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by David Almond
for over 8's
"a very impressive, high quality production"
The British Theatre Guide
Erin and January often run away from the children's home, Whitegates. This time they're determined to never return and head downriver on a raft made of old doors. Washed up on the Black Middens mud, they stumble across Grampa and Heaven Eyes - a mysterious girl with webbed fingers who has a strange view of life. While Grampa keeps the truth of her history concealed, Erin befriends Heaven Eyes, and January becomes fearful as his suspicions grow…
This haunting and magical play had a successful pilot presentation at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was well received by audiences and critics. The production was further developed with David Almond and toured the UK from March to May 2007. Tour dates included:
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD The Old Town Hall
30 March, Box Office 01442 228091
LONDON Polka Theatre
3-7 April, Box Office 020 8543 4888
EASTLEIGH The Point
11 April, Box Office 023 8065 2333
GAINSBOROUGH Trinity Arts Centre
13 April, Box Office 01427 676655
www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/trinity
BIRMINGHAM mac
15 April, Box Office 0121 440 3838
BATH the egg at Theatre Royal Bath
21 April, Box Office 01225 448844
KENDAL Brewery Arts Centre
24 April, Box Office 01539 725133
NORTH HYKEHAM Terry O'Toole Theatre
28 April, Box Office 01522 883311
PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal
1-5 May, Box Office 01752 267222
POOLE The Lighthouse
10-12 May, Box Office 08700 668701
HALIFAX Square Chapel for the Arts
15 May, Box Office 01422 349422
www.sq-chapel-arts.demon.co.uk
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Northern Stage
16-17 May, Box Office 0191 230 5151
DARLINGTON Arts Centre
18-19 May, Box Office 01325 486555
HEAVEN EYES repeated the fruitful collaboration between David Almond and Pop-Up. The company adapted his first play for the stage, WILD GIRL WILD BOY, with the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith in 2001 which was awarded a Sainsbury's Checkout Theatre Award - "bewitching...one of the season's highlights" The Observer.
"a magical job of a memorable show with many surprises, not least the unique music by Cellorhythmics created specially for this production"
Daily Mail
David Almond is widely regarded as the most exciting children's author writing today, and is the winner of the Whitbread, Carnegie and Smarties Awards as well as many other prizes in the UK, USA and Europe. His international best-selling novels, which have been translated into more than 20 languages, include SKELLIG, KIT'S WILDERNESS, THE FIRE-EATERS and the recently published, CLAY.