World premiere as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Family Season 2014. When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: he flies into outer space!
Millions of miles from earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake. The boy must make a daring landing on the moon. But as it turns out, he is not alone up there…
Branar Téatar and Denmark’s Teater Refleksion have joined forces to produce The Way Back Home, based on the hugely successful book by Irish author Oliver Jeffers. Making its world premiere at the festival, this new show will combine puppetry, original music and the distinctive, evocative design of Teater Refleksion’s Mariann Aagaard to realise a beautiful and imaginative story on stage.
A non-verbal performance.
“The Way Back Home” is published by HarperCollins Children’s Publishers.
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There will be an autism friendly performance of The Way Back Home on 1 October at 10.15am. Autism friendly performances are aimed at families or school groups with children are on the autism spectrum or those who have sensory sensitivities. This will be a relaxed performance for the whole family, which will be tailored for the comfort of your child. The sound will be at a lower volume and the lights will be dimmed rather than a completely dark, we will warn you of any loud noises and we will have a special chill-out area where your child can relax.
An autism friendly information pack, with photographs and a synopsis of the play which may assist your child to prepare for the performance, is available here
Although the recommend age for this performance is 3-8 years, if you feel it may be suitable for your older child by all means do come along. For further information please contact The Ark on (01) 670 7788 or boxoffice@ark.ie.
Special thanks to Theatre Development Fund's Autism Theatre Initiative for serving as an advisor
