Autumn Season Launch
We’re excited to launch our Autumn Season – bringing together a vibrant programme of workshops, residencies and a very special one-off masterclass for people to experience, explore and take part in our work. Take a look through our season programme below and discover what’s on offer!
Creative Engagement
LEAD Residency
For facilitators, educators, and creative leaders who want to lead with impact, empathy, and embodied creativity.
Lead is a two-day residency designed for practitioners working in education, community and participatory arts. Rooted in Gecko’s physical theatre methodology, it offers practical tools and inspiration for leading dynamic, inclusive spaces that centre physical expression and emotional connection.
📅 Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November 2026
📍Studio 3, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB
💷 £250 (inc. VAT) - Bursary places and finance plans available
⏰ Deadline to apply: Monday 12th October (9am)
Masterclass with Amit Lahav and Chris Evans
As Gecko approaches its 25th anniversary, we’re opening the doors to our creative process with a very special one-off masterclass in London.
Led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav and Associate Director Chris Evans, this intensive five-day masterclass is a rare opportunity to step inside a Gecko rehearsal room and explore our methods and creative processes through ensemble building, serious play and creating work from your own stories, ideas and passions.
The masterclass will also be filmed to create a new online resource capturing Gecko’s practice at this important moment in our history – becoming part of the portfolio of work we take into our next chapter.
📅 Monday 23rd - Friday 27th November 2026
📍The Lanterns Studio Theatre, Unit D. Great Eastern Enterprise, 3 Millharbour, London E14 9XP
💷 £620 (inc. VAT) - Payment plans available
⏰ Deadline to apply: Monday 12th October (9am)
PERFORM Residencies
Deepen your craft through Gecko’s unique physical and emotional performance language.
Perform is Gecko’s immersive professional development residency for performers looking to expand their physical storytelling, emotional range and ensemble practice. We offer 2 distinct Perform residencies for Emerging and Mid-career artists. Through restaging sequences from Gecko’s repertoire, participants explore breath, voice, character, rhythm and musicality as powerful tools for expression.
📅 Monday 7th - 11th December 2026 (Mid Career Artists - Over 25s)
📅 Monday 14th - Friday 18th December 2026 (Early Career Artists - 18-25s)
📍CLOD Ensemble, C2, Design District, 3 Cripps Yard, Soames Walk, London SE10 0BQ
💷 £420 (Concession) for Under 25s/£520 (inc.VAT) Full price - Bursaries and Payment Plans available
⏰ Deadline to apply: Monday 12th October (9am)
📝 To find out more and apply click HERE.
School Workshop Diary is Open for 2026-27
Our workshop diary is now open for 2026–27 – get booked in!
Led by Gecko’s experienced devising performers, our practical workshops explore the movement, physical theatre and creative processes we use when making a show. Choose from half-day, full-day, two-day or bespoke options, tailored to the needs of your students.
We’re also thrilled to announce that, as part of Gecko’s commitment to local placemaking, we’re now offering a 10% discount to all secondary state schools based in Suffolk who book a workshop with us.
“We felt safe to explore in the atmosphere you had created. Everyone loved getting stuck in to the physicality of the work, and it has reminded many that they can challenge their bodies to move in different ways.” - Teacher
* NEW * Teacher CPD Workshops
We’re thrilled to be launching our Teacher CPD Workshops, offering secondary drama teachers the opportunity to explore Gecko’s creative practice and take new skills, ideas and approaches back into the classroom.
Delivered at your venue (and available internationally) our CPD offers a practical, immersive introduction to Gecko’s distinctive approach to physical and devised theatre. Through hands-on exercises and movement-based exploration, you’ll gain tools to embed physical storytelling into your teaching, enriching lesson delivery and deepening student engagement.
Delivery Options:
2-hour Twilight CPD - Ideal for after-school sessions
1-Day INSET CPD - A deeper dive, tailored to school INSET days
Coming up on stage next season…
Ķīn at Sadlers Wells East this January!
“We exist both where we’ve come from and where we’re going.”
Ķīn is a story of families fleeing, arriving and beginning again, told through Gecko’s trademark style with hypnotising beauty, a global soundtrack and raw emotion.
Drawing on the lived experiences of Gecko’s Artistic Director Amit Lahav and international ensemble, Ķīn asks what we carry with us, what we leave behind and what is the cost of becoming someone new.
We’re delighted to be bringing Ķīn to Sadler’s Wells East next year! Tickets are still available, including a limited number of £15 tickets. We’d love to see you there!