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    Red Riding Hood

    Mon 27th Feb at 7pm
    Tickets £8 (£5)
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    Absurdistan: 1989. An ambitious young girl in a red cape journeys through the forest to see her Babushka. Wolves, goodies in a basket and a paranoid secret agent on a mission.
    Content Notice
    Running Time 60 minutes
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeMinor violence (Stage combat) and some strong language

    We all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood; the wolf, a hunter and a girl in a red hood who travels to help her grandma. But what if the reality was different, but the same? What if there was no helping anyone, just personal gain and the exciting new idea that you can have it all for yourself? The Red Riding Hood is an adaptation of the classic fairytale by the Flying Dodo production company. The plot is set during the early 90s, in the fictional Eastern European country of Absurdistan. In the backdrop of the fall of the communist mega-state we follow Babushka, the racketeer wolves, a state hunter and of course Red Riding Hood herself through a satirical, absurd and strangely heart-warming tale of the folk classic. Expect European folk dance, physical theatre and moral confusion. We flip everything that is right, wrong; and all that is wrong, right!

    Thank you for allowing artists to take creative risks, the world needs it now more than ever.

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