We’ve just seen into the New Year, and Christmas appears to be a thing of the past. It feels like a lifetime ago since mince pies seemed to be the treat of choice, festive playlists dominated department stores, tinsel seemed to brighten up many a home and mulled wine livened up the coldest of seasons. In Rachel Claye’s production on The Lighthouse, Christmas makes a subtler appearance with a narrative driven by loss, dreams and strong will.
The genre of visual theatre may seem quite vague and confusing. The term refers to a form of theatre that uses techniques other than speech to communicate a story. This can be anything from mime, to physical theatre, art installations to puppetry. The Wrong Crowd proudly bear the torch for visual theatre, integrating visually stunning puppets with an inventive narrative. Ahead of The Wrong Crowd’s London International Mime Festival debut of their show, Kite, Theatrefullstop were able to speak to the theatre company’s co-director and puppet designer and director, Rachael Canning about the festival’s importance in the theatre world, Kite‘s central themes and other artists she is looking forward to watching at this year’s festival.
(There is also a contribution to this interview from Movement Director Eddie Kay).