'From Puppets to Humans' Series: CELL, co-produced by Smoking Apples and Dogfish (United Kingdom)

'Expertly reveals how minimalism can create big pictures in our imaginations’

The Stage, United Kingdom

Performed in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 and Beverley Puppet Festival 2016

One puppet, one fish, an incurable disease – the last trip of a lifetime.

Ted suffers from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) which causes his mobility to degenerate and he is talking to us through an electronic device. He is now bound to a wheelchair and cannot move by himself but he still remembers the good times.  There is a flashback to the time when Ted experiences the first signs of MND.  When he is diagnosed with the disease, he rushes to experience the world outside his comfort zone and take a final trip to Europe with his pet fish.  The relationship between Ted and his pet fish is especially touching and Ted remains positive even his body is failing him.  The piece features heartwarming and inventive puppetry to tell one man’s final adventure to create enough memories to last a lifetime.

CELL is a collaboration between two upcoming companies from the United Kingdom and has been funded by Arts Council England.  This programme was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 and Beverley Puppet Festival 2016, and was nominated for the Peter Brook Festival Award.

With post-performance talk on 11.11.2017 (Conducted in English)

Recommended for ages 12 and above

The running time of each performance is approximately 1 hour without intermission.

The programme contains some English with Chinese and English surtitles.

'From Puppets to Humans' Series: CELL, co-produced by Smoking Apples and Dogfish (United Kingdom)

Smoking Apples is founded in 2009 and its team includes Molly Freeman, Matt Lloyd and Hattie Thomas.  They discovered a mutual love of puppetry when studying together in Prague.  The theatre has developed a unique style and approach to create an alternative kind of puppet theatre which incorporates disciplines of storytelling, physical and visual theatre.  It aims to ignite an adult imagination by sharing beautiful stories about the strengths and intricacies of human nature.

Dogfish is a new company founded in 2015, by William Aubrey Jones who specialises in making aesthetically curious design led theatre, often utilizing puppets, kinetic sculpture and using little or no text.

Devisors and performers: Molly Freeman, Matthew Lloyd, William Aubrey Jones

'From Puppets to Humans' Series: CELL, co-produced by Smoking Apples and Dogfish (United Kingdom)

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

10.11.2017 (Fri) - 11.11.2017 (Sat)
20:00

12.11.2017 (Sun)
15:00

Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre

$220, $160

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DATE

10.11.2017 (Fri) - 11.11.2017 (Sat)
20:00

12.11.2017 (Sun)
15:00

VENUE

Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre

PRICE

$220, $160

BUY NOW

Tickets available from 14 July onwards at all URBTIX outlets, on Internet, by Mobile Ticketing App and Credit Card Telephone Booking.

Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 and above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (Limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis).

Group Booking Discount #
10% off for each purchase of 4-9 standard tickets; 15% off for 10-19 standard tickets; 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets.

'From Puppets to Humans' Series Discount #
10% off for each purchase of standard tickets for any 2 programmes; 15% off for all 3 programmes.

'Appreciation of Puppetry' Talk Series Discount
10% off for each purchase of standard tickets for any 2 sessions; 15% off for all 3 sessions.

# Not applicable to tickets for all workshops and talks in this series.

Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.  Please inform the box office staff at the time of purchase.

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Credit Card Telephone Booking 2111 5999

Ticketing Enquiries 3761 6661

Internet Booking www.urbtix.hk

Mobile Ticketing App My URBTIX (Andriod & iPhone/iPad versions)

Credit Card Telephone Booking 2111 5999

Ticketing Enquiries 3761 6661

Programme Enquiries 2268 7323

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.

The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.