Bear Hug - About Us

Bear Hug is the new creative home for Fiona Manson, Ivor MacAskill and producer Sarah Gray, previously known as The Polar Bears. We’ve been collaborating for 15 years creating and performing award-winning, world class theatre for early years audiences and their adults. We’re highly experienced in devising humorous, intriguing shows and walkabouts that are perfect introductions to performance for wee ones.

Selected Commissioners

Cumbernauld Theatre, Macrobert, National Theatre of Scotland, Imaginate, Starcatchers, Unicorn, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Festival Theatre, Eden Court, Platform

Selected Tour Dates

Arts Space for Kids - A.S.K, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou; Awesome Festival, Perth, Australia; Vancouver International Children’s Festival; Tennessee Performing Arts Centre; Lincoln Center, New York; Take Off Festival, Durham; Jackson’s Lane & Unicorn, London; The Egg, Bath; Hullabaloo, Darlington; Brighton Dome; International Arts Carnival, Hong Kong; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

Showcases & Awards

• IPAY - International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase 2018 in Madison,  Wisconsin

• Made In Scotland Showcase at Edinburgh Fringe 2017

• Winner of OFFIES! Best show for 0-7s Off West End London for Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!