About Us

Promoting literacy and creativity in young people across the UK, through the power of puppetry!

The OverTheres is an innovative, character-led approach to making literacy fun, interactive and inclusive for all children, in the classroom and beyond.

26% of UK children leave primary school without meeting expected reading levels, and only 1 in 3 children enjoy reading—the lowest percentage since 2005.

Combined with the fact that literacy challenges worsen social inequality and impact future job opportunities, you can see we have quite a challenge on our hands.

Neurodivergent or disabled children and those from low-income backgrounds can face extra barriers when it comes to reading and creativity.

We aim to help make literacy exciting and accessible to our young audiences.

Our Story

We are a group of neurodivergent creatives, headed up by the founder (and all round puppet nerd) Basil with Rosie and Luke at his side.

We have all experienced barriers in our educations and childhoods, including low income households, undiagnosed neurodivergence and homeschooling.

Together we bring lived experience and our backgrounds as professional creatives to the table, helping us make something entertaining yet meaningful that both adults and children alike will engage with along the way.

OverTheres Stories CIC was founded in South Wales in the summer of 2025 after over 3 years of trials, testers and going back to the drawing board. What we've landed on is something we're immensely proud of and can't wait to share with the world.