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| Writer: Mike Kenny, ACE Children’s Award 2000 Director: Rosamunde Hutt, ex-director of Theatre Centre, now associate director at the Unicorn Theatre for Children Performers: Mick Jasper Musician: Sharon Lindo Designer: Jane Linz Roberts Age range: 5 to 9 Download the 2010 spring
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A furrowed field. The end of winter. The distant cawing of crows. A couple of farm workers turn up with a bundle of sticks and a pile of old clothes. They build a scarecrow. This is the story of a lonely scarecrow and a bunch of noisy crows. It’s about solitude and community in hard, hard times. The scarecrow hates the crows. Well that’s what you’d expect. But every time he chases them off they just keep coming back. The crows can take or leave the scarecrow. They’re too busy squabbling, eating and living their lives. All he wants is to be left alone. We follow their relationship over a year, from their beginnings as enemies, to their conclusion as grudging friends. |
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From the creative team that brought you The Gardener, nominated for The Children’s Theatre Prize in Germany and The Chronos Prize in France. Mike is also
writer of the critically acclaimed York Theatre Royal production of
E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children which has just opened at the
former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo station London.
For bookings and information contact: Iain
Armstrong
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