Athens, Greece. She moved to London in 2009 to do her MA in Acting at East 15 and since graduating she has been working professionally in theatre, film and voice overs. In January/February 2014 Lydia was seen in our show RETOLD and is now set to appear in our productions of  The Vagina Monologues as well as The Devil & Stepashka.

Earlier in the year Claire Booker has also become our third Associate Writer, next to Amy Bethan Evans and Tilly Lunken. Claire is a playwright and poet with particular interest in social and ethical questions. Her plays have been performed in Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, America and the UK, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Claire wrote Little Red Hoodie for our show RETOLD and is currently working on another short play for our upcoming project FORESEEN. Furthermore, she is also the writer of our first full-length play The Devil & Stepashka.

More details about our associates are available under Meet the Goblin Babies.

Last night our run of RETOLD - A Fairytale Festival... without the 'happily ever after' came to an end!

After 11 performances at 2 theatres spread over 3 weeks and overall 9 months of developing the project we've had a truly smashing start to the year 2014.


Both The Space as well as The Hen & Chickens Theatre have been fantastic venues to be working at and we are thrilled that Goblin Baby's second project had the opportunity to be shown at two of the best fringe venues in London.

Below are extracts of what reviewers had to say about the project and company.

Here's to a continuously successful 2014!

We had a fantastic time and successful opening night at our first performance ever at The Hen & Chickens last night!

There are now only 4 performances left of our 4-star reviewed RETOLD, so we recommend to book tickets asap.

Plus to celebrate a successful opening we've released a final 7 more reduced price tickets for our Thursday night. Head to the ticket booking page and use the promo code SNOWWHITE (only available online, not at the door, and last promo code we will be running for this show).

Two days until our 4-star rated show RETOLD - A Fairytale Festival... without the 'happily ever after' opens its final week at The Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington.

This will be the last chance to see this production, so make sure to book your tickets asap.

And have a look at our fancy updated poster on the left.

Hope to see you this coming week at RETOLD!

Yesterday RETOLD had its third performance and Press Night!

RETOLD has already been reviewed:
★★★★ ‘Retold. A Fairytale Festival without the happily ever after’ is very special to watch, something unusual and different from your average fringe show. - Read more on Remotegoat

Furthermore, we have now also got a gallery with lots of performance stills from RETOLD taken by lovely photographer Eliza Power.

Very exciting day yesterday for the Goblin Babies.

After RETOLD  was featured in the Metro Newspaper in the morning, it then then had a successful opening night at The Space!

Performances at The Space are still until this Saturday 18th (and then we transfer to the Hen & Chickens at the end of January), so book your tickets asap.

With only 3 days left until opening night RETOLD has received some great press coverage this week!

Beyond the interview on OffWestend.com that we'd already mentioned, there is now another interview with Artistic Director Tessa Hart, also featuring some input from writers Amy Bethan Evans, Tilly Lunken and Claire Booker, on Female Arts. We chat about RETOLD, Goblin Baby, inspirations and women in the arts, so have a read!

Furthermore, East End Life Magazine also introduces RETOLD as one of the major events to look forward to in January! 

So clearly you don't want to miss this show!

Get your tickets now:: space.org.uk.

An interview with Goblin Baby's artistic director Tessa Hart is available on OffWestend.com, talking about her background, the company and our upcoming show RETOLD, which opens next week! Check it out:

TESSA HART tells us about RETOLD, Goblin Baby Theatre Co and turning fairy tales into theatre relevant to today.....