OPEN SKY

CREATING POWERFUL STORIES THROUGH THEATRE, FILM AND DIGITAL PERFORMANCE.

OPEN SKY CREATES VISUALLY STRIKING THEATRE, FILM AND DIGITAL PERFORMANCE THAT COMBINES NEW WRITING WITH PHYSICAL STORYTELLING TO EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES.

Produced by Turtle Key Arts, the company is recognised for creating bold, imaginative work that entertains, challenges and encourages audiences to see the world from different perspectives.

Founded in 2012 by Claire Coaché and Lisle Turner, Open Sky brings together compelling writing, inventive staging and cinematic storytelling to create original productions that resonate with audiences of all ages. The company's work explores themes of identity, resilience and human connection, creating performances that are visually rich, emotionally engaging and socially relevant.

Productions including Scorched, The Disappearing Act and Cold have toured the UK to critical acclaim, while the award-winning MicroPlays series demonstrated the company's commitment to innovation by combining theatre and film to reach audiences in new and accessible ways. Alongside its productions, Open Sky delivers workshops, mentoring and community projects, sharing its creative practice with artists and participants across the UK.

“Etuk and Meadows do sterling work emoting and expressing the whole gamut of emotions, from hope, to agony and on through madness and resignation” - The Guardian (COLD)

“dark, delirious and magical" - Hereford Times (THE DISAPPEARING ACT)

 

MICRO PLAYS TRAILER

PREMIERED 2022

Scorched

COLD

 PREMIERED 2021

ArtisKey

THE DISAPPEARING ACT

PREMIERED 2019

Scorched

SCORCHED

PREMIERED 2015

Scorched

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Who we are
 

Turtle Key Arts

 

In 2025 

13,000 audience members
250 artists worked with

 1200 participants