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Handspring Puppet Company, best known for creating War Horse with the National Theatre, return to the UK with an adaptation of Georg Buchner's Woyzeck on the Highveld. In 1950s South Africa a migrant worker struggles to survive in a callous, inhospitable, urban landscape. The production brings together rod-manipulated puppets and animated film to illustrate Woyzeck's tortured mind as he tries to make sense of his circumstances. Anyone who has seen War Horse (or any other Handspring production for that matter) will tell you that what makes this company extraordinary is their ability to give these otherwise inanimate objects a life and soul. Despite the fact that they don t attempt to hide the actors operating the puppets, audiences cannot help believing in the stories played out in front of them. It is truly something incredible to watch and we urge to you take a leap of faith and see this beautiful, haunting production. Woyzeck on the Highveld website.

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Archive listings for Woyzeck on the Highveld (2011)

Work type: Puppetry.

T0607738083

Age 14+. Running time: 90mins (no interval)Producer UK Arts International. Producer Quaternaire (in association with the Barbican and Warwick Arts Centre and Puppet Centre Trust). Company Handspring Puppet Company. Director William Kentridge (original). Director Luc de Wit (revival). Performer Adrian Kohler. Performer Mncedisi Shabangu.
8 Nov 11 to 12 Nov 11Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803
listing details L0626810397
4 Nov 11 to 5 Nov 11Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886
listing details L1927966988
1 Nov 11 to 2 Nov 11Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183
listing details L01312246291
28 Oct 11 to 29 Oct 11Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817
listing details L660172497
25 Oct 11 to 26 Oct 11Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff :: V1984858935
listing details L863102520
18 Oct 11 to 22 Oct 11Lyric Theatre, Belfast :: V552
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11 Oct 11 to 15 Oct 11Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156
listing details L966108603
6 Sep 11 to 10 Sep 11Barbican Centre, West End :: V371
listing details L302735715

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