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Theatre & Dance

Akimbo Theatre Company

The Animator

Thu 27 Feb 2025, 7.30pm

Djanogly Theatre

£16

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Running time

1 hour 20 minutes, no interval*

Age range

Suitable for ages 12+

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Against the subversive and glittering background of 1920’s Berlin, Lotte Reiniger changed the world of animation and filmmaking forever.

This is the story of the ‘Queen of Silhouettes’, who created the oldest surviving feature length animation, and devised technology that paved the way for much of the pre-digital animation that followed.

It brings to life the story of an intrepid inventor and her eccentric team, as they create the first ever feature length animated film. Building their animation tables out of bicycle pumps, car seats and sheer determination.

Within this flickering world of shadows and light, Akimbo presents a high energy physical theatre biopic with dark political themes, holding an unsettling mirror to events today.

*Followed by Q&A.

Watch the trailer...

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