image from Giant Step
Giant Steps

@ A E Harris, Birmingham
Friday 11th September 17.00 - 22.00
Saturday & Sunday 12th & 13th September 10.00 - 18.00

Saturdays 19th & 26th September & 3rd October 10.00 - 17.00
Sundays 20th & 27th September & 4th October 10.00 - 16.00


Devised by Simon Ford and James Yarker
With additional sticking by Denise Stanton, Abi Duffty and Jack Trow


Giant Steps is a theatre adventure for families. Set out in vinyl symbols on the floor @ A E Harris are instructions for a performance of Jack and the Beanstalk (with some extra bits), waiting for you to puzzle them out and act the show yourselves.

Turn up at any time with any number of people and give it a go. Younger children (3+) will love following the paths of brightly coloured vinyl footprints which encourage them to run, jump, skip and hop whilst pretending to be a variety of characters. Older children and adults will enjoy using the symbols to solve puzzles and work out exactly how the performance should run. Remember you are your own audience so you can change your casting, rehearse and repeat bits as you wish. You might even start making bits up.

Giant Steps is the fourth edition of Stan's Cafe's Steps Series and was inspired by how much children loved following the steps in previous adult editions at MAC and Warwick Arts Centre. Here shoe sizes and stride lengths are as child friendly as the story. There are roles for adults and older children so everyone should have something fun to do.

Please do not wear your best clothes to Giant Steps as they may become dirty. Please also note Giant Steps is designed as a participatory event engaging parents/carers with their children. Children must not be left unattended.

Come and put yourself in the action.