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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Little Angel Theatre, Inner London
From: Saturday, 19th November 2011
To: Sunday, 29 January 2012

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Synopsis

Inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story, this is a startling world of ruined beauty and magic reality where everyone dreams of their five minutes of fame and riches, and the extraordinary takes flight. Led by a Kneehigh Theatre creative team, and Little Angel Theatre's Wright Family to bring music, puppetry and fun for all the family in this new puppetry show.

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28 November 2011

Magic veritably falls from the old, wooden rafters at the Little Angel Theatre, as a very old man with enormous wings is blown amidst the damp, despondent village people. Is he a chicken man? An angel? Will we ever find out?

You almost don’t care, so caught are you in the finely executed body language of the puppets – sorry, characters – as they interact on stage. Almost. Because a beautifully done final scene will eke out the realisation that you had hoped for all along...

But, back to the start: a very old man with enormous wings has just been blown into the town. A young boy has been sick for days, the seaside houses infested with crabs... when suddenly, he is cured! The crabs have gone. Is it the old man’s doing? Can he cure other things? The local priest says no, the townspeople say yes, which is it to be? You’ll just have to go along and find out.

Despite the overriding melancholia that un...

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blah blah - 11 December 2011: starstarstarstar

veryy very good play...

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Creative

Gabriel Grace Marquez (Author)
Little Angel Theatre (in association with Kneehigh Theatre) (Producer)
Anna Maria Murphy (Adaptation)
Bill Mitchell (Director)
Lyndie Wright (Design)
Malcolm Rippeth (Lighting)
Ian Ross (Music)
Benji Bower (Music)


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