On a bright yellow-tiled bathroom set, a performer in spotted pyjamas grins with arms outstretched while another holds a small bathtub full of colourful puppets overhead.

Little Angel Studios2023

The Flying Bath

The Production

Little Angel Theatre’s revival of The Flying Bath was a puppet-theatre adaptation of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts’ picture book for ages 2–5, performed at Little Angel Studios. The 45-minute production brought the bath-toy rescue adventure to life with songs, puppetry and playful bathroom-world design.

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Director: Samantha Lane
Lighting Design: Sherry Coenen
Set & Costume Design: Emma Tompkins
Sound Design: Dominic Sales
Commissioned by: Little Angel Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

Under cool blue stage lighting, two performers in pyjamas stand behind a white clawfoot bathtub with their arms raised against yellow-tiled bathroom walls.

Two performers lean over a white bathtub, puckering as bubbles float around them in the warm yellow bathroom set.

A green puppet appears to fly above the bathtub as one performer reaches up and another kneels nearby on the yellow-tiled stage.

A smiling performer poses in front of the bathtub while another holds colourful suction-cup bath toys around their head like playful antennae.

A performer carries a small bathtub filled with puppets across the stage while another kneels with arms outstretched beside the yellow-tiled bath set.

At the bathtub edge, two performers animate bright green and orange puppets, with one holding a chrome shower head as if speaking into it.

A performer sits on the floor with a yellow towel draped over their head and hands curled, while another watches from beside the raised bathtub platform.

Two performers leap in front of the bathtub on the yellow bathroom set, each holding colourful puppets in a lively dance-like moment.

A performer excitedly presents a small toy bathtub full of colourful puppets toward the audience, with another performer smiling behind the main bath.

Two performers in pyjamas hold fingers to their lips in a shushing gesture against a bright yellow tiled bathroom set, with small colourful puppets peeking up in front.

On a yellow tiled bathroom set, two performers lean over a white bathtub and raise bright sea-creature puppets as if swimming them through the air.

Two performers stand behind a claw-foot bathtub on a vivid yellow bathroom set, saluting beside three colourful puppets perched on the tub.

A performer kneels and offers an orange bath puff to another performer in blue striped pyjamas, who leans forward theatrically on the yellow tiled bathroom set.

In a wide stage view, two performers in pyjamas strike energetic poses with washcloths amid scattered bath toys, towels, and a central bathtub.

One performer speaks while holding the bath tap beside three puppets on the tub, as another stands in the foreground with arms crossed and a stern expression.

A wide view of the bathroom stage shows one performer at a laundry basket while another stands behind the bathtub holding a basin topped with puppets.

A smiling performer in spotted pyjamas cuddles a soft pink elephant puppet close on the brightly lit yellow bathroom set.

A performer in blue striped pyjamas lifts a brown washcloth from a neatly stacked pile, looking surprised against a mostly dark stage background.

Two performers in pyjamas lift soft animal and cloth puppets high above a laundry basket, creating a lively scene on the yellow tiled bathroom set.

On a bright yellow-tiled bathroom set, two pajama-clad performers pull exaggerated scowls beside a small shelf holding a stuffed pig.

Bubbles drift over a white bathtub as one performer reaches toward a stuffed pig while the other holds it out, surrounded by colorful bath props.

Two performers grin over the rim of a white bathtub decorated with bright bath puffs and trailing fabric on a yellow-tiled stage set.

A performer in the foreground raises a red and blue brush while another reacts in surprise by the bathtub, holding an orange bath toy and shower head.

In a wide view of the bathroom set, one performer stands on the tiled steps lifting a white prop overhead while the other crouches and points up.

Both performers crouch forward in pajamas, making circles with their fingers like binoculars as they peer out from the yellow bathroom set.

A performer points closely at another’s face while he stands stiffly, both wearing black cheek markings against the yellow tiled backdrop.

Under red stage lighting, two pajama-clad performers gesture urgently beside a white bathtub on a cluttered yellow-tiled bathroom set.

One performer stretches a long blue cloth overhead with an open-mouthed expression while another stands behind holding red fabric in the red-lit bathroom set.

A performer holds a colorful soft puppet with a red face and blue fan-like ears beside another performer, who leans in smiling under warm stage light.

On a bright yellow tiled bathroom set, two performers in pyjamas smile at each other while one holds a small white bathtub prop and the other presents a green puppet.

Two performers lean over a stage bathtub with open-mouthed expressions, surrounded by red and green puppets and colourful bath props against yellow tiled walls.

In a wide stage view, two performers in pyjamas stand with arms flung wide on either side of a claw-foot bathtub full of colourful puppets and fabric.

A performer in blue pyjamas lifts a small white bathtub prop carrying red and green puppets above another performer, who spreads their arms as if flying.

A performer stretches a long blue gauze cloth overhead while another, wearing a large brown dog hood, reaches beneath it beside a bathtub of puppets.

Soap bubbles float above a bathtub as two performers in shower caps pose with colourful puppets and bath props on the yellow tiled set.

A smiling performer in spotted pyjamas wears a floppy brown dog hood and holds their hands like paws in front of a yellow tiled wall.

A red puppet with googly eyes is held high against a yellow tiled backdrop while a performer looks up at it from below.

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