PJ’s Young StoryMakers
Where stories become experiences
PJ’s Young StoryMakers is an after-school creative club for children in Years 3–6, exploring storytelling, performance, design and making through the world of immersive theatre.
Unlike traditional theatre, where an audience sits and watches a story unfold on stage, immersive theatre invites the audience into the story. They might move through different spaces, meet characters, discover objects, make decisions or interact with the world around them.
That means our Young StoryMakers won't just think about what story they want to tell – they'll think about how they want someone to experience it.
What will the children do?
Each project will begin with a story. Sometimes the children will create one together through a devised process; at other times we may take inspiration from a traditional story, folktale or established text.
Working collaboratively, we'll transform that story into an immersive, interactive experience, thinking about how participants interact with the story, characters and space.
Children will have the opportunity to explore different creative roles, including:
Performing and character development
Storytelling and writing
Set and stage design
Prop and costume design
Sound and soundscape design
Lighting
Designing interactive moments and audience experiences
Children won't need to choose one role. They'll be encouraged to experiment and discover what they enjoy most.
And you don't have to love performing to be a Young StoryMaker. A child who would rather design, write or make can play just as important a role in creating the final experience.
More Than Just Making Stories
PJ’s Young StoryMakers is designed to help children develop skills that reach far beyond storytelling.
Through creating ideas, solving creative challenges and working together to bring their stories to life, children will naturally build a range of valuable transferable skills, including:
Teamwork and collaboration – listening to others, sharing ideas and working towards a common goal.
Confidence – encouraging children to contribute their ideas, make creative choices and see those ideas brought to life.
Communication – expressing ideas clearly, discussing different possibilities and learning how to give and receive feedback.
Creative problem-solving – experimenting, adapting ideas and finding imaginative solutions when something doesn't quite work.
Decision-making – making choices about their stories, characters, designs and experiences and understanding how those choices affect the finished result.
Imagination and creative thinking – giving children the freedom to explore their own ideas and discover there isn't always one 'right' answer.
Most importantly, these skills aren't taught through worksheets or lessons. Children develop them by making, experimenting, playing and creating together.
Creating something together
Immersive experiences are collaborative, so children will learn to develop ideas together, experiment, solve creative problems and see how their individual contributions become part of a larger project.
Each term consists of two six-week blocks, with the group working towards a sharing of their work at the end of the term.
The exact format of the sharing will depend on what the Young StoryMakers create!
Who can join?
PJ’s Young StoryMakers is for children in Years 3–6.
No previous experience of drama, theatre or design is needed. The club is for children who enjoy being creative – whether that's performing, inventing stories, drawing, designing, making things, solving problems or simply using their imagination.
When and where?
Mondays | 3.30pm–5.00pm - Ysgol Porth y Felin
Wednesdays | 3.30pm - 5.00pm - Ysgol Tudno
Sessions run weekly in six-week blocks.
Ready to become a Young StoryMaker?
Whether they want to perform a character, write a story, build a prop, design a costume, create a soundscape or transform an ordinary space into another world, PJ’s Young StoryMakers gives children the chance to discover where their creativity takes them.
Register your child below.