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‘A testament to the imagination... Guaranteed to put a smile on your face’ A Younger Theatre‘A testament to the imagination...

Available to tour in 2016/2017

WRAPAROUNDFlickbook deliver workshops in writing and devising for a wide variety of groups. Available separately or in addition to Cartography. Please contact our Company Manager Phoebe at phoebe@flickbooktheatre.com, for further information.

‘Innovative, quirky & honest. Theatre that is both moving & funny – highly recommended’Simon Hollingworth, Artistic Director of the Lincoln Drill Hall

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Sarah is busy dying, counting down her heartbeats. She is studying maps of places she never intends to go. John is grabbing life by the proverbial balls – driven to travel by the need to be someone interesting. Both are looking for a future when they meet each other.

Through song, string and a bright red anorak, this is a show that asks if we’ll know happiness when we get there.

SHOW PROFILECartography is particularly suitable for festivals and small scale touring, with the set fitting comfortably in the back of a car. Suitable for audiences who enjoy contemporary storytelling, contemporary theatre, folk storytelling, original song, love, travel and maps! The show is funny and engaging and will appeal to those who enjoy the work of companies such as Little Bulb and Bucket Club. Recommended for ages 14 and up.Duration 50 minutes.Company size 4 Performers and 1 Stage Manager/Technician.Tour Period Autumn 2016 & Spring 2017.Fee negotiated on request.Minimum Performance Area 4 x 4 meters.Get In 2 hours. Get Out 30 minutes.Stage Set Up Thrust or End On. Studio or Intimate Auditorium preferred.Tech Requirements Two wired microphones with stands including PA system or similar. One standalone projector screen.

CREDITSDevised & Written by Flickbook TheatreDirected by Tom BriggsPerformers Becky Sowter, Tom Briggs, Jozey Wade, Phoebe Wall-PalmerSongs by Jozey WadeIllustrations by Hannah PhizackleaProduction Manager Shellie Barrowcliffe

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JULIAN HUGHES

PHIL CROW

This is theatre that takes life as it is.That doesn’t sugar-coat or mock.Theatre that glories in the little absurdities of real life.

Summer 2015 sees Flickbook Theatre take Cartography, their second show to Edinburgh Fringe Festival, exposing their work to international audiences, ready for touring in 2016.

CONTACTCompany Manager Phoebe Wall-Palmer phoebe@flickbooktheatre.com 07796384102Artistic Director Tom Briggs tom@flickbooktheatre.com 07954586748

‘grown-up’s fairytale about love, life and adventure.’ A Younger Theatre

‘Well-made, hand-made, bittersweet and funny’ Rachel Baynton, Proto-type Theater

Flickbook Theatre is a Lincolnshire based company, committed to making theatre that is both innovative and joyous. Their work borrows from contemporary theatre and traditional storytelling, using technology and original music to tell stories about real people.This year they have secured an Arts Council Funded mentorship from established experimental performance makers Proto-type Theater.

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With thanks toLincoln Performing Arts Centre The Lincoln Company Proto-type Theater Michael Pinchbeck Craig Morrow