about tutti frutti productions

tutti frutti productions (formerly known as Axis Dance) was founded in 1991. The company’s work is aimed specifically at family audiences (children over 3 and adults) for which it has built up a strong brand with a high quality product and excellent reputation. Whilst staying true to its core, tutti frutti developed to much acclaim a series of mid-scale theatre productions during its residency at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. Since 2008 the company has been based at a primary school in Leeds, focusing its energy on exploring and developing its core activity of small-scale touring productions nationally and internationally as well as building its fruitful partnership with York Theatre Royal.

Artistic Policy

To place children at the centre of the work we create.
To make delightful new theatre for children and family audiences.
To create work that has a strong visual and physical storytelling style.
To create work that is beautiful, engages the imagination of the audience and provides an intimate theatrical experience.
To create work that embraces cultural diversity in its influences, making and production.
To work collaboratively with a broad range of theatre artists to push the artistic boundaries of the work.
To tour regionally, nationally and internationally to venues, rural settings and schools.
To enable exploration and development of creative practice by bringing together artists and children in process led projects.

tutti frutti team

Wendy Harris - Artistic Director
Emma Killick - General Manager
Alison Povey - Tour Manager

tutti frutti Board of Trustees

Deborah Dickinson (Chair)
Daniel Hadley
Annie Latham
Leigh Martin
Maeve Birdsall
Kathy Williams

Download this file (tutti frutti annual report 2007-08.pdf)