A moving tale back on home turf at the Citz

There be dragons at the Citizens Theatre next month as a piece of visual theatre aimed at young theatregoers returns to the Glasgow stage.
By Gillian Loney
Published 22nd Sep 2015, 10:02 BST
Photo by Peter DibdinPhoto by Peter Dibdin
Photo by Peter Dibdin

The show has just finished a run at the Edinburgh Festival, but this leg of the tour is something of a homecoming for Dragon, created by the National Theatre of Scotland, Vox Motus and the Tianjin Children’s Art Theatre and written by southsider Oliver Emanuel (the man behind The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish).

A story without words, the show is told through music, movement and puppetry, and is suitable for ages nine and up.

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It follows Tommy, who has trouble sleeping since his mum died a year ago.

Since then, life has gone from bad to worse, with his dad grief-stricken, his big sister ignoring him and the school bully singling him out.

Then, one restless night, Tommy goes to the window, opens the curtains and finds a dragon staring right at him...

The show runs October 1-10 (not Monday) at the Citz, 7pm, as well as selected 2pm matinees.

Tickets are £12.50-£20.50 from 429 0022 or citz.co.uk.

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