Int'l Theatre Superstars perform award-winning NZ fairytale

Having taken the world by storm with sell out seasons and five-star reviews, Trick of the Light Theatre returns to our shores for a 12-centre national tour of The Road That Wasn’t There. Championing puppetry, shadow play and live music this deliciously dark fairy-tale will unleash its magical charms on curious adults and kids (8 and up) from 13 April - 22 May.

Set in Central Otago, The Road That Wasn’t There is rooted in New Zealand folklore; from lost moa roaming the foothills, to faeries who drink moonshine out of the back of Mitre 10. This curious tale, reminiscent of the late (great) Margaret Mahy or Neil Gaiman, is the brainchild of Trick of the Light Theatre and played to full houses in its premiere season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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In New Zealand there are some 56,000 kilometres of paper roads – streets and towns that exist only on surveyors’ maps. Or do they? A young woman strays from the beaten track and finds herself in a paper world. It seems a land of possibility but she soon discovers that things that happen in the fictional world can have frighteningly real consequences.

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Trick of the Light Theatre is an award-winning New Zealand theatre company founded by Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell. The company has travelled the world and collected numerous awards for their productions which celebrate creativity and deliver playful, thought-provoking and resonant theatre along the way. The Road That Wasn’t There’s accolades include Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (Outstanding New Playwright, Outstanding New NZ Play, Most Promising Director, and Production of the Year), Auckland Arts Festival Award (Auckland Fringe), Children's Event Award (Fringe World, Perth 2016), and Best Children's Event (Adelaide Fringe 2016). The company toured their highly successful show The Bookbinder NZ wide in 2014-2015 and are delighted to be back on the road in Aotearoa.

"Charming, funny and haunting in equal measure.... a storytelling triumph." - Word on the Street

TAKE A WILD RIDE ON THE ROAD THAT WASN’T THERE AND FIND OUT WHAT THE WORLD IS RAVING ABOUT!

The Road That Wasn't There plays:

BLENHEIM:
Marlborough Civic Theatre, 13-15 April. Book at Ticketek

CHRISTCHURCH:
Papa Hou, 17-20 April. Book at Ticketek

OAMARU:
Oamaru Opera House, 23 - 24 April. Book at Ticket Direct

TAURANGA:
Baycourt X-Space, 4 May. Book at Ticketek

GISBORNE:
Gisborne War Memorial Theatre 7 May. Book at Ticket Direct

NAPIER:
MTG Hawkes Bay, 10-11 May. Book at Ticketek

PALMERSTON NORTH:
The Globe Theatre, 14-15 May. Book at The Globe

WHANGANUI:
Wanganui Opera House, 16 May, Book at Ticketek

HAMILTON:
The Meteor 22-23 May. Book at The Meteor

Plus more centres to be announced
Recommended for ages 8+
Duration: 60 mins (no interval)

For more info visit www.tourmakers.co.nz

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