19th Nov 11 – 29th Jan 12
The world’s been sad since Tuesday, the child has a fever and is hotter than a fish on a spit.
The dog chases its tail, Mother dreams of a new broom and Father gazes out to sea. The whole village is on the brink.
Then the sky gets frisky, the sea rears up and, in a bolt of lightning, a very old man with enormous wings crashes to earth in a flurry of feathers. Nothing will ever be the same again!
“Aieee! Aieee! It’s a miracle!”
The village celebrate and the very old man sings a shipwrecked shanty to the child.
“What is he? Thinks the child.
A cloud sleeper
A storm rider?
A moon watcher?
Or a raggedy ocean smelling fallen down Angel chicken man?”
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.
A Kneehigh creative team, led by Mike Shepherd, combine forces with the Little Angel’s founding family – Lyndie, Sarah and Joe Wright – to celebrate Little Angel’s 50th anniversary year with a beautiful, brave and always entertaining new show.
For anyone age 6 and over who believes that an old man might fly.
