PINOCCHIO LIVE STREAMED FROM CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE
Tuesday 22 December at 7pm & Wednesday 23 December at 2pm
Recommended for ages 7+.
Chichester Festival Youth Theatre’s brand new version of the classic tale PINOCCHIO, written especially for them by CFT’s Writer-in-Residence Anna Ledwich with music by Tom Brady, will be live streamed from the Festival Theatre on 22 December at 7pm (press night) and 23 December at 2pm.
Director Dale Rooks, whose work at Chichester includes The Butterfly Lion, The Midnight Gang and Running Wild, will bring her trademark visual flair and gift for storytelling to this darkly magical reinvention.
Geppetto the boatmaker tosses aside a piece of wood; it’s only good for the fire. To his amazement, a voice answers him back. Geppetto picks up the wood and begins to carve – and a small wooden boy is revealed. A puppet, which he names Pinocchio.
And that’s when the mayhem begins. Pinocchio can’t stop getting into trouble, despite the best efforts of the Blue Fairy and the Cricket to keep him on track. His intentions may be good – he truly wants to go to school like real boys and girls – but the temptation to discover the wonders of the world and make his fortune keep getting in the way.
Pinocchio encounters a host of fascinating characters, from Punch and Judy to the wily Fox and Cat and the strange Sea Monster, as he journeys to Wonderland and the world beneath the sea. But he discovers that it isn’t easy hiding the truth – especially when your nose gets longer with every lie you tell…
Anna Ledwich’s previous work at Chichester includes The Butterfly Lion (2019), Crossing Lines (2019) and Beauty and the Beast (2018).
Pinocchiowill have set design by Simon Higlett, costumes by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting by James Whiteside, musical direction by Colin Billing, sound by Gregory Clarke and movement by Lauren Grant.
Recommended for ages 7+.
Pinocchio runs at Chichester Festival Theatre from 16 December 2020 – 2 January 2021
There will be a Polish-translated performance on Monday 21 December at 7pm and a Relaxed Performance on Sunday 27 December at 2pm.
Live streams: Tuesday 22 December at 7pm & Wednesday 23 December at 2pm.
Press night: Tuesday 22 December, 7.00pm
To book tickets, visit:
cft.org.uk 01243 781312