The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl
by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali
Friday 29 August, 6.45pm (BSL interpreted)
Saturday 30 August, 2pm
Two friends perform breathtaking aerial shows. They fly, spin, hang from the rooftops and fall out of the sky…
But they weren’t always so glorious. How did they transform from feeling like outsiders, unable to fit in, to the fantastical creatures they always knew they had inside them?
The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is the touching story of a girl who wants to be a monster and a boy who wants to fly. Exploring the universal yearning to belong and sharing the joy of friendship, this is a dynamic and visually stunning aerial show.
Recommended for ages 8 - 14
ACCESS
BSL Interpreted on 29 August
Highly visual
Transcript can be provided on request
Audiences are welcome to move, tic, stim or make noise
A pre-show information guide will be available ahead of the performance.
On Saturday 30 August, at the beginning of the performance, the cast will give an Access introduction and also share the darkest lighting state and loudest sounds with the audience. Audiences are welcome to leave and re-enter the theatre during this performance.
Audience notes
Includes a moment of black out
Contains flashing lights (not strobe)
CREDITS
The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali.
Produced by Catherine Wheels, commissioned by Imaginate, in association with the National Theatre of Scotland and supported by Assembly.
Supported by the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund, development funded by Creative Scotland
Lighting Designer: Jamie Heseltine
Technical Manager: Bryn Jones
Rigging consultant and Production Manager - Edward Muir
Costume Designer: Cleo McCabe
Creative Facilitator: Gill Robertson
Sound Designer: Guy Veale
Set Designer: Jen McGinley
Movement Director: Junior Cunningham
Production Manager: Lauren Desjardins
Producer: Louise Gilmour-Wills
Artist Mentor: Rishi Trikha
Consultant Dramaturg: Robert Alan Evans
Performer and Co-Creator: Sadiq Ali
Performer and Co-Creator: Vee Smith
Photo Tommy Ga-Ken Wan