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HOOKHITCH THEATRE
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We are HookHitch. We tell stories. We write music to go with those stories. We sometimes build puppets to go with those stories. We have a simple aim: for audiences to leave our shows having discovered something new, or having been reminded of something they'd forgotten. Our passions lie in the traditions of rural storytelling and folk music, and we want to create and offer work that's accessible and inclusive. Please explore the site to find out more about who we are and what we're up to.
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below is a list of HookHitch Theatre's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Despondent Divorcee, The Mildred And The Midnight City My Friend Peter Phantasmagoria This Was the World and I Was King Turn Of the Screw, TheDespondent Divorcee, The
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A 1940s New York hotel spirals through a storm of media speculation following the eighth-storey suicide leap of a desperate young woman. A psychological thriller featuring the bittersweet poetry of Sara Teasdale and live jazz music. The audience enter the Kendrick Hotel's hauntingly desolate jazz bar and witness flickers of the fractured final days of Frances Dupree. The shameless exploitation behind a ferocious media circus is called to question in this unsettling story of identity, morality, and disgrace. Previous reviews: ***** (ThreeWeeks). **** (Scotsman). 'HookHitch grab their audiences and don't let go' **** (FestivalJournal.co.uk).
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written by Casey Jay Andrews and Nathan Foad
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C Venues - C Cubed, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Aug 2014
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Jazz, Music, 1 hour
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Top of PageMildred And The Midnight City
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A musical puppetry adventure following the intrepid journey of an unlikely little hero. Mildred is suddenly thrown out of her hum-drum TV screen routine and thrust into the heart of an Arctic adventure. She is sent on an impossible mission to the Midnight City, but her journey drastically changes course, and with only a polar bear for company, she faces the challenge of a lifetime. Music, puppetry and storytelling take the explorers through the storm and into the heart of this icy escapade. A family show that strives for young audiences to engage with the themes of self-worth, equality and friendship.
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Written by Casey Jay Andrews and Nathan Foad
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Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
30 Jul 2014
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TYA puppetry 60 min
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Male: 4 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageMy Friend Peter
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My Friend Peter is a family friendly folk musical for all those who seek big adventures in little places. Join Beatrix as she makes her journey through the uncharted water of a life most unexpected; share in the loves, losses, struggles and triumphs of one of the most celebrated authors in childrens literature. Her imagination comes alive on-stage accompanied by rousing folk-music, but the fantasy unravels when cruel twists of fate uncover a bitter-sweet reality behind the magic.
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Written by Casey Jay Andrews
1st Produced:
C Nova, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
05 Aug 2015
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folk musical 60 min
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Top of PagePhantasmagoria
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We enjoy stories because they have an ending; the falling of a curtain or the shutting of a book. But what happens when we cannot trust our storyteller? The worlds of horror and fantasy collide in a sensory journey of the imagination, as once-extraordinary entertainer Charles Alderdice attempts to bring Lewis Carroll's darkest work to life. Alderdice stumbles between his greatest fantasies and his deepest fears, losing himself and his audience in Carroll's surreal fiction. The troubled whispers of a showman's faded mind lead the audience through this intimate and immersive tale of desperation and delusion.
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written by Nathan Ford
1st Produced:
C Nova, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Aug 2015
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storytelling, immersive 20 min
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Top of PageThis Was the World and I Was King
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Rediscover the unbridled imagination of childhood in HookHitch's new family-friendly World War I story, featuring folk music and puppetry. With their Father in peril at the Front, the Connor children turn inside themselves for comfort and distraction from reality. their imaginary kingdom comes to life with music and hand-carved puppets as they set sail on impossible adventures. Accompanied by the poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses, set to an enchanting folk score. 'HookHitch grab their audiences and don't let go' **** (Festival Journal). **** (BroadwayBaby.com).
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Written by Casey Jay Andrews and Nathan Foad
1st Produced:
C Venues - C Nova, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Aug 2013
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Genre:
music, puppetry 55 minutes
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Top of PageTurn Of the Screw, The
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How can you protect those in your care, if you can't tell what is real? Award-winning writer Benjamin Henson's adaptation delves into Henry James' macabre classic with haunting live music and puppetry. Journey into the psyche of the governess, as she falls deeper and deeper into her belief that the children are possessed. Is she protecting the innocents from evil and corruption? Or is she manipulating them to act as puppets for her own inner demons?
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written by Benjamin Henson
1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Aug 2012
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Genre:
horror, storytelling 50 min
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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