Events Archive - Proteus

When We See Ourselves

By Mary George | 13th November 2025 |

Altered Skin return to the Creation Space with a brand new show about an unexpected romance that blossoms despite the cultural differences between two families Twenty years on, Vanessa and Aravindan look back at the day their families met for the first time and what began as an unexpected romance became beset by cultural difference.…

Nine Sixteenths

By Mary George | 4th November 2025 |

Four black women pose against a neutral background. Two sit in suits, one with a hat, exuding confidence. Two sit behind, dressed stylishly with bold expressions. Mood: Empowering.

Nine Sixteenths is both a nostalgic look and a critique of early 00’s pop culture and the media which derailed the career of Janet Jackson after a wardrobe malfunction that took just nine sixteenths of a second. In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old…

Midwinter Macabre

By Mary George | 29th October 2025 |

Midwinter Macabre show image for spooky festive evening of storytelling

The Proteans present Midwinter Macabre, a promenade performance of dark tales for the darkest of midwinter nights! This Christmas season let The Proteans guide you through a winter wonderland concealing dark secrets and supernatural surprises. Walk with us and hear tales of midwinter spectres and ghostly goings on, you’ll hear stories old and new, real…

Breakfast with Father Christmas + The Christmas Dragon show

By Mary George | 25th September 2025 |

🎅BREAKFAST WITH FATHER CHRISTMAS! SELECTED DATES ONLY – LIMITED AVAILABILITY🥐 After the hugely popular Breakfast with Father Christmas and friends last year, we are delighted that he can join us once again! Enjoy a delicious festive-themed continental breakfast before joining the 11am performance of The Christmas Dragon, in our festive surroundings and get a sneak…

The Christmas Dragon

By Mary George | 25th September 2025 |

The Christmas Dragon: A Magical and interactive adventure for the festive season! THE CHRISTMAS DRAGON is the brand new immersive Christmas show from Scratchbuilt productions and Proteus. When a Christmas wish list turns up late on Christmas Eve, the team at Christmas HQ are faced with a dilemma; Father Christmas and his reindeer have already…

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Proteus Theatre Company

1 days ago

⏰1 MORE SLEEP TO GO!😴
🎄Until we reveal the magic of this year's Christmas show 'The Christmas Dragon'

The sets are breathtaking, the puppets are adorable and the story is so heartwarming, as you journey with us to help the elves find someone special to help deliver a sack of presents that arrives at Christmas HQ after Father Christmas and his reindeer have already left for Christmas Eve deliveries!!

Tickets for this opening weekend are now sold out except for 6 tickets on Sunday 7th Dec at 2pm
But don't panic - we have some lovely after-school and evening shows still available in the days running up to Christmas eve AND some midweek morning shows for babies/toddlers/preschoolers.

#childrenstheatre #childrensshow #familytheatre #christmasshow #fantasticforfamilies

⏰1 MORE SLEEP TO GO!😴
🎄Until we reveal the magic of this year's Christmas show 'The Christmas Dragon'

The sets are breathtaking, the puppets are adorable and the story is so heartwarming, as you journey with us to help the elves find someone special to help ...deliver a sack of presents that arrives at Christmas HQ after Father Christmas and his reindeer have already left for Christmas Eve deliveries!!

Tickets for this opening weekend are now sold out except for 6 tickets on Sunday 7th Dec at 2pm
But don't panic - we have some lovely after-school and evening shows still available in the days running up to Christmas eve AND some midweek morning shows for babies/toddlers/preschoolers.

#childrenstheatre #childrensshow #familytheatre #christmasshow #fantasticforfamilies

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Proteus Theatre Company

2 days ago

❄The Midwinter Macabre is almost upon us......👻

Yes in the great aural tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, The Proteans present and evening of chilling tales in the darkest corners of our theatre, after the lights go out!!

The performance will be a promenade show where you will move around in the shadows of the set for our Christmas show to hear sinister tales with a festive twist.

Shows on Thursday 11th December at 8pm & Friday 12th December at 8pm

Amazing illustration by @ruruoxi
Tickets from our website (linktree in bio)

❄The Midwinter Macabre is almost upon us......👻

Yes in the great aural tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, The Proteans present and evening of chilling tales in the darkest corners of our theatre, after the lights go out!!

The performance will be a promenade show where ...you will move around in the shadows of the set for our Christmas show to hear sinister tales with a festive twist.

Shows on Thursday 11th December at 8pm & Friday 12th December at 8pm

Amazing illustration by @ruruoxi
Tickets from our website (linktree in bio)

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Proteus Theatre Company

3 days ago

✨Bringing Christmas magic over the years.....

Every year there is an audible gasp as families enter the final magical room of the Christmas show.
So here's a little appreciation post for the incredible @scratchbuiltproductions for creating these enchanting worlds for our families to make special memories in.

Join us for this year's show The Christmas Dragon, be quick as tickets are now running low! https://tinyurl.com/p7vxzhuy

📸by @chuckdouglas
Some of the larger set pieces have been created with @tin_shed_james over the years 👏

#christmasshow #basingstoke #thechristmasdragon #christmasmagic

✨Bringing Christmas magic over the years.....

Every year there is an audible gasp as families enter the final magical room of the Christmas show.
So here's a little appreciation post for the incredible @scratchbuiltproductions for creating these enchanting worlds for our ...families to make special memories in.

Join us for this year's show The Christmas Dragon, be quick as tickets are now running low! https://tinyurl.com/p7vxzhuy

📸by @chuckdouglas
Some of the larger set pieces have been created with @tin_shed_james over the years 👏

#christmasshow #basingstoke #thechristmasdragon #christmasmagic

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Proteus Theatre Company

2 weeks ago

🥖Excited to welcome @thelastbaguette back to the Creation Space again.🎭
The 2pm performance of ❄ A Winter's Tail 🐭 is now SOLD OUT but we have plenty of space at 11.30 for a fantastic hour of play-along-theatre for you to share with your little ones.

Take a scroll through some of the pics from this charming new show >>

Snap up the last tickets here:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/proteus-theatre/e-pbpyvv

🥖Excited to welcome @thelastbaguette back to the Creation Space again.🎭
The 2pm performance of ❄ A Winter's Tail 🐭 is now SOLD OUT but we have plenty of space at 11.30 for a fantastic hour of play-along-theatre for you to share with your little ones.

Take a scroll ...through some of the pics from this charming new show >>

Snap up the last tickets here:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/proteus-theatre/e-pbpyvv

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Proteus Theatre Company

2 weeks ago

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting @henrycmaynard from @flabbergast_theatre in our space to work on a really texturally exciting and vital new piece of work, tackling themes of loneliness, male mental health and interweaving #folklore layering sound and experimenting with Celtic instruments such as the #Carnyx
It was so interesting spending time talking about the project with Henry (and meeting Freya 🐶) and we look forward to seeing where the project leads.
Supporting artists to make new work is a core part of what we do at Proteus but much of this happens behind the scenes. We wanted to shine a spotlight on this work and encourage artists who might benefit from a week with us to reach out.
Head to our website (link in bio) and look for the secton on 'Artist Support' to find out more about our
#basingstoke 💡PERFORMANCE LAB SCHEME🎭

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting @henrycmaynard from @flabbergast_theatre in our space to work on a really texturally exciting and vital new piece of work, tackling themes of loneliness, male mental health and interweaving #folklore layering sound and experimenting with Celtic instruments ...such as the #Carnyx
It was so interesting spending time talking about the project with Henry (and meeting Freya 🐶) and we look forward to seeing where the project leads.
Supporting artists to make new work is a core part of what we do at Proteus but much of this happens behind the scenes. We wanted to shine a spotlight on this work and encourage artists who might benefit from a week with us to reach out.
Head to our website (link in bio) and look for the secton on 'Artist Support' to find out more about our
#basingstoke 💡PERFORMANCE LAB SCHEME🎭

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Proteus Theatre Company

3 weeks ago

New on Sale!

Nine Sixteenths is a journey through 3 acts, exploring themes of representation and pop culture with a nostalgia for the early 00’s, and the hopes and dreams of 4 black female performers through a visual variety of devised theatre, dance and lip sync.
Inspired by the infamous fallout of Janet Jackson's exposed breast for just nine sixteenths of a second on live TV back in 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale.

Proteus supported Paula to create this groundbreaking new work which shines a light on the ways in which black women are scrutinised in the public eye and who really controls the media narrative.

Book early and future you will be thank you in January when you realise you have some fantastic theatre to look forward to!

New on Sale!

Nine Sixteenths is a journey through 3 acts, exploring themes of representation and pop culture with a nostalgia for the early 00’s, and the hopes and dreams of 4 black female performers through a visual variety of devised theatre, dance and lip sync.
Inspired by the ...infamous fallout of Janet Jackson's exposed breast for just nine sixteenths of a second on live TV back in 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale.

Proteus supported Paula to create this groundbreaking new work which shines a light on the ways in which black women are scrutinised in the public eye and who really controls the media narrative.

Book early and future you will be thank you in January when you realise you have some fantastic theatre to look forward to!

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Proteus Theatre Company

3 weeks ago

Join us next week to meet Hypermnestra, Oenone, Ariadne, Laodamia and Phillis. You've heard of them right?
No!
What about Paris, Theseus, Hercules, Jason? Their infamous counterparts.
Tired of being just a footnote in the swaggering epic tales of these "Great" heroes,
the heroines are loud, proud and ready to take centre stage.

See The Heroines on Wednesday 19 Nov from 7.30pm
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yu566uee

Join us next week to meet Hypermnestra, Oenone, Ariadne, Laodamia and Phillis. You've heard of them right?
No!
What about Paris, Theseus, Hercules, Jason? Their infamous counterparts.
Tired of being just a footnote in the swaggering epic tales of these "Great" ...heroes,
the heroines are loud, proud and ready to take centre stage.

See The Heroines on Wednesday 19 Nov from 7.30pm
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yu566uee

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Proteus Theatre Company

4 weeks ago

We've just got to share this throwback to last year, when Reawaken filmed their video in our studio space!
We absolutely LOVED having them in - the harder the sound, the more lovely the people making it seem to be.
Grab your tickets to see this LIVE!
22 Nov - 7pm
https://www.proteustheatre.com/events/reawaken-we-the-sun/

We've just got to share this throwback to last year, when Reawaken filmed their video in our studio space!
We absolutely LOVED having them in - the harder the sound, the more lovely the people making it seem to be.
Grab your tickets to see this LIVE!
22 Nov - 7pm
...https://www.proteustheatre.com/events/reawaken-we-the-sun/

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Proteus Theatre Company

4 weeks ago

❄One of our favourite children's theatre companies @thelastbaguette are returning to the Creation Space this November with a BRAND NEW show featuring Ratty and friends called PLAYTIME: A WINTER'S TAIL🐭

Full of interactive play and created specially for 2-5year olds, join us ...on Saturday 29th November for one of 3 performances that will delight your little ones and warm your heart 🥰
https://www.proteustheatre.com/events/playtime-a-winters-tail/

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Proteus Theatre Company

4 weeks ago

Are you looking for something super special this Christmas to enjoy together with your little ones? We might have just the thing!

"I just wanted to thankyou for putting on something so wonderful with the Breakfast with Father Christmas followed by the Christmas show...seeing the joy on my children's faces actually brought happy tears to my eyes."

Our Breakfast with Father Christmas package includes a delicious festive themed continental breakfast, and special one on one time with Father Christmas and the cast of the Christmas Dragon show, along with your tickets to the 11am performance.

Limited spaces. Book now #basingstoke #lovebasingstoke #christmasinbasingstoke #hampshire #hampshirelife
Link in bio

Are you looking for something super special this Christmas to enjoy together with your little ones? We might have just the thing!

"I just wanted to thankyou for putting on something so wonderful with the Breakfast with Father Christmas followed by the Christmas show...seeing the joy ...on my children's faces actually brought happy tears to my eyes."

Our Breakfast with Father Christmas package includes a delicious festive themed continental breakfast, and special one on one time with Father Christmas and the cast of the Christmas Dragon show, along with your tickets to the 11am performance.

Limited spaces. Book now #basingstoke #lovebasingstoke #christmasinbasingstoke #hampshire #hampshirelife
Link in bio

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Proteus Theatre Company

1 months ago

🕯Spooky season isn't over just yet.👻
We don't want to give to much away, but when the lights go out on the Christmas show set, what lurks in the dark corners of our theatre in this old Victorian school building....?
Join us for a festive evening of dramatised spooky storytelling as The Proteans present: Midwinter Macabre
Thu 11 - Fri 12 December at 8pm
Tickets now on sale.

Images of previous deserted Christmas show sets within Proteus Creation Space

🕯Spooky season isn't over just yet.👻
We don't want to give to much away, but when the lights go out on the Christmas show set, what lurks in the dark corners of our theatre in this old Victorian school building....?
Join us for a festive evening of dramatised spooky ...storytelling as The Proteans present: Midwinter Macabre
Thu 11 - Fri 12 December at 8pm
Tickets now on sale.

Images of previous deserted Christmas show sets within Proteus Creation Space

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Proteus Theatre Company

1 months ago

For our last live gig of 2025 we welcome back the brilliant @reawakenband to headline alongside Welsh alt-rockers @wethesunband and support from @hollowspaceband - so expect some absolute belters!

Pre-book your tickets from just £5 now. Check out the link in bio.

For our last live gig of 2025 we welcome back the brilliant @reawakenband to headline alongside Welsh alt-rockers @wethesunband and support from @hollowspaceband - so expect some absolute belters!

Pre-book your tickets from just £5 now. Check out the link in bio.

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