LegalAliens Theatre

10/09/2026

Wings of Courage is coming to Stonebridge Lock. We're inviting Tottenham locals, and anyone who loves origami, to stop, fold a paper bird, and share a moment of courage. It could be your own experience, something you witnessed, or an act of kindness that stayed with you.

Every bird folded becomes part of a growing installation on the canal, one shaped by real stories of courage, resilience and belonging from the people who show up. On Saturday, those same stories and birds come together in a live performance, built from what we gather over the two days.

This is LegalAliens Theatre and Canal & River Trust's way of marking the journeys we make, the communities we build, and the quiet courage found in daily life, told through the people who live alongside this stretch of water.

📍 Stonebridge Lock, Watermead Way, Tottenham, N17 0XD
📅 Fri 11 & Sat 12 September, from 12 noon
🎭 Live performance: Sat 12th, 6pm
Free · All ages · Drop in anytime

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09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Join our team on the canal behind Tottenham Hale for two afternoons of storytelling, sharing and performance.
FREE. Everyone, every age, every language WELCOME

09/09/2026

Tottenham locals, or anyone who loves origami, this one's for you.

This is Wings of Courage, a free drop-in origami and storytelling workshop at Stonebridge Lock, running Friday 11th and Saturday 12th September from 12 noon.

Come fold a paper bird, and if you'd like, share a story of courage while you do it. Your bird will join hundreds of others in an evolving installation.

Everything gathered over the two days comes together in a live performance on Saturday at 6pm. Come fold a bird, or just come watch.

📍 Stonebridge Lock, Watermead Way, Tottenham, N17 0XD
📅 Fri 11 & Sat 12 Sept, from 12 noon
🎭 Live performance: Sat 12th, 6pm
Free · All ages · Drop in anytime

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04/09/2026

STORIES BECOME WORDS.
WORDS BECOME MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT BECOMES PERFORMANCE.

What happens to all the stories?
We don’t collect them and put them away.
They become part of the work.
A sentence can become a movement.
A memory can change a scene.
A paper bird can become part of an installation.
A stranger’s story can sit beside our own.
Wings of Courage is made through this exchange.
And now our performers are bringing those fragments together for Tottenham.
One week to go.

11-12 September
Stonebridge Lock
2–6pm | Performance 4pm

Free • All ages welcome

03/09/2026

Do you know we have a podcast?
was created during the pandemic thanks to an ACE grant. Inspired by an idea by Greek actor Emmanuela Lia we commissioned 10 migrant women artists to write and perform a monologue about the things they are not.
We also asked listeners to send us a reply in any form - poetry, photography, video - which we published on thingsimnot.com

The audio pieces were so successful we created bonus episodes with interviews with migrant artists and activists.
The podcast is still available on Spotify and Apple podcast

Do you think we should add more stories?

28/08/2026

We keep coming back to these voices because Wings of Courage isn’t really about our definition of courage.
It’s about yours.
These are some of the words people have entrusted to the project.
On 12 September, we’re opening the conversation again.
Come and add your voice!

Stonebridge Lock, Tottenham
12 September • 2–6pm
Live performance at 4pm

FREE • All ages welcome!

24/08/2026

Wings of Courage doesn’t stay the same.
It can’t.
Every time we take it somewhere new, different people arrive.
They make.
They talk.
They leave us stories.
And those stories change what the work becomes.
From Hastings to Bedford, Wings of Courage has been gathering voices, birds, memories and encounters.
Now we’re bringing it home to Tottenham.
A new place.
A new audience.
A new version of the story.

Come join us!
11-12 September • Stonebridge Lock, Watermead Way, TOTTENHAM • 12-4 PM

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19/08/2026

Join us for two days of storytelling and creativity.

Canal River Trust and LegalAliens theatre invite you to join a living artwork of stories, resilience and belonging.

Share an anecdote, fold a paper bird... ...and become part of an evolving artwork celebrating courage & community.

Come to one of the free drop-in origami and storytelling workshops at Stonebridge Lock (Lee Navigation) from 12 noon, on Friday 11th & Saturday 12th September.

What you create will become part of a live PERFORMANCE on Saturday 12th September at 6.00pm.

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Performed by participants in our Tottenham Project ensemble at