Ada, Asmin and the Analytical Engine is a work for teenagers, made in collaboration with maths teacher and Turkish refugee, Bilge Aslan. The story combines the real-life experiences of girls worldwide who have been denied an education, with the story of Ada Lovelace, who laid the groundwork for the world’s first computer.

The work explores how far we have come in education rights for girls, how far we have to go, and the world-altering shifts that occur when we empower young women to reach their full potential.

It’s a hopeful and inspiring adventure told through the beautiful magical realism for which Lemony S Puppet Theatre are so rightly renowned.

“For children, who deserve nothing but the best in their early experience of the arts, it is a gift beyond measure.”

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Ada, Asmin and the Analytical Engine is a beautiful new work for family audiences.

Asmin, a newly-arrived Turkish refugee is struggling with remote learning when a magical cat (and the wonders of cyberspace) lead her to Victorian-era mathematician Ada Lovelace. Together, connected across time, they find commonality in numbers and philosophy, and inspiration to follow their dreams.

In this imagined place, shaped by real events, we explore how far we have come in education rights for girls, how far we have to go, and the world-altering shifts that occur when we empower young women to reach their full potential.