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Forthcoming Event

NAADV : Benefit Event

Gavin Skerritt the puppeteer is putting on a puppet rendition of the Little Match Girl on June 20th at 6pm at St. Mark's Community Centre, Tollgate Road, Beckton.

• Tickets are only £3.00 obtainable from Judi Shoffren 0207 473 3047
• All proceeds from the production will go to NAADV - Newham Action Against Domestic Violence

Please tell everyone [from 6 up] who might be interested - see below for further details

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Matchstick Girl
Adapted, directed and performed by Gavin Skerritt

"Beautifully executed... The production is hugely atmospheric, and produces a succession of enchanting images that are quite bewitching to watch...This inventive and ambitious show has much to recommend it." The Stage

• Supported by Arts Council England and NAADV
• Developed by David Alcock, Irene Hardy and Knut Østrådal
• Lighting by Alex Killick

On a bitterly cold evening a little matchstick girl is out on the streets alone, unable to sell her matches. For warmth she lights them one-by-one and through their flames she sees a succession of visions...a sparkling spinning Christmas tree...a ballet dancing chicken...a singing picture frame. In a unique combination of puppetry, mask and music The Little Matchstick Girl finally finds the love and happiness she needs.

This magical production is brought to you by an emerging talent of British puppet animation who combines song, humour and dramatic visual storytelling in a compelling adaptation of this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale.

A family show suitable for children over the age of 6.

TOUR DATES 2007

• Hereford - Courtyard Theatre, Sat 19th May (0870 11 22 330)
• Norfolk - The Norwich Puppet Theatre, Sat 26th May (01603 629921)
• London
  - The Hackney Empire (Acorn Studio), Tues 29th May - Sat 2nd June (020 89852424)
  - St. Mark's Community Centre, Wed 20th June (020 7473 3047)
  - Museum in Docklands, Sat 23rd June (0870 444 3850)
• Salford - The Lowry, Sat 14th July (0870 787 5780)
• Somerset - Bath, the egg, Sat 15th September (01225 823409)
• Dorset - The Lighthouse Theatre, Mon 22nd - Sat 27th October (087000 668701)
• Norway - The Agder Theatre, Mon 8th - Tues 9th October (+ 47 38 02 43 00)