Gaby Gulliver’s Travels – A family shadow theatre show for adults and children.
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Set in the present day, Gaby Gulliver, an eight-year-old child, is sent on an errand into the woods for her mum…
Gaby finds herself in another universe, a weird but wonderful world… then another, and another, as she travels on a magical journey through time and space!
Along the way, regardless of where she is, the problems seem the same as at home… Gaby’s journey into these parallel universes is one of survival and enlightenment in this contemporary reimagining of Gulliver’s Travels by Indigo Moon Theatre. Told through shadow theatre, unfolding before your eyes, this new puppetry production explores how it feels to be big or small. How will Gaby treat the tiny people when she’s a Giant? How will Gaby survive when she’s a tiny person herself? Will she ever find her way home, and might her experiences change how she feels about the world around her? Three hundred years since the publishing of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, join Indigo Moon Theatre as they present their contemporary version of this famous tale from a child’s point of view…. a mesmerising performance blending live shadow puppetry with animated projection and an original score for young children and families. Discover a tale of cruelty versus kindness, conflict versus sharing, power versus vulnerability …. and appreciation for what we have. A must-see for the whole family. Gaby Gulliver’s Travels is the latest of Indigo Moon Theatre’s portfolio of universal stories that embrace innovative approaches to storytelling. The show brings issues to life around our family relationships and our effects on others. Aimed at all ages 5+.
Brought to you by India Moon
Indigo Moon Theatre is best known as a Hull based Anglo-Indonesian children’s shadow puppet theatre company that has toured nationally and internationally to theatres, festivals and schools since 2001. Historically, their work combines traditions, techniques and styles from around the world, particularly from Europe and Indonesia. Their shows often carry important, transferable messages about the world around us. Merging intricate colourful design, immersive original music, engaging storytelling and a combination of marionettes, rod puppets, live acting and shadow theatre- Indigo Moon Theatre brings new life to classic tales, such as Jungle Book, Aladdin and Alice and the White Rabbit, as well as creating their own original work. They have enjoyed hundreds of performances to date, as well as taking commissions for commercial ventures. You may have seen their work appear in the BBC TV programme Peaky Blinders, a Take That gig or in the latest Sir Kenneth Branagh film, A Haunting in Venice (with a spooky shadow theatre performance by IMT’s Anna Ingleby, scenery by Haviel Perdana, and characters designed by Susanna Samanek, who also designed the Gaby Gulliver’s Travels puppets). They also have a long history of educational workshops for children and adults.
Anna Ingleby
Anna studied puppetry in India and Indonesia and, with Haviel Perdana, has successfully created the Indigo Moon Theatre aesthetic of combining traditional puppetry styles with contemporary writing and theatre-making skills. Hand crafted sets, marionettes, rod puppets and shadow theatre are blended with acting and original music to share global stories with the audience.
Haviel Perdana
Haviel is an electro composer / musician, director and visual artist / painter from Indonesia. He co-devises shows, composes the music, leads workshops and creates scenery and puppets.
Keeping Things Fresh
Messages of self-belief, kindness and togetherness underpin Indigo Moon Theatre’s work. Contemporary issues such as environmental concerns and climate change are also explored in some of their shows, and they seek to engage and inspire audiences. Performance accessibility has always been important to Indigo Moon Theatre. They have previously worked to enhance audience engagement with the support of an accessibility consultant. They offer touch tours and create safe spaces for everyone to enjoy their performances. This production was assisted by inspiration from working with eight-year-old children and is a contemporary adaptation of Gulliver’s Travels with the main protagonist being eight-year-old Gaby Gulliver.
About Gaby Gulliver’s Travels
Produced by Indigo Moon Theatre (Anna Ingleby & Haviel Perdana) and Darren Walter
Written by Frances Allison, and devised by the creative team
Directed by Steve Tiplady & Haviel Perdana
Performed by Anna Ingleby and Frances Allison
Puppet Characters designed by Susanna Samanek
Scenery design, video content and music by Haviel Perdana
With thanks to our local partners / supporters of this project: Hull City Arts, Hull
Culture & Leisure, Hull Library Service and Back to Ours.
In memory of Les Credland.
