The Bookbinder

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Event The Bookbinder
Venue Q Theatre Loft, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2019
First Date 21 March 2019
Opening Date 21 March 2019
Last Date 24 March 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description From award-winning company Trick of the Light Theatre, The Bookbinder weaves shadowplay, paper craft, puppetry, and music into an original fairytale in the vein of Coraline and Neil Gaiman – a delightfully dark and imaginative theatre gem for curious children and adventurous adults.

First performed in the back room of a secondhand bookshop, The Bookbinder has toured across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and USA, and finally comes to Auckland. Acclaimed through sellout seasons at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015 and 2016, it has received many accolades including Best The
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Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Family
Music
Puppetry
Visual Theatre
Solo
Shadow Puppets
Subjects Books
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tane Upjohn-Beatson Composer
Hannah Smith Director
Ralph McCubbin Howell Narrator
Ralph McCubbin Howell Writer
Hannah Smith Writer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
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Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 154485