Name: Maya and the Whale (family theatre)
Start: 2025-09-04T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Universal Hall Promotions

Maya and the Whale,
Thursday 4th September, 7.00pm
Universal Hall, Findhorn
Independent Arts Projects present: MAYA AND THE WHALE
By Hazel Darwin-Clements
Performers – Hazel Darwin-Clements & Fay Guiffo
Original director & dramaturg – Lewis Hetherington
Outside eye – Andy Cannon
A show for audiences aged 10+, running time 1 hour
Maya and the Whale is the story of a young climate activist on the run who finds herself face to face with a dying whale. Her dad works in the oil industry and her mum just wants her to have a childhood free of worry, but how can she go about business as usual when there’s a climate emergency? If we stand by and ignore current conflict, are we complicit? How far are young people prepared to go to get governments to act?
The audience play the part of a dying whale, in this show about smallness facing up to hugeness. This is a darkly comic, provocative show with live music, which was written for a generation faced with unprecedented challenges.
This workshop is part of Splore, the North Scotland Children’s Theatre and Dance Network, which is a new consortium of venues and organisations across the region who have come together with the shared ambition of building relationships with families and young audiences in rural areas of North Scotland. As a collective, we aim to do this through programming high quality children’s theatre and dance, with wraparound activities, additional marketing resources and meaningful, tailored accessibility. The project will also explore more ecologically sustainable and regenerative touring models.
“I think its perfect for kids. It’s got just the right amount of profound realisation and facts that they might not have thought of or realised/learned yet. It was just the right amount of impact for the age group it is aimed at.” (audience)
“I thought the performance was incredible.” (audience)
£7 General Admission | £6 Concessions | £5 Under 16s *
*We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event.
Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café.
Tickets for our Autumn 2025 events can also be purchased in person at the Phoenix Shop, Findhorn. These will be available for purchase from late July 2025.