Known for their experimental approach to creating theatre for young audiences, Theatre-Rites celebrate their 30th anniversary this year. With puppetry expert, Dr Sue Buckmaster at the helm as Artistic Director, this innovative visual theatre company focuses on ‘object-led’ theatre, celebrating visuals and promoting cross-artform collaboration. Their latest production (a co-pro with Factory International), Return to the Forest adheres to this ethos, fusing puppetry and contemporary dance in an immersive production that explores culture and heritage. We begin in a museum, close to closing time, where the audience is invited to take a look at the objects on display. As the exhibition shuts up shop for the night, we move to the perimeter and a maze of ‘lasers’ springs up to protected the treasured artefacts. Before long, bodies are weaving deftly in and out of this maze as a heist takes place before our eyes. A laser triggered, the intruders quickly disperse with their haul, and soon…
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