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Based on
Philip Pullman’s trilogy, His Dark Materials, this brilliant adaptation
by Nicholas Wright is a play in two parts. It is essentially a love
story in which the leading characters, Lyra and Will, meet as young
teenagers from different worlds. Lyra, the daughter of Lord Asriel, is
on a journey beyond her wildest imaginings. Will, from our world, is
seeking his lost father. Driven on by unseen powers, the two young
people join forces against the malevolent inhabitants they encounter -
soul-eating spectres, child-catching gobblers, a manipulative mother, a
megalomaniac father and a corrupt church. This is an epic journey for
actors and audiences alike.
Primarily a
battle between good and evil, His Dark Materials is peopled by memorable
characters and scenes drawn from both the human and fantasy worlds –
from the armoured bears of Svallbard to the witches of The Northern
Lands, from the horrors of the Cliff-ghasts to the Harpies in The Land
of the Dead, from the Oxford of Lyra’s world to the brilliance of the
Aurora - Pullman weaves them all together with a magical touch.
This is Next
Stage Theatre Company’s most ambitious production yet. His Dark
Materials has a cast of 26, stunning costumes and masks, an original
musical score, and special effects and lighting designed for the
fast-moving and complex plot. Do not miss it! |
