The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy

The New Zealand International Festival of the Arts is coming to Capital E with the amazing tale of Cheeseboy - a beautiful, dark and funny theatre show ideal of audiences aged 9+. Told inside a magical travelling theatre tent, a storyteller shares an enchanting and timeless tale of how Cheeseboy's home planet has been reduced to a bubbling fondue. Where are his parents? How did be become marooned on Earth? A wonderous story with shades of Edward Scissorhands and The Little Prince.

"...in a huge faux tent inside a theatre, children do not shuffle or whisper but instead seem to marvel. this world... is not like anything they have experienced..." THE ADVERTISER

Location/venue: 

Capital E

Date: 
14 Mar 2010 - 21 Mar 2010
Cost: 
Adult $38, Child $20
Entry details: 

Sun 14 March 2.30pm & 6pm.

Fri 19 March 6pm

Sat 20 & Sun 21 March 2pm & 6pm

(no show Mon 15 - Thu 18 March)

Contact details: 

For more information visit www.capitale.org.nz or phone 04 913 3740.

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    Capital E is an award winning, not-for-profit organisation which inspires early engagement with arts, culture and creative technology.

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