Home from Home
March 2025, Lowick & Holy Island Church of England First School
Home from Home was an R&D performance created with young people from Lowick & Holy Island Church of England First School and award-winning children's author & theatre maker, Lisette Auton.
An Intergalactic Mission Takes Flight
Audiences stepped into a work-in-progress that transformed young explorers into heroes on an urgent intergalactic rescue mission: guiding a lost alien back home through the stars.
The project began with playwright Lisette leading school workshops exploring friendship and belonging. These conversations with children sparked the script that would become their adventure. Designer Amy Watts then reimagined the school gym as the alien's crash-landed spacecraft—a discovery that turned an ordinary playground into the site of an extraordinary encounter.
Small groups of children and families entered a multi-sensory world where, alongside their alien companion, they navigated challenges and emotions through play, uncovering what it means to be a friend and the power of helping others.
“To have that work so valued that it’s turned into a professional theatre show just for them is so valuable. ”
Credits and thanks
Creative Team
Written by Lisette Auton
Designed by Amy Watts
Directed by Joe Hufton
Assistant Director Mel Rashbrook
Producer Fran Arnold
Actor Maryam Ali
Lighting James Froment
Crew John Carefull, Keith Row, Mike Simpson
Film/Photography Jason Thompson
Novo Theatre: Louise Taylor-Asheg, Andrea Perrett and Kathryn Row
Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and the High Sherriff of Northumberland Award.
