TURTLE OPERA IS A DRAMA AND MUSIC PROJECT FOR 10-14 YEAR OLDS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

We are currently taking applications for a Turtle Opera starting in Oxford in April 2023. Online application

Turtle Opera, free for all the participants, runs as ten half-day Saturday workshops that culminate in a performance attended by the participants’ family and friends and interested professionals. Professional artists lead the series of workshops with expertise in drama, music, movement, and visual art.

Turtle Opera is currently held once a year in Oxford, Birmingham and Bristol. For more information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

“I don’t mean to be dramatic about it but Turtle Opera has completely changed our lives. Pascal walked out of the first session, and it was as if “Oh my god, it’s ok to be autistic”. For the first time in his life he picked up the phone and he now talks regularly to his grandparents in Australia. He is a changed child.” - Mother of a participant.