TreeKin

Have you ever heard a tree whisper?

Treekin is a brand-new outdoor touring show for children and families by Trigger.

Have you ever heard a tree whisper? Have you seen a seed wriggle, or witness the grass rustle? Come outside and discover life bustling all around us! This show is a romp in plants, trees, and nature as we get a chance to look a little closer at the world outside and meet some curious characters.

Designed to work in a field, garden, playground, or woodland, the show transforms any patch of green into a living story, full of life and imagination. Treekin playfully personifies plants and trees to build nature connection and confidence in young audiences.

Commissioned by Norfolk & Norwich Festival, with support from Arts Council England, Garfield Weston Foundation & CharcoalBlue.

R&D

In November 2025, Trigger undertook two weeks of R&D to develop Treekin led by Angie Bual with collaborators Josh Elwell, Arran Glass, and Jelaine Ng Sha-Men, exploring nature connection, eco consciousness, and personifying trees. Dr Verity Jones (UWE) grounded the work in her research into young people’s climate anxiety.

We created a workshop for ages 6–7 on connection, care, and compost, piloting it through five North Somerset school sessions that combined playful outdoor music-making with listening to children’s perspectives on nature.

In March 2026, R&D continued with a week of puppetry workshops in a Norwich primary school via the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Connect & Create Programme. We then welcomed performer Hannah Goudie-Hunter to the project and created a work-in-progress sharing for Norfolk & Norwich Festival in May 2026.

The show is currently in development, and will be touring in 2027. To find out more about the show, please contact letty@triggerstuff.co.uk