Theatre

I Wish I Was a Mountain

Date: Wednesday, Oct 23 2019
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: 1532 Performing Arts Centre

On the day of the famous annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one.

Before long, the city is transformed. Mansions stand where mud huts once squatted, and beggars ride around in horse drawn carriages. And one man wishes to be turned into a mountain.

Written and performed by former Glastonbury Poetry Slam Champion Toby Thompson, I Wish I was a Mountain uses rhyme, live music, and just a smattering of metaphysical philosophy to boldly re-imagine Herman Hesse’s classic fairy-tale.

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Do we really need the things that we need? What do mountains feel? How did time begin? Adults are kindly requested to leave all answers to these questions at the door. Children, come as you are.

A co-production by the egg and Travelling Light. Co-comissioned by Brighton Festival and Imaginate.

Oct 23, 7pm, £10/£6 children. 45 mins. Ages 7+. For more info, visit www.1532bristol.co.uk/whats-on-and-news/events/i-wish-i-was-a-mountain

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By steve wright, Monday, Sep 23 2019

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