The Lost Child

An interactive, fun and creative experience that will take the audience through the realms of storytelling. As the Tinker searches for his missing daughter he invites the audience to journey with him, meeting many different characters including Fire, Tree, Baby Bird and the mysterious wolves! Will the Tinker find his mischievous daughter, Rowan, before it is too late? What will happen if he feeds Fire, and if the Tinker does can he trust Fire? Which other elements will the Tinker bump into on the way and are they willing to help him in his quest? Ages 0-12.

The Lost Child, by Mike Kenny, focuses on the Tinker, a wise old man with a vast knowledge of the world he lives in. We are introduced to the Tinker walking through the forest with his daughter Rowan, a curious but naïve child. As they travel, the Tinker is educating his daughter on the world around them and warns her against creatures in the forest that will do her wrong if they have the chance.

The play is a rich source of education for young people aged 3 to 10, and tackles social situations such as trust, friendship and responsibility as well as promoting an understanding of nature and the environment. The colourful and exciting characters help the Tinker by showing what friendship means and the importance of trust.

This production of The Lost Child is designed and directed in a way that combines the traditional with the modern. While actors will play some of the characters on stage, a particular focus of our research will be methods of portrayal and interaction with characters created by use of new media software techniques such as animation; graphic design and motion capture intelligent projection. Ages 0-12.

PPL.

Text supplied by third party.