neil gaiman the house at the end of the lane

The story is simple: a man (Nicolas Tennant) revisits the scene of his first love and the aftermath of his mother’s death, where he finds a family on the edge. The beauty of Katy Rudd’s production is the way that it manipulates theatre space into a simulacrum of a child’s imagination: doors menacingly multiply, windows open on to enchanted forests, and a pool of spotlight becomes a small but impregnable safe space, on the condition (which can never be taken for granted) that the child is brave and smart enough to resist demons he doesn’t yet recognise. or email at discounts may be withdrawn at any time.A witchy dynasty.If you wish to book a Group, please contact our dedicated Groups email, or phone on 01.Ĭoncessions are limited and may be withdrawn at any time.ĭiscounts are available to people with disabilities, please call box office to buy your tickets. If you would like to book a wheelchair space or if you have any special requirements, please phone the box office who can advise. Please note groups cannot be booked online. A valid Student ID, Young Scot ID or Proof of Age is required. Young Scot/Student Standby £10 standby tickets for all other performances can be purchased in person at the Box Office from 12 noon on day of performance. One ticket per booker, must show ID on arrival. £10 tickets available to book online in advance for Tue 18 April.

Opening Night - Young Scots & Student Offer We always recommend individual discretion alongside the age guidance. The production contains moments that some people may find frightening, including references to death. Plunged into a magical world, their survival depends on their ability to reckon with ancient forces that threaten to destroy everything around them.Īge guidance: 12+ yrs. This production contains the following physical effects high intensity lighting and strobe, haze and smoke, pyrotechnics, loud sound, and blackouts.

He's transported to his 12th birthday when his remarkable friend Lettie claimed it wasn't a pond, but an ocean – a place where everything is possible. Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play. This thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship, is a five-star spectacular which blends magic with memory in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood once forgotten and the darkness that lurks at the very edge of it. From the imagination of Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of Coraline, Good Omens and The Sandman, comes the National Theatre’s major new stage adaptation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

Neil gaiman the house at the end of the lane