THE ROAD THAT WASN’T THERE
Trick of the Light Theatre / New Zealand
This is a story about a girl who followed a map off the edge of the world…
In New Zealand there are some 56,000 kilometres of paper roads – streets and towns that exist only on surveyors’ maps. Or do they? A young woman strays from the beaten track and finds herself in a paper world. It seems a land of possibility but she soon discovers that things that happen in the fictional world can have frighteningly real consequences.
“Hugely inventive and darkly imaginative” – The Press
“Funny, warm, tender, artful and fabulously unsettling” – Theatreview
“Thoroughly enchanting and totally engrossing… a must see show” – The Dominion Post
Duration: 60 minutes. Ages: 10-plus.
Best for spaces seating 100-300
THE BOOKBINDER
Trick of the Light Theatre / New Zealand
They say you can get lost in a good book.
But it’s worse to get lost in a bad one.
A story of mystery, magic and mayhem from award-winning company Trick of the Light Theatre. The Bookbinder weaves shadowplay, paper art, puppetry, and music into a riveting, dark fairy tale in the vein of Coraline and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. An original and inventive one-man tour de force for curious children and adventurous adults.
“Spell-binding storytelling at its purest and best…”
– Theatreview, Dunedin
“A must-see gem” ★★★★½
– The West Australian, Perth
“A beautiful, articulate and engaging show that is as engaging as it is mysterious” ★★★★★
– alledinburghtheatre.com, Edinburgh
Duration: 55 minutes. Ages: 8-plus.
Best for intimate spaces seating under 175
