Tom Thumb
Lyngo Theatre presents
TOM THUMB
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted by Patrick Lynch
Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
One night tiny Tom overhears Mum and Dad talking - there's nothing left to eat so they are going to leave him and his six brothers in the forest! Outwitting his parents and the ogre Tom shows everybody that even though he is small he is still mighty as he protects his brothers, finds the treasure and makes sure they'll never be hungry again. Performed entirely on and under a kitchen table this classic story is brought to life in a playful and fascinating show full of Lyngo's magic with feathery spinning birds, a flying house and a portable forest. Come and join tiny Tom on his very big adventure!
The Fish's Wishes
Lyngo Theatre presents
THE FISH’S WISHES
Co-produced by the Half Moon Young People’s Theatre
A show by Marcello Chiarenza from an idea by Raffaella Meregalli
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
Original Music by Carlo ‘Cialdo’ Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
A little vegetarian fish who lives in a glass escapes into our airy world to eat bubbles, collect tears and drink stars from a bowl. He’s got lots of questions like ‘why is the sky blue?’ and ‘where is the sea?’ and just like many small creatures we know and love he needs answers and he needs them now. This is highly interactive philosophical cabaret for a younger audience. Patrick Lynch floats through a show full of laughs and surprises where you finally get some answers!
‘If your tears are salty it’s not a surprise, it’s just the sea coming out of your eyes.’
Watch the Birdy
Lyngo Theatre presents
WATCH THE BIRDY
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
Original music by Carlo ‘Cialdo’ Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
It all starts with an egg that doesn’t want to hatch...His mum is busy, like all mums these days, and she’s got to get down South with all the other birds so Percy the gardener has to step in and see if he can convince Birdy to come out.
Is Birdy shy, lazy or scared? With that hungry eagle flying about he’s got good reason to be frightened but Percy isn’t alone in looking after him. There is Nancy the invisible spider, Sheila the spitting fish and Jeremy the sleepy bear as well, all played by Patrick Lynch in a show full of quick changes, magical disappearances and a host of excitable woodland creatures, all waiting to say hello to Birdy – if he ever comes out!
Hansel and Gretel
Lyngo Theatre presents
HANSEL AND GRETEL
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adaptated by Patrick Lynch
Original music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 4+
Take a pinch of magic, a dollop of great music, a dash of thrill and a large portion of laughter, stir it all up with Lyngo's much loved theatrical skill and you
get this wonderful show about a brother and sister with the wit to win through all adversity - even being abandoned in the forest by their own parents!
You won't be able to resist this classic story of adventure and fun, as sweet as a gingerbread house!
With shifting scenery and ingenious props Lyngo serve up their own special recipe of multi-roled performances, captivating songs and beautiful imagery.
Room in the sky
Lyngo Theatre presents
ROOM IN THE SKY
In collaboration with The Egg, Theater Royal Bath
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
With Carlo Rossi
Original music by Carlo ‘Cialdo’ Capelli
Ages 4+
When Mr Rossi turns up to do this show with Mr Lynch it always goes wrong. As Mr Lynch shows Mr Rossi how the theatre works they play with and distill all the usual theatrical conventions. They stretch out light and throw it around. Sound effects suddenly become real and explode on the stage. Shadows become solid and solid things become insubstantial.
As they struggle with each other to get somewhere they take the audience on a fantastic journey passing by shrinking desert islands, some frantic Shakespeare and a storm at sea as the show spills out into the auditorium.
This is a show all about the theatre and the wonderful things that an audience and actors can create – together.
The Dustman
Lyngo Theatre presents
THE DUSTMAN
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
Original music by Carlo ‘Cialdo’ Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 5+
Dreams are mysterious. We don’t know what they mean or why they happen but we know where they come from – The Dust Man makes them. All of us dream so he’s pretty busy and with the toilet-phone constantly ringing and the night falling into a saucepan it’s really a nightmare for him. Nero, his cat, is there to help him though and tonight they are both going to make your dreams come true in a tour de force of stage illusions and surreal events. You’ll be constantly rubbing your eyes and pinching yourself in this show where it is always 9 o’clock but not always bed time and where we find out what to do if you are afraid of the dark. Close your eyes, open your hearts and get ready for the best day-dream you’ve ever had.
Snow Play
Lyngo Theatre presents
SNOW PLAY
In collaboration with the Lyric Hammersmith
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted by Patrick Lynch
With Carlo Rossi
Original music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
What would you do if one year Winter decided to stay and moved into your house? Well that’s what happens in our snowy spectacular show where you are guaranteed a white Christmas, no matter what the weather or the time of year!
Snow Play is a showdown between Winter and Spring over who gets to stay and who has to go away.
Help Mr Green against Mr White in this highly interactive smash-hit London production. You get to make a giant snowman, cover a whole house in snow and have a super snowball fight!
Knick Knack and Doo Dad – reasons to be cheerful
Lyngo Theatre presents
KNICK KNACK AND DOO DAD
In collaboration with the MAC Birmingham
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
With Carlo Rossi
Original music by Carlo ‘Cialdo’ Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
Take Castaway, the Marx Bothers and It’s a Wonderful Life, mix them all up and you get this story which shows us that no man is an island.
Knick lives alone on a big smelly island of rubbish but it all changes when Doo Dad arrives. He’s here to help, but actually ends up making everything worse. If only he could show Knick what friends are for he knows that the rubbish dump would burst into flower. We want you to help us and to join in with the rubbish storm, the crying chorus, and with making bubbly fire and ha-ha food in this highly interactive show about how silly it is to be sad. We'll have great fun as we transform our trash into amazing new toys and reboot your recycling routine into something special. Come along and discover all the reasons to be cheerful and find out what finally makes Knick Knack smile!
Circus Minimus
Lyngo Theatre presents
CIRCUS MINIMUS
in collaboration with The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
Original music by Carlo ‘Cialdo’ Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 2-5
Every family is a circus – in lots of ways. There are toddling clowns, teenage lions, mums who spin plates and dads who fly by the seat of their pants. Growing, eating, sleeping and dreaming has all the fun of the fair. Circus Minimus puts our everyday life in the spotlight and takes you from the front garden into the dining room and then to bed. But it doesn’t stop there as we dive into dreams and fly up to the stars and beyond. Our circus puts you in the ring and let’s you do your thing!
Egg and Spoon
Lyngo Theatre presents
EGG AND SPOON
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted by Patrick Lynch
Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
With thanks to Tim Webb from Oily Cart
Ages 1-5
The very young won’t sit still to watch a show and we don’t expect them to. Egg and Spoon is an interactive romp through the seasons where you come in and out of our magic circle and get to open all the gifts of nature. Percy and April get you settled on our comfortable cushions and introduce you to Birdy, still hiding in his glowing egg. We have to wait till Spring if we want to see him so it’s time to begin our hands-on journey through the year. We’ll run through the rain and the falling leaves and sleep under the snow till the sun wakes us up for the butterfly party. Egg and Spoon is a perfect gentle introduction to the magic of theatre.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Lyngo Theatre presents
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted by Patrick Lynch
Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come!
This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as Patrick Lynch (from Cbeebies) tells the gripping story of Jack who sells his cow for 5 magic beans and finds himself in the land above the clouds. It’s a show for the over 3’s (and their giants) with something for everyone – enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold and a big, leafy explosion!
What A Wonderful World
Lyngo Theatre presents
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
Original music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 2-5
Before anything new is made it must first be dreamed. From our moon-base in the Sea of Tranquility we get a great view of the earth and it’s time to make a new one just like we do every night! What shall we put in tomorrow’s world? Snowballs and flamingos of course! So all aboard the sleeper train as it takes us on our dream voyage. We start with putting the stars in the sky and move through history, discovering fire all over again and finally arriving at the one-world tree where we celebrate the new world that we made all together. This is an amazing romp through the universe where you can get your hands on the stuff of creation!
Puss in Boots
Lyngo Theatre presents
PUSS IN BOOTS
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted by Patrick Lynch
Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 4+
Would you trust a talking cat?
You never know, he might turn you from a pauper to a prince just like the hero of this story, brought to vivid life on our incredible sloping stage.
Using smoke and mirrors and hidden trapdoors we’ll show you how this sure-footed feline fools both the King and the Ogre to take his master all the way to the top.
With a host of puppets, a working windmill and an avalanche of fruit and nuts come and see this classic furry tail, it’s the cat’s whiskers!
The curious adventures of Pinocchio
Lyngo Theatre presents
THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 5+
One of the best loved classics for children comes to life, litterally. Crickets, cats, foxes and, of course, the world-famous puppet, will spring out of our collection of dusty, old, magic books, while Patrick Lynch from CBeebies pulls all the strings and turns all the pages to bring you the true story of Pinocchio, no lie. Who nose? He might even find his father and become a real boy. Come and join him on his incredible journey, you'll have a whale of a time!
There and back again - an Odyssey
Lyngo Theatre presents
THERE AND BACK AGAIN - AN ODYSSEY
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adapted by Patrick Lynch
Video direction by Davide Sgalippa
Interactive programming by Paolo Solcia
Integrated systems by Dario Gavezotti
Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages for adults and children over 6
Follow CBeebies Patrick Lynch as he uses a pioneering mix of live cinema and theatre to take you on a thrilling ride across the magical world of ancient Greece. With miniature sets he directs the lights, camera and action in front of your eyes to show the famous battles, floating islands, one-eyed giants and angry Gods that make up Ulysees' 20 year struggle to get back home.
The use of multiple cameras magnifies in wide screen our table-top puppetry down to the smallest detail, turning a storm-in-a-teacup into an Aegean tempest, laying out the fundamental fable hidden in this classic of world-literature and proving that no matter how far you roam, there's no place like Homer. ‘Magical’ familiesonline.co.uk
Little Red Riding Hood
Lyngo Theatre presents
LITTE RED RIDING HOOD
A show by Marcello Chiarenza
Adaptated by Patrick Lynch
Original music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli
Design assistant Elena Marini
Ages 3+
A wolf in granny's clothing knows all about what fun dressing-up can be and in Little Red Riding Hood our magical wardrobe opens its doors to a fantastic display of gorgeous garments as we take you down the path into the snowy wild wood where you'll hear catchy songs on the wind and spot hilarious puppets between the trees. We're sure you'll say what a great show we've got - all the better to thrill you with!
“50 minutes of pure childhood joy!” number9reviews
For ages 3-8. 50 mins.