A brand new musical co-written by Manners McDade composer Tim Phillips and directed by Tom Morris (War Horse) is to premiere in Bristol.
The production will be unveiled as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations for the Bristol Old Vic.
The Grinning Man is a dark fairy story about a man tormented by the quest to discover how his facial features became disfigured. The production features human and wolf puppet characters, created by Finn Caldwell and Toby Olié with the puppeters who also worked on War Horse.
The songs and score were created by Tim Phillips and his long time collaborator, Marc Teitler. Tim recently completed the orchestral score to Dragon, for The National Theatre of Scotland/Vox Motus and Tianjin People’s Art Theatre of China, which will be on world tour throughout 2016.
The Grinning Man plays The Bristol Old Vic, in King Street, from October 13 to November 13, with nightly performances at 7.30pm (Tuesday - Saturday) plus a 2.30pm matinée on Saturdays.
The production will be unveiled as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations for the Bristol Old Vic.
The Grinning Man is a dark fairy story about a man tormented by the quest to discover how his facial features became disfigured. The production features human and wolf puppet characters, created by Finn Caldwell and Toby Olié with the puppeters who also worked on War Horse.
The songs and score were created by Tim Phillips and his long time collaborator, Marc Teitler. Tim recently completed the orchestral score to Dragon, for The National Theatre of Scotland/Vox Motus and Tianjin People’s Art Theatre of China, which will be on world tour throughout 2016.
The Grinning Man plays The Bristol Old Vic, in King Street, from October 13 to November 13, with nightly performances at 7.30pm (Tuesday - Saturday) plus a 2.30pm matinée on Saturdays.
