The Bookbinder
— They say you can get lost in a good book, but it's worse to get lost in a bad one...
From award-winning company Trick of the Light Theatre comes a story of boundless enchantment.
An old man sits down to read the tale of an erstwhile bookbinding apprentice. As he speaks the story spills from the pages and into the bindery. The Bookbinder weaves shadowplay, paper art, puppetry, and music into an original dark fairytale in the vein of Coraline and Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell. An inventive one-man performance for curious children and adventurous adults...
Running time 55 mins
Represented in North America by Boat Rocker Entertainment
Upcoming Shows
China
Suzhou
Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
16-19 May
Orkney
St Magnus International Festival
Orkney Theatre, The Meadows, Kirkwall
22 June – 2pm and 7pm
Cromarty Hall, Cromarty Square, St Margaret's Hope
23 June – 7pm
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Performing Arts
5 W N St, Aberdeen AB24 5AT
Sat 29-Sun 30 June
11am and 3pm
Edinburgh Fringe
Till’s Bookshop
Buccleuch Terrace, Edinburgh
Aug 9, 16, 23 at 7pm
Aug 8, 9, 16 23 at 8:30pm
Premiered February 2014
Arty Bees Bookshop, NZ Fringe,
Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).
Best Theatre
Best in the Fringe
Tiki Tour Ready Award
International Excellence Award
Sydney Fringe Festival 2014
BDO Children's Theatre Award
Fringe World 2015
Cast
Narrator
Ralph McCubbin Howell
Crew
Director
Hannah Smith
Writer
Ralph McCubbin Howell
Composition & Sound Design
Tane Upjohn Beatson
Graphic Design
Edward Watson
Papercraft & design
Hannah Smith &
Ralph McCubbin Howell
Video trailer
Tane Upjohn Beatson
Previous seasons
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HANGZHOU
Grand Theatre, Hangzhou, China
May 9-12, 2024
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Shanghai
The A.S.K. Theatre, Shanghai, China
Apr 25 - May 4, 2024
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Beijing
Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre, Beijing, China
Apr 11–21, 2024
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BATH
The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, UK
Jul 6-8, 2023 -
New Hampshire
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
Apr 1-2, 2023 -
Illinois
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, USA
Nov 7 - 9, 2019
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British Columbia
Surrey Arts Centre, Surrey, CAN
Nov 2, 2019
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Hawkes Bay Arts Festival
Paisley Stage, Ahuriri (Napier), NZ
Oct 19, 2019
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Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival
The Library Room, Poverty Bay Club,
Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne), NZOct 9 - 10, 2019
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National Arts Festival
Victoria Theatre, Makhanda, SA
Jun 30 - jul 7, 2019
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Auckland Arts Festival
The Loft, Q Theatre
Tamaki-makaurau (Auckland), NZMar 21-24 2019
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Horizon Festival
The Old Ambulance Station,
Nambour, AUSAug 24-26, 2018
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Darwin Arts Festival
Brown's Mart Theatre, AUS
Aug 17 - 19, 2018
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Calgary International Children's Festival
Engineered Air Theatre, Calgary, CAN
May 23 - 26, 2018
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Sydney
Belvoir Theatre, Surry Hills, AUS
Sep 26-oct 8, 2017
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ASSITEJ
City Hall, Cape Town, SA
May 20-21, 2017
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Ōtautahi (Christchurch)
The Arts Centre, NZ
Apr 27-29, 2017
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Parramatta
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, AUS
Mar 14-15, 2017
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New York
Lincoln Center Education, The Lincoln Center, USA
Mar 4, 2017
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Awesome Arts Festival
Perth, Merredin, and Bunbury, AUS
Oct 7-23, 2016
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Cellar - Pleasance Courtyard, UK
Aug 3-28, 2016
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International Festival of Art & Ideas
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
June 17-19, 2016
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Salisbury International Arts Festival
Longleat House Library, UK
June 7-11, 2016
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Edinburgh International Children's Festival
Traverse Theatre, UK
June 2-5, 2016
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Brighton Fringe Festival
Sweet Dukebox, UK
May 22-28, 2016
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Southland Festival
Various venues, NZ
April 30- May 5 2016
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Ōtepoti (Dunedin)
Fortune Theatre, NZ
April 27 2016
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Ōtautahi
Christchurch Art Gallery, NZ
April 20-23, 2016
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Adelaide Fringe
The Bakehouse Theatre Studio, Adelaide, NZ
February 12 - 20 2016
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Kokomai Festival
Senior Citizens Hall, (Paetūmōkai) Featherston, NZ
October 17 - 18, 2015
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington)
Circa Theatre, NZ
September 26 - October 10, 2015
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Roxy Downstairs, Edinburgh, UK
August 6 - 31, 2015
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Arts on Tour
Tauranga, Opotiki, Whitianga, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), Tokoroa, Ngāmotu (New Plymouth), Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta (Upper Hutt), Mapua, Mussel Inn, Hokitika, Haehaenui (Arrowtown), Bannockburn, Maruawai (Gore), Owaka, Roxburgh, Oamaru, Twizel, Hakatere (Ashburton), NZ
Jun 30 - Jul 24, 2015
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Upsurge Festival
Pompallier Mission, Kororareka (Russell), NZ
Apr 25 -26, 2015
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Wānaka Festival of Colour
Wānaka Masonic Lodge, NZ
Apr 21 - 23, 2015
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Canberra
Gorman Arts Centre, AUS
Apr 17 - 18, 2015
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Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival
Japanese Garden of Contemplation, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), NZ
Feb 18 - 19, 2015
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Fringe World Festival
The Blue Room Theatre, Perth, AUS
Jan 23 - 21, 2015
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Nelson Arts Festival
St Peters Church, Founders Park, Whakatū (Nelson), NZ
Nov 22 - 23, 2014
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Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations
Oamaru, NZ
Nov 14 - 15, 2014
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Waikari
The Old Mill, North Canterbury, NZ
Nov 8, 2014
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Melbourne Fringe
Son of Loft, Lithuanian Club, AUS
Sept 19 - Oct 4, 2014
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Sydney Fringe
Better Read Than Dead, Newtown,
AUSSept 11 - 13, 2014
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara
BATS Theatre, NZ
Jun 8, 2014
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Escape! Festival
Books A Plenty, Tauranga, NZ
May 31 - Jun 1, 2014
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Dunedin Fringe
The Playhouse Theatre,
Ōtepoti (Dunedin), NZMar 13 - 16, 2014
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NZ Fringe
Arty Bees Bookshop
Te Whanganui-a-Tara, NZFeb 19 - Mar 1, 2014
Image: Edward Watson
