1000 Paper Cranes. Catherine Wheels

Assembly, George Sq
Sun 21 Aug
Genre: Theatre

A Touching, funny sad play about friendship and loss.  Based on a true story, Sadako is a 12 year old Japanese girl from Hiroshima, who is the best runner in her school. They play opens with her training for the school race, lots of interaction with the audience by two strong performers. When she becomes sick and has to go to hospital, her best friend decides that if they  make 1000 Paper Cranes she will become well again and they set out to do this.  Paper Cranes start to appear from everywhere, they hang on strings from a simple screen and they litter they stage.  When it starts to snow paper cranes there isn't a dry eye in the house.
The play carries a message that it's not achieving your goal that matters, but what happens on the journey towards it.  In Hiroshima the story is still celebrated today.
I absolutely loved this show and think it would be perfect for rural touring.    There is also a lot of humour in the play, the actors are very engaging and create a good rapport with the audience.  It's suitable for ages 8+

Barbara, Highlights
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