This is an enchanting show from the Swedish company Docktheatern Tittut, a story of adventure and a lost faun in the snow.
Photo © Dockteatern Tittut Theatre Company
Ingenious puppets join the journey creating a living, moving pop-up book feel to the show.
It is almost nonverbal, the soundscape created with original music and by recording natural sounds, including the crunching of the snow, is hugely effective.
It is performed through dance by Niklas Blomqvist and Oscar Salomonsson who come together to bring the numerous puppets to life and ensure the narrative is clear.
Their talent and physicality allow bears, rabbits and birds to visit fleetingly against the simple but gloriously lit backdrop of the mountains designed by Lisa Kjellgren Almstig.
The immersive experience has the youngest sat up close on the floor which must have been magical for them. There is humour and slight danger, but all is resolved.
There has been little work that has been so striking and immediate in recent years. The rapport established by the performers skiing down the steps of the Egg was just the beginning of what I am sure for many will be a well-remembered adventure.
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Reviewer: Petra Schofield
