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Steampunk play comes to Stockton
Grandad and the Machine
Stockton ARC
Wednesday 20th
April 2016.
A brand
new play which follows a heroic grandad on his quest to save Victorian Britain
from a mechanical monster is heading to ARC Stockton on
Wednesday 20th April.
Grandad
and the Machine is written and performed by award-winning
theatre maker Jack Dean, and is a modern day steampunk fairytale telling the
story of a hundred-year-old mechanical monster, that emerges from the sea and
threatens to disturb the quaint villages of Victorian England.
The only
person who can help is Imogen’s grandad. He sets off on an epic quest across England with
his trusty spanner, but along the way, some dark family secrets unfold as
Grandad battles to save Britannia from
a mechanical force that is threatening to take over the land.
The play is set in an alternative history
in which the British Empire never
fell, and mixes elements of
history and politics with fairytale and humour that’s all tied up with an
original score to captivate both adults and children.
Steampunk is a phrase that refers to science
fantasy set in the Victorian era, and specifically refers to culture of the
time, which was highly influenced by industrial steam powered machinery.
Jack
commented: “Grandad and the Machine is a modern fairytale about capitalism,
Englishness, the north Atlantic and the
things that could have been. I hope it will bring up some interesting questions
about how change can happen and how to do the right thing; but more than
anything I want people to be entertained and moved. I can’t wait to show it to
people.”
The show
comes after Jack visited ARC in February with his adventure packed children’s
show Horace and the Yeti. As part of the show, kids were invited to take
part in a ‘Yeti Hunt’ across Stockton High Street, which meant plenty of
would-be explorers uncovered some mini fluffy yeti’s and returned them to ARC
in time for the show.
Tickets:
Grandad and the Machine will take place
at ARC on Wednesday 20 April at 7pm, and tickets are Pay
What You Decide. To reserve your ticket call the Box Office on 01642 525199 or
visit www.arconline.co.uk.
The performance includes audio description. A
“T-loop” room system and there is a free copy of the playtext for deaf audience
members and audience members with hearing impairments.
Jack
Dean’s work is produced by LittleMighty.
Written,
performed and with music by Jack Dean
Directed
by Polly Agg-Manning
Dramaturgy
by Alex Chisholm
Design
by Sophie Mosberger
Lighting
Design by Sam-Hollis Pack
Musician
/ Technical Stage Manager Josh Lucas
Produced
by LittleMighty
Developed
with Apples and Snakes, Arts Council England, West
Yorkshire Playhouse
Supported
by Unlimited, supporting the work of disabled artists, using public funding by
the National Lottery through Arts Council England and
Creative Scotland.
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