Development Information: I was lucky enough to be selected as one of Starcatchers' latest recipients of their Play Space fund. I worked on a piece of interactive theatre for 3-5 year olds and their families that explores the themes of Ownership, Isolation, and Loneliness.
Collaborating with Fergus Dunnet and Gilchrist Muir. Fergus designed and built a giant wearable Sou'wester puppet costume, and Gilchrist acted as an outside eye for our developmental research.
During the development weeks, Gilchrist (Parky) and I worked on the narrative world and storyboards below.
The Story: A vast, silent loch surrounded by ancient pines. An old fisherman rows slowly across the glass-like water. In the mist, a vibrant turquoise flash cuts through the grey—the Kingfisher.
The performance invites young children directly into the tactile elements: casting silk nets into imaginary currents, creating thunder through resonant sheet metals, and finding companionship across language barriers.
