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LATEST NEWS

A special treat for Christmas

A Child's Christmas in Wales has nearly finished its sold out run at The Lucky Chance. So many of you wanted to see it, that we thought it best if we opened the doors a little wider... so we've made a film of the show!  

Tom Fox, Simon Oskarsson, Robyn Sinclair and Katy Owen pose as children

A New Show for The Lucky Chance this Christmas

“This exquisite adaptation has magic in every scene” 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian


Following two treasured years of Christmas shows at The Lucky Chance, our Somerset home, we’re delighted to be returning this festive season. This year, Emma adapts and directs the Dylan Thomas classic A Child's Christmas in Wales. Tickets are now sold out, but keep an eye on our social media channels where we'll post news of any returns. 

The show logo for A Childs Christmas in Wales

School's In – Malory Towers is Back!

'Stuffed full of inventions and enchantments' (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian), our beloved 2019 production hits the road again for a UK tour next spring and summer. 

The Malory Towers Image

Updates From HQ

Welcome to the Emma Rice Company, and to our brand new website! 


We are still the company you've known and loved as Wise Children, with the same team, the same goals and the same dreams - we just decided it was time for us to get a bit more grown up. 

An image of Emma Rice

The Chase Continues

We're thrilled to announce that our production of North By Northwest will be heading to the US next summer!

The North By Northwest poster image of a man running from a crop duster.

"A poem to love and its madness" – Tristan & Yseult Returns

Emma’s iconic production of Tristan & Yseult returns in 2026 – nearly a decade since it was last seen in the UK.

Etta Murfit and Andrew Durand hanging in an embrace.

A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES WILL BE STREAMING ON DEMAND FROM DECEMBER 22ND

The Emma Rice Company (formally Wise Children) is the theatre company created and led by multi-award-winning director Emma Rice .


We make ground-breaking work with exceptional artists and tour it across the UK and internationally. We run a unique professional development programme, The Wise Children Training Programme, nurturing a new and more diverse generation of theatre practitioners.


We’re also working to transform touring theatre in the UK, challenging outmoded models and discovering the creative spaces of the future.

A portrait of Emma Rice by Richard Grassie

Emma Rice by Richard Grassie

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