07 February 2022
Newsdesk
Jaz Woodcock-Stewart directs Lulu Raczka’s radical re-imagining of Jonathan Swift’s surreal masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels for all the family this Easter.
Lemuel Gulliver desperately wants to escape her home life. So she escapes to a world of strange islands and even stranger creatures - from the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput, to the giants of Brobdingnag, and the mysterious and wise Houyhnhnms – and embarks on an epic adventure of survival, unexpected friendship and self-discovery.
Gulliver’s fantastical imaginings are vividly brought to life using video cameras, intricate table-top sets and projection alongside live performance in this playful, funny and highly inventive show that uses Swift’s biting satire to view our own world from a very different angle.
Please note this show contains flashing light throughout.
Age guide: A family show for everyone aged 7 and over
Duration: Approx 1 hr 30 mins
A Unicorn Production in association with How It Ended
WILD
Created by How It Ended
Based on the book by Emily Hughes
Director Eva Sampson - Dramaturg Teresa Burns
Designer Samuel Wyer - Design Associate Cristiano Casimiro
Original Composition by Marc Teitler & Roly Botha
Sound Designer Roly Botha
Lighting Designer Zoe Spurr
Friday 11 March – Sunday 17 April 2022
PRESS PERFORMANCE: FRI 18 MARCH AT 1PM
"You cannot tame something so happily wild."
Eva Sampson directs Wild, a highly visual, non-verbal piece of theatre for children aged two to six years.
Wild’s home is the forest. Bears teach her how to eat, birds help her to speak, and foxes show her how to play. She knows nothing but nature from birth. She is irrepressibly wild.
But one day, some new animals arrive and they look oddly like her and they want to take Wild away. But what if she was happy where she was?
Adapted from the glorious picture book by UK based, Hawaiian artist Emily Hughes, Wild is brought to life by the inventive and much-admired company How It Ended, co-run by Eva Sampson and playwright Teresa Burns, who make work with and for young people and whose credits include The Little Gardener (UK Tour) and You Obviously Know What I’m Talking About (Underbelly).
This funny and moving story is full of wide-eyed wonder, celebrating the free spirit in all of us. Vividly told using atmospheric sound, skilful physicality and imaginative puppetry, Wild is about accepting people for who they are rather than trying to make them into something they are not.
Age guide: 2 – 6
Duration: Approx. 50 mins
A Unicorn Production
Get Dressed!
Created and directed by Jade Lewis
Dramaturgy by Stewart Melton
Set & Costume Designed by Cara Evans
Sound Designed by Richard Haynes
Choreography/Movement by Sara Dos Santos
Friday 13 May to Sunday 12 June 2022
PRESS PERFORMANCE: THURSDAY 19 MAY AT 1.45PM
When you’re little, getting dressed is a really big deal!
Get Dressed! in an energetic, warm and playful new show, which explores an everyday routine which most of us take for granted and propels it into a gloriously funny and brilliantly imaginative poignant physical show for ages 2 to 5.
We meet a young girl who is obsessed with her very favourite outfits, whatever the weather, and despite what her Dad thinks. Get Dressed! is a riotous, fun and touching exploration of the relationship between a child and parent as they negotiate their world together.
A play that speaks to children and adults equally, expressing the familiar joys and struggles of family life.
For ages 2 – 5
Duration Approx 45 minutes
A Unicorn Theatre Production
Marvin’s Binoculars
by Justin Audibert
Based on an original idea by Samuel Wyer and Justin Audibert
Directed by Hannah Quigley
Sound Design & Music by Mike Winship
Wednesday 1 June to Sunday 3 July 2022
PRESS NIGHT: WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE AT 7PM
Marvin loves exploring all the parks around his home in London and finding birds, bugs and animals. On his ninth birthday he's overjoyed - his very own pair of grown up, pro binoculars! But then something terrible happens: he loses them, and to get them back, he must face the intimidating park warden.
Join Marvin as he discovers wildlife and friendship in the most unlikely places. Touching on themes of racial prejudice and overcoming grief, Marvin’s Binoculars is a highly engaging and vibrant show that will inspire children to explore the outdoors in their local green spaces.
This production follows the hugely successful digital incarnation of the show, which was produced as part of Unicorn Online and streamed for free in partnership with the Guardian in 2021.
For ages 6 – 11
Relaxed performances: Fri 17 June 10.30am, Sat 18 June 2.30pm, Wed 29 June 11am
Captioned performance: Wed 22 June, 11am
LISTING INFORMATION
Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HZ
www.unicorntheatre.com
Box Office: 020 7645 0560
Twitter: @unicorn_theatre
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unicorntheatre
PRICES
Gulliver's Travels
£8 - £16 under 18s / £14 - £22 adults (concs: £3 off)
Holiday weekends at top price. Holidays 2 – 17 Apr 2022.
Wild
£12 - £14 under 18s / £18 - £20 adults (concs: £3 off)
Holiday weekends at top price. Holidays 2 – 17 Apr 2022.
Get Dressed!
£10 - £14 under 18s / £12 - £20 adults (concs £3 off)
Holiday weekends at top price. Holidays 28 May - 5 Jun 2022.
Marvin's Binoculars
£6 - £12 under 18s / £12 - £18 adults (concs £3 off)
School tickets:
£10 per pupil for non-fee paying schools
£12 per pupil for fee paying schools
Offers for non-fee paying schools from £7.50
Gulliver's Travels
Relaxed performances: Wed 30 Mar, 11am & Sun 3 Apr 2022, 1pm
Audio Described performances with pre-show Touch Tour: Sat 26 Mar 2022, 1pm & Wed 13 Apr 2022, 1pm
Socially Distanced performances: Sat 2 Apr, 6pm & Sat 9 Apr, 6pm
Wild
Relaxed performances: Fri 25 Mar 2022 11.30am, Tues 29 Mar 2022, 11am & Sat 9 Apr 2022, 2.30pm
Socially Distanced performance: Sat 2 Apr 2022, 11am
Get Dressed
Relaxed performances: Fri 27 May 2022, 11am, Sun 29 May 2022, 2.30pm & Wed 8 June 2022, 11am
Marvin's Binoculars
Relaxed performances: Fri 17 June 10.30am, Wed 29 June 11am
Captioned performance: Wed 22 June, 11am
