Previous Show
Ages 4 to 7 year olds
Dates 2005 and 2007
©Robert Workman
"It’s magical," murmurs a little chap behind me. It is. It is also beautiful, innovative and the best of children’s theatre around."
- Total Theatre
About the Show
commissioned by the Barbican and Young Vic as part of BarbicanBIte05
How big is a million? Is there a man in the moon? What colour is music? Can I touch Light?
A child’s curiosity is endless. And asking questions is often more important than finding the answer.
The Thought that Counts is a playful and enchanting celebration for 4–7 year olds of how we learn through play. Taking its inspiration from the notion that a genius is someone who, like children, keeps asking questions, the show creates a magical world using theatre, dance, animated shapes, puppetry and video.
"Life may be black and white, but the imagination is vivid and running riot in this latest piece from Theatre-Rites, the company that has put play into the play and produced some of our most outstanding theatre of the past decade." - The Guardian
Cristina Catalina
2005 and 2007 Tours
Matt Costain
2005
James Daniel Wilson
2007 Tour
Renford Fagan
2005
Steven Lim
2007 Tour
Zoot Lynam
2005 and 2007 Tour
Mohsen Nouri
2005 and 2007 Tour
Sue Buckmaster
Director
Sophia Clist
Visual Artist
Carl Stevenson
Digital Artist / Animator
Jonathan Cooper
Composer
Anna Williams
Choreographer
Philippe Cherbonnier
Dramaturg
Aideen Malone
Lighting Designer
Liam Jarvis
Assistant Director
Lieutske Visser
Costume Supervisor
Namhee Kwon
Bursary Artist
Peter Hamilton
Maker of inflatable puppet and large sphere
"It’s magical," murmurs a little chap behind me. It is. It is also beautiful, innovative and the best of children’s theatre around."
- Total Theatre
"Life may be black and white, but the imagination is vivid and running riot in this latest piece from Theatre-Rites, the company that has put play into the play and produced some of our most outstanding theatre of the past decade."
- The Guardian
"This play lacks the rose-tinted view of childhood that afflicts so much children’s theatre and literature. It doesn’t try to hide the fact that being a child is often difficult and frightening. But it also asks what should it be like to be a child? The answer, like the show, is lots of fun."
- The Guardian