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The Paper Cinema

The Rock Charmer & Night Flyer

Sun 30 Mar 2025

Djanogly Theatre

£9.50-£11

Priority booking Wed 6 Nov, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 13 Nov, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 13 Nov, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

Running time

50 minutes, no interval

Age range

Suitable for ages 8+

Priority booking Wed 6 Nov, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 13 Nov, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 13 Nov, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

Step into a world of wonder with The Paper Cinema, where theatre, cinema, and paper puppetry intertwine in a breath-taking live performance.

Fascinating and imaginative storytellers, The Paper Cinema, create extraordinary, magical worlds without words with vivid pen and ink drawings, intricate paper puppetry, and a treasure trove of acoustic and electronic sounds.

Set against the backdrop of Dorset’s rugged coastline, The Rock Charmer delves into enchanting legends where the stones and rocks of the landscape hold secrets. In Night Flyer, journey with our hero across abstract landscapes on a bike in pursuit of a mysterious train and a lost girl!

Accompanied by a live soundtrack, this nuanced, non-verbal performance brings stories to life as audiences watch pen and ink illustrations skilfully manipulated in real-time in front of a video camera and projected onto the big screen.

Produced by Sound UK. Night Flyer commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre.

Part of Soundstage: Festival of Music and the Moving Image

Sound Stage music and the moving image

Watch the trailer...

some hands holding paper cut-outs of wolfs
on a dark stage, there is a projected drawn face as well as people under light who are holding paper cut outs to project
a hand holding a paper cut out of a sword

You can see how the show is being made right before your eyes.

The Guardian

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