1001 Nights
by Queen's Theatre Hornchurchchildren-and-family, theatre
1001 NIGHTS is magical storytelling for 7 - 11 year olds which celebrates the power of stories, families and friendship.
about the production
NOMINATED FOR AN OFF WEST END AWARD – BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 1001 Nights is the Off West End Award nominated adaptation, originally devised by our new Artistic Director Douglas Rintoul for the Unicorn Theatre, London. It is a modern, compelling, funny and magical take on Arabian Nights. Shahrazad – a lively young girl who, torn between her old home in the East and her new life in England, re-tells the extraordinary stories of her childhood to her new-found friend, who understands not a single word she says…
about the artist
The Queen's Theatre is a 500-seat producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London. The Queen's Theatre produces over eights shows a year and has a vibrant learning and participatory programme engaging over 11,000 participants annually, enabling people to express themselves and their stories through the arts.
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stage dimensions
width: 5 metres
height: 2 metres
depth: 5 metres
Self-contained sound rig. Requires minimal LX but can be performed without any LX. Requires a two hour get-in and a one hour get-out.
7 - 11 year olds and their families
'…HARNESSING ITS AUDIENCE’S IMAGINATION IN A CONTINUOUS GAME OF LET’S-PRETEND AND HOLDING EVERYONE, YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, QUITE SPELLBOUND. AN UTTER DELIGHT.'
If this does not warm your heart then I don’t know what will.
Educational resource pack available.
£300 per performance
