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Théâtre
Sans Frontières announces
its
national tour of Heaven Eyes
by
David Almond
Hexham-based theatre company, Théâtre Sans Frontières, will be
making a national tour of its production Heaven
Eyes to UK venues
during February and March 2017.
Adapted for the stage by internationally acclaimed children’s
author, David Almond (Skellig, A Song for
Ella Grey, The Savage (NETG Review)),
Heaven Eyes is a poetic and gritty
story about young people trying to find their way in the world. After running
away from their care home, three youngsters, Erin, January and Mouse sail
downriver on a makeshift raft. Washed up on the mudflats, they meet a strange
girl, Heaven Eyes, and a man she calls Grampa, who wields an axe and digs for
treasures in the mud. As Erin
befriends Heaven Eyes and tensions begin to rise within the group, January’s
suspicions about the old man grow. What is the secret he’s hiding?
“Almond’s
eerie tale is an astonishing piece of writing”
The
Guardian
The first tour of Heaven
Eyes took place in autumn 2014. During rehearsals for that tour, TSF
worked closely with David Almond, collaborating fully on interpretation and any
text or scene changes. Following its tour to venues in northern England and Scotland, the
show was recommended by the British Theatre Guide as one of the Best Family
Shows in the North-East of 2014.
“So wonderful to see the story recreated and brought to
life again”
David Almond in rehearsals with TSF
David Almond in rehearsals with TSF
Reprising
their roles from the 2014 tour are: TSF regular Paddy Burton, Joint Artistic
Director Sarah Kemp; Maria Lindh from Sweden; and Tyneside actors, Natalie Ann Jamieson and
Lawrence Neale. Joining them for the first time is Newcastle-based actor
William Davies. The show is directed by joint artistic directors John Cobb and
Sarah Kemp. The set and costumes are designed by Alison Ashton (Canary Gold, Les Aventures de Lapin) and the music is composed by Ken Patterson
(Les Aventures de Lapin, Round the World in 80 Minutes).
The
production, suitable for everyone aged 9 years and over, opens at Arts Centre Washington on 8 February and then tours nationally until the end
of March.
TSF
is grateful for the support received to tour this production from: Arts Council
England, Active Northumberland, the Ernest Cook Trust and Tynedale Lions.
On The
Web:
Website www.tsf.org.uk
Heaven Eyes - tour schedule 2017
8 Feb, 7pm & 9 Feb, 10.30am Arts Centre Washington 0191 561 3455
10 Feb, 7pm Stamford
Arts Centre 01780
763203
12 Feb, 5pm & 13 Feb, 2pm
& 6pm Greenwich Theatre, London 020 88587755
16 Feb, 1pm & 7pm The Old Rep Theatre,
Birmingham 0121 359 9444
18 Feb,2pm & 6.30pm Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds 0113 3760318
21 Feb, 7pm The
Dukes, Lancaster 01524 598500
23 Feb, 7.30pm & 24 Feb, 10.30am
The Brewhouse, Taunton 01823 283244
2 March, 1pm Square Chapel, Halifax 01422
349422
4 March, 7pm Mumford Theatre, Cambridge 01223 352932
6 March, 7.30pm Theatre Royal Winchester 01962 840440
8 March, 7pm The Gulbenkian, Canterbury 01227 769075
10 March, 7pm Hawth Studio,
Crawley 01293 553636
14 March, 7pm & 15 March, 1.15pm People's Theatre
Newcastle 0191 265 5020
17 March, 1pm & 7pm Alnwick Playhouse 01665 510785
18 March, 2.30pm Arc, Stockton-on-Tees 01642
525199
22 March, 7pm & 23 March, 10am Queen’s
Hall Arts Centre, Hexham 01434 652477
25 March, 7pm The Maltings, Berwick 01289 330999
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