Oily Cart

Beautifully unexpected sensory shows (that just might change the world).

Currently: When the World Turns and Great Big Tiny World (Touring Feb-March 2025)

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

Five years ago today, the first lockdown was announced. Our Executive Director Zoë reflects on how what we learnt during that time - which is a lot! - continues to influence how we work now, five years on.

🔗@ArtsPro: https://t.co/2ubB4Se8fy

[Lincoln Center @LincolnCenter]

Thank you to all who joined us for When the World Turns, an imaginative and playful experience by @PolyglotTheatre and @oilycart!

Presented at our Big Umbrella Festival, this event celebrated the connection between humans, plants, and our living Earth. ☂️🌍💫

📸 by @sachynsuch

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

Our friends at @AAA_Prods are bringing new show “A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy” to @sohotheatre Tue 13 to Sat 17 May.

“Inside Binchy’s mind is utterly fascinating and wildly creative” – The Guardian.

Check it out! https://t.co/xrl1QwVoKE

[Access All Areas @AAA_Prods]

The new trailer is out !

We’ve now got a sneak peak from Alfie’s small enclosed room for you!

21 days till we open at @sohotheatre and then packing our suitcases to bring it around the UK

Get your tickets while you can

[Access All Areas @AAA_Prods]

The new trailer is out !

We’ve now got a sneak peak from Alfie’s small enclosed room for you!

21 days till we open at @sohotheatre and then packing our suitcases to bring it around the UK

Get your tickets while you can

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

This #EarthDay, we’re sharing our Manifesto of Care, created for #WhenTheWorldTurns

It's part of a wider shift in the sector: re-thinking how we care for people, places + the planet in the way we make theatre 💚

https://t.co/WoTYm9GuGe

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

ID: Section of a brown textile map. A ring of circular patches, with different materials and colours, create what look like textured planets. A wooden arrow in the centre can be turned towards the circles. Underneath, embroidered in green thread, are the words ‘You Are Here’.

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

‘The world is different now you are here.’🌱🌍

Audiences bring #WhenTheWorldTurns + #GreatBigTinyWorld to life — you're the heart of our eco-system.

Looking forward to welcoming more audiences from May, starting at @edchildfest!

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

#WhenTheWorldTurns is a collaboration between Oily Cart (UK) and @PolyglotTheatre (AUS)

[Lincoln Center @LincolnCenter]

“When The World Turns” by @polyglottheatre & @oilycart came all the way from Australia to perform as part of our Big Umbrella Festival! 🇦🇺✈️☂️

The festival continues through April 20th with tons of events for neurodiverse audiences! Learn more at https://t.co/Dq5yHhwiSi.

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

"We implore the government to consult meaningfully with our communities, who offer... solutions which can drive our society to a place of equity + a world in which disabled people can thrive + not die."

We wholeheartedly agree with Graeae.

https://t.co/vq71r0qVsI

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

#WhenTheWorldTurns is a collaboration between Oily Cart (UK) and Polyglot Theatre (AUS)

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

After 9 venues, 66 shows and 800+ audience members, that’s a wrap on the first leg of our #WhenTheWorldTurns and #GreatBigTinyWorld tour 🌱🌍

Thank you SO much to the cast, crew, venue staff + audiences for such a fantastic few weeks. We’ve loved sharing these shows with you 💚

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

And the world keeps turning! Our collaborators, @PolyglotTheatre, open #WhenTheWorldTurns at @LincolnCenter, New York this week as part of Big Umbrella Festival. We’ll be at Edinburgh International Childrens Festival in May, Horse + Bamboo in June + who knows where after that…👀

[PMLD Link @PMLDlink]

PMLD LINK first webinar putting a spotlight on 3 articles from our Winter Journal, sharing best practice live - please check it out and let us know what you think! @phillip_maureen @CBFdn @oilycart Current Topical Issues #PMLD #NothingWithoutUs https://t.co/09yhQ5QDd3

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

Another venue, another potential album cover 😂 We had a wonderful couple of days performing When the World Turns at @DorchesterArts. Thanks so much to the audiences and venue team for being so welcoming!

Tomorrow, we open at The Egg - our final stop of this leg of the tour!

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

THANK YOU to the 60 donors, the match funders + the many people who spread the word about our #ArtsForImpact campaign. We not only exceeded our goal of £5,000 - with Gift Aid added, together we raised £5,537!

Theatre is for EVERYONE and we could not have done this without YOU!💛

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

With 3 hours to go, we are less than £250 from reaching our goal!

One last push – let’s make some noise for everyone’s right to culture and creativity 📣

Every donation made before midday will be DOUBLED: https://t.co/fpRzlUdFzi

#ArtsForImpact #BigGive #DoubleTheDifference

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

Woah, we’re (over) halfway there… 🎵

Every £ donated by midday on Tuesday will be *doubled*. That means we’re only £987 away from meeting our target!

We’re so close to the finish line - can you help us reach it? https://t.co/fpRzlUdFzi

[Oily Cart @oilycart]

What a welcome from @_GALERI_ + @levelcentre 💚 We already can’t wait to go back! Big thanks to all the audiences and venue staff for a great couple of weeks.

And now onwards to the penultimate tour stop (for now!)… @DorchesterArts

[John Byrne @dearjohnbyrne]

Please support my amazing friends @oilycart and #DoubleTheDifference