The Lost Things
Created by Tortoise in a Nutshell and Oliver Emanuel
A dark fairy-tale set in a fantastical world where nothing is quite as it seems, The Lost Things is about losing things and finding things you didn’t even know you were looking for.
A boy falls and finds himself in a dark and terrifying new world. It’s a world of lost things: car keys, wedding rings, dads, and a mysterious girl who is building an amazing machine.
Performed in a unique dome structure, The Lost Things is about losing things and finding things you didn’t even know you were looking for; a dark fairy-tale set in a fantastical world, where nothing is quite as it seems.
Created by the award-winning theatre company Tortoise in a Nutshell and writer Oliver Emanuel (Dragon, Titus, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish).
Awards
2017 Design Award for Excellence Winner at Kotorski Festival, Montenegro
Accessibility
Recommended for ages 8+. We are eager to engage communities of all nationalities, backgrounds and abilities with our work in a meaningful way. Our productions are highly accessible to audiences across the globe with opportunities for touch tours, captioning and international translations available upon request.
Reviews
‘Dramatically powerful and visually striking. The Lost Things is the kind of puppet play that excels in telling bitter-sweet flesh-and-blood stories.’
The Herald
★★★★
‘Exquisite, encompassing piece of theatre.’
Edinburgh Guide
★★★★
‘A well-crafted script, a visually rich world and brilliant story-telling.’
The Wee Review
★★★★
Credits
Director: Ross MacKay
Writers: Tortoise in a Nutshell and Oliver Emanuel
Performers/Co-Creators: Alex Bird and Arran Howie
Designer: Amelia Bird
Composer: Jim Harbourne
Lighting Designer: Simon Wilkinson
Production Manager: Andrew Gannon
Originally commissioned by Imaginate and supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh ExpoFund
Past Presentations
The Lost Things was originally commissioned by Imaginate and premiered at their 2015 Imaginate Festival. The show toured throughout the UK and Europe in 2016 and 2017 to theatres, community halls and primary schools, winning a Design Award for Excellence from Montenegro’s Kotorski Festival.
