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Compagnie du Hanneton / James Thierrée — The Toad Knew Tickets

★★★★ "A spellbinding mix of ravishing visuals, seductive music and breathtaking acrobatics" -- The Guardian

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Performance dates

3 - 7 May 2017

Run time 1 hr 30 mins

Includes interval

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Compagnie du Hanneton / James Thierrée — The Toad Knew at the Sadler' s Wells in 2017!

Step into the beautifully weird world of multi-talented performer and director James Thierrée.

Following Tabac Rouge in 2014, James Thierrée returns with his latest critically acclaimed creation, featuring a seamless mix of mechanical marvels, music, surreal humour and acrobatic finesse.

Six characters emerge in a strange fairy-tale lair. A woman transforms into a lizard, a piano plays itself, and plates magically appear and disappear. In the middle of it all James Thierrée works his magic with the aid of a squat servant, only to have it undone by a man beast, and aerialist Thi Mai Nguyen and contortionist Valérie Doucet spin their tricks.

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Under 5s are not admitted to this event.

Special notes

Post show talk: Thursday 4 May. Sadler's Wells' Artistic Director Alistair Spalding in discussion with James Thierrée. BSL interpreted. Free to same day ticket holders. Audio Described Performance: Sunday 7 May at 4pm.

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