Shadow Play (2008)
About the show
Our 31st original production was inspired by the way children use play to discover and understand the world around them. It started as a research & development project in partnership with Take Art called Sticky Fingers and Toes, ultimately becoming a play with no words, focusing purely on the musical, visual and physical language of the story.
Using a white space as their starting point, four performers interact in inventive and curious ways to transform their surroundings. Objects appear and disappear; shadows are formed and develop a life of their own; the audience is charmed by the discoveries that are made and the world which is created in front of them.
A combination of mime, dance and comedy, and the ingenious use of the contrasts between light and dark, conspire to create exquisite, almost dreamlike scenarios that both tease and calm a spellbound audience… It's an uplifting, vivid celebration of life as a literal artwork, created live from a palette of rainbow colours. Venue Magazine
Age range
2 - 6 years
Meet the cast
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Gergo Danka
Ensemble
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Ben Harrison
Musician
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Remi Tawose
Ensemble
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Stevie Thompson
Ensemble
The creative team
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Sally Cookson
Director
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Katie Sykes
Designer
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Pete Judge
Composer/Musical Director
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Mike Akers
Dramaturg
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Lee Lyford
Movement Director
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Marc Parrett
Puppet Director
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Jo Woodcock
Lighting Designer
