Storytelling 
with Heart

Tiny Human Dramas creates theatre inspired by anthropology, lived experience and the stories people carry through everyday life.

About Us

Tiny Human Dramas is a theatre company born from anthropology research, and the stories people carry through everyday life.

We create short plays inspired by real experiences: of memory, ritual, conflict, humour, migration, family, identity, and the strange beauty of being human. Our work transforms academic research into emotionally resonant theatre, intimate stories that connect audiences across cultures, languages and borders.  We are inspired to tell the stories that most people never hear, to shine a light on global narratives, and to create a space for imaginative, cross-cultural encounter.  

At the centre of everything we do is a simple belief:

The smallest stories can reveal the biggest truths about humanity.

"The smallest stories can reveal the biggest truths about humanity."

What We Do

We make original theatre inspired by anthropological research and lived experience. Anthropologists spend years in a place, getting to know in their gut what it is like to live another life. Theatre artists, too, know what it is to step into other shoes. And all of us have our stories to tell…

Working alongside researchers, artists, communities and collaborators around the world, we make plays that explore social concepts, cultural traditions, and the shared complexities of human life. Some stories are tender. Some are massive. Some uncomfortable. Some joyful. All are deeply human, and all that deserve to be heard.

Our productions combine long-term anthropological research with imagination and aim to bring cutting-edge research out of universities and into theatres, festivals and public conversations.

Tiny Human Dramas exists between disciplines:

  • between academia and performance,
  • between research and emotion,
  • between local stories and global audiences.

We believe theatre can make research feel alive, and we endeavour to take audiences on that journey with us.

Why It Matters

Anthropology asks profound questions:

  • How do we live?
  • What do we value?
  • What do we fear?
  • What do we share?
  • What separates us?
  • How do we imagine a better world, together?

Tiny Human Dramas turns these questions into experiences.

In a fragmented world, storytelling has the power to create connection across distance, language and culture. Through performance, we invite audiences to encounter perspectives beyond their own and reflect on what it means to belong to a society, a family, a community, and ultimately, to humanity itself.

Our work celebrates curiosity, empathy and collective imagination.

How We Work

We specialise in devised theatre.

Our performances are developed through collaboration.
We work with anthropologists, writers, performers, filmmakers, musicians, researchers and communities to create work that is rooted in real lives and real ideas. Our creative process draws on interviews, fieldwork, archives, observation and conversation.
We are proudly international in outlook, with collaborators and founders working across countries, disciplines and languages. Whether developed in the UK or beyond, our projects are united by a commitment to thoughtful, adventurous storytelling.

Our projects take many forms:

  • Short plays

  • Live performances

  • Multimedia storytelling

  • Site-specific work

  • Festival collaborations

  • Research-led creative projects

  • International artistic exchanges

Every project begins with people.

Get Involved

We are always looking for new stories, new collaborators and new conversations.

For Researchers & Academic Partners

We collaborate with universities, researchers and institutions interested in bringing academic ideas to wider audiences through creative practice.

For Artists & Performers

We welcome conversations with artists, theatre-makers, filmmakers, musicians and creatives from around the world who are interested in socially engaged storytelling.

For Festivals, Venues & Organisations

We are interested in partnerships, commissions, touring opportunities and collaborative programming.

For Funders & Supporters

Tiny Human Dramas is building ambitious international work that connects research, culture and public engagement. We welcome conversations with organisations and individuals interested in supporting innovative storytelling projects.

For Audiences

Come to the shows. Bring your questions. Bring your curiosity. Bring your own tiny human dramas.

Performance Portfolio

5 plays. 1 day. True stories.

Laughter in the Shadows of Bones

Inspired by the work of Dr Charlie Rumsby on stateless Vietnamese children In Cambodia. LINK TO MORE INFO

Virtue Ventures

Inspired by the work of Dr Richard Thornton on entrepreneurial overload In India/UK. LINK TO MORE INFO

Whispers of A Past Life

Inspired by the work of Dr Maria Kastrinou on reincarnation stories in Druze communities in Israeli occupied Syrian Golan. LINK TO MORE INFO

Julie Moor-Than-Human

Inspired by the work of Dr Petra Tjitske Kalshoven and Dr Sarah O’Brien on nuclear decommissioning in Europe. LINK TO MORE INFO

The Most Important Thing

Inspired by the work of Dr Gaudenz Metzger on hospice photography in London. LINK TO MORE INFO

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