Half Moon Presents a Blanket Fort Club production
Available for booking for performances between 28 January – 31 May 2026.
This heartwarming show is perfect for families and young children aged 4-9, and disabled children of all ages who experience complex and multiple barriers to access.
Last Unicorn Airways
Join two whimsical baggage handlers as they recreate a fantastical round-the-world adventure aboard the final flight of Last Unicorn Airways, opening suitcases brimming with trinkets, fine clothes, alluring smells and exciting tales.
Among these treasures lies a special case containing The Flying Trunk, a captivating Arabian Nights-inspired fable about a daring, globe-trotting storyteller with nothing but a magical flying suitcase!
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless story, the show uses playful storytelling to remind us to see everyday life as an adventure and to cherish our world and each other. It’s a heartwarming reflection on courage, connection and resilience – perfect for families and children, including those with complex needs and disabilities.
After the show, step into a sensory immersive installation, offering a unique, interactive experience for every audience member.
Last Unicorn Airways was co-created through working creatively with young people and was originally co-commissioned by Barnsley Civic and ARC Stockton-on-Tees.
Images, trailers and assets
A trailer, production photos, promotional images and an Easy Read Visual Guide for Last Unicorn Airways are available for the show at the Dropbox link below.
Other promotional assets will be released in due course.
A full performance video and script are available to read on request.
Download images and PR assetsProduction images
Audience interaction
Promotional images
Reviews and audience comments
★★★★ “An enjoyable and immersive journey around the world, giving full permission for young children to explore their imaginations…. The tunnel is a quite magical conclusion to a fully immersive, fast-paced entertainment experience that stimulates young children to explore their imaginations and discover their creativity”
“The kids absolutely loved it and the feedback from staff and pupils has been amazing. Several staff have told me it’s been the best production we’ve had. You have thought of everything to make it accessible for our kids – they loved the slapstick humour, the snowball fight, audience engagement and especially the tunnel.”
“We all absolutely loved Last Unicorn Airways. All three of my kids are rarely equally engaged, but they all had lots to talk about and play around afterwards”
Design concepts
About the Blanket Fort Club
The Blanket Fort Club is a sensory, immersive theatre company that brings magic and wonder to life for all children aged 4 and up.
They create inclusive, accessible experiences where every child can thrive, especially those who may face barriers in traditional theatre.
The Blanket Fort Club’s shows are thoughtfully designed for children with complex needs, disabilities and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), ensuring that everyone can join in the adventure, feel the joy and be a part of something special.
About our work
Our productions don’t educate, as such, advocating instead that there are not always correct answers or solutions when talking about or addressing prejudice, social injustices, equality and social inclusion.
Like any good story, Last Unicorn Airways allows the audience to join up their own dots, think creatively and ask questions so they can discover their own answers to complex issues, even at a very early age through, experiencing a high-quality theatre adventure.
Show information
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- For 1 or 2 shows per day.
- £900 + VAT, please enquire for prices for multiple days.
- Note for venues at very long distances from Sheffield, an additional supplement of £120 per day may apply. Note venues that require a get-in the day before may be subject to a fee supplement.
- Please note that these fees are subject to a small additional supplement if your venue makes a compulsory contra to us for your costs at the contracting stage (e.g. credit card/box office; get-in/out; marketing/brochure contributions).
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- Last Unicorn Airways can visit venues, libraries, schools and other community spaces.
- Performances last 45 minutes, no interval.
- At the end of the show the audience are invited onto the stage to journey through the experiential tunnel. The total running time is 60 minutes.
- 1 or 2 shows a day.
- If a 2-show day is booked, a minimum of 2 hours between the start of shows is required (e.g. 11am and 1pm).
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Technical Requirements (venues):
- Get-in: 2 hours before half with pre-rig completed prior to get in.
- Get-out: 1.5 hours
- Venue Configuration: End on. Performing area minimum 5m (wide) by 4m (depth) with 3m (height)
- Lighting: A full lighting plan will be supplied. We will require the use of the venues lighting desk and ask that venues pre-rig where possible.
- Sound: We tour a Mac with QLAB but will need to plug this into the venues P.A. system.
- Staffing: On tour, there are 2 performers plus a production manager who will operate lighting and sound, but we do require 1 in-house technician to assist with get-in, focus, plot and the get-out.
- Parking: For a sprinter size van.
- Facilities: Dressing room/s for 2 performers.
Technical Requirements (non-traditional spaces inc. rural touring spaces/libraries/schools):
Note: the piece can perform self-sufficiently without blackout and we can tour our own sound. All we need is 1 contact to help with get-ins. Set-up times are 90 mins, exit within 90 mins. This flexibility allows families/children to access the work where they live, go to school or spend their free time.
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- Dedicated support from the marketing/PR and technical team at Half Moon, including social media content.
- Up to 500 A5 colour flyers and 20 A3 colour posters. (NB: overprinting will be at an additional cost, please enquire). We can provide assets for venues/partners to make their own print etc. if that is preferred.
- Images/production photos plus other digital assets for use within venue brochures or broader usage.
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The magical set has a secret engagement portal! On request, at an additional cost, we can offer an inclusive audience development plan through wraparound engagement offers and resources that incorporate themes and stories from the show.
Bradley Travis | 020 7709 8902 or bradley@halfmoon.org.uk
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