Alvin’s Underwater Adventures Splash Down in Brighton

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer is a one-man micro-epic puppet show that melds technology and multimedia into a touching story of enduring love and the end of the world for adults and children aged 10+. Created and performed by Tim Watts – founding member of Weeping Spoon Productions, the international, multi-award winning independent theatre company based in Perth, Western Australia – the show has toured the world since its debut in 2009.

 

The show is a tiny tale set in the deepest dark blue sea of a solitary explorer with a heart as big as a whale. In a highly imaginative fusion of animation, mime, puppetry, projections, live and recorded music, Watts tells Alvin’s tale of lost love in the seemingly endless depths of the ocean.

 

The seas have risen, billions have died and those who are left live on farms atop skyscrapers and mountains. The scientists have tried everything… but the floating islands sank, space probes found nothing, and the giant sponges – visible from the moon – are now rotting icons of failure. Now science and humanity are turning to the oceans themselves.

 

A last ditch effort to save the human race requires journeying down through the mysterious depths of the deep blue sea to find a new place for everyone to live. Alvin Sputnik accepts this perilous mission so that he may follow the soul of his beloved wife down into the underworld so they can be together once more.

 

Following a highly successful season at the New York International Fringe Festival, where it was awarded “Outstanding Solo Show” and received a slew of 5-star rave reviews, it has gone on to win the awards for ‘Best Puppetry’ at Adelaide Fringe 2010 and “Best Theatre Show” at the 2011 Auckland Fringe Festival.

 

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer can be seen at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome on 1 Sept at 2.30pm and 7.30pm and is suitable for ages 10+