Other Shows
Here are some of our past wonderful adventures.
An eclectic mix of fantastical adventures for the young and young of heart! Classics and new writing!
The Sloven: The Train Monster
Stefan Grabinski’s train stories form the basis of this spooky play adapted especially for the whole family. Blazek Boron has been a train conductor for many, many years. He has become jaded with passengers making his life difficult. One night, while training a new conductor, Blazek notices an old familiar smell, like fennel. He knows this smell all too well. It signals the imminent arrival of the Sloven: the train monster made up of lost things left behind by passengers, and disaster always follows in its wake! Can Blazek convince his young recruit of the imminent danger before it is too late, and will the nervous passengers complicate matters further? What does the train monster want and can it be stopped in time? Join us for this wonderful adventure on the railway!
Cast
Miss Ludomir - Halie Darling
Mr Blazek - George C Francis
(additional parts played by the cast)
Production Team
Based on the work of Stefan Grabiński
Written by: Fielding and Francis
Director: Fielding and Francis
Poster design: Halie Darling
Production Photography
The Dancing Elephant
Mashudu is a young boy who lives with his grandparents. They are very poor and do not have money for much food. One day Mashudu’s grandmother becomes ill and he has no choice but to undertake a perilous journey through the jungle, meeting a whole host of predatory creatures to find the fruit to make her better. But the harsh terrain and predators are far from his only problems! A greedy elephant lives near the trees and wants all their fruit for himself. Can Mashudu get the much-needed fruit to save his grandmother? Or will the elephant take it all for himself? And can he escape the dangers lurking in the jungle? Join us on this wonderful adventure through the jungle!
Cast
Mashudu - Halie Darling
The Dancing Elephant - George C Francis
(additional parts played by the cast)
Production Team
Written by: Fielding and Francis
Director: Fielding and Francis
Poster design: Halie Darling
Production Photography
Night on the Galactic Railroad
A brand new adaptation of Kenji Miyazawa’s classic novel Night on the Galactic Railroad! Giovanni is a young boy, whose father is away at sea, while his mother is ill at home. He is forced to work odd jobs, in order to buy food for his poor family. He has no time to study and his classmates make fun of him for being behind in his schoolwork. Only his friend Campanella is there for him. But one day Giovanni is whisked away on a galactic train that takes him across the universe and beyond imagination itself! Join us for this wonderful adventure through the stars!
Cast
Campanella - Aren Johnston
Giovanni - Halie Darling
Conductor/Bird Catcher - George C Francis
(additional parts played by the cast)
Production Team
Written by: Fielding and Francis
Director: Fielding and Francis
Poster design: Halie Darling
Production Photography
The Return of King Arthur
Legend has it that King Arthur will return when Britain needs him the most. That time is now! Join King Arthur and the wizard Merlin as they return to the unfamiliar Britain of today, battling fearsome enemies like the steel monsters known as ‘cars’, explore the underground caves of ‘the tube’ and come face to face with the terrifying rail dragon that bears the name of the Flying Scotsman! But they soon find that this Britain is not entirely different. People still need a hero, and now Arthur must assemble his new ‘Knights of the round table’! Join us on this wonderful adventure!
Cast
King Arthur - Halie Darling
Merlin - George C Francis
(additional parts played by the cast)
Production Team
Written by: Fielding and Francis
Director: Fielding and Francis
Poster design: Halie Darling
Production Photography
Production Video
Spectres of Poe
Production Photography
Three of Edgar Allan Poe’s most chilling tales! The Black Cat, The Fall of The House of Usher and The Raven have been woven into a dramatic performance with eerie storytelling, puppetry and gothic frights that will fill you “with fantastic terrors never felt before”!
Cast
The Black Cat
Edgar: George C Francis
Emily: Halie Darling
The Black Cat: Aren Johnston
The Fall of the House of Usher
Madeline: Halie Darling
Phillip: Aren Johnston
Roderick: George C Francis
The Raven
Edgar: George C Francis
Lenore: Halie Darling
The Raven: Aren Johnston
Production Team
Based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe
Adapted by: Fielding and Francis
Director: Fielding and Francis
Music: Paul Thompson
Poster design: Halie Darling
Production photography: Halie Darling
Puppet maker: George C Francis
Puppets
