4 performers all dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits stand around Robot Boy who sits on a chair on a podium. He is manipulated by 2 of the performers. There is a large projected image of the puppet on the back wall.

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Incredible Tale of Robot Boy

a co-production with Schauspielhaus Bochum in 2019.

In the most extraordinary high-tech laboratory, a team of the world’s top scientists are attempting the impossible. Their mission is to create a robot with a real brain. Their aim is to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.

They succeed. And Robot Boy is born.

His world is the playground of the laboratory; it is where he belongs. Robot Boy knows the scientists have an important job to do and that he is there to help them, but sometimes he longs to explore beyond this world. We all yearn to visit unique and extraordinary places and for Robot Boy, the most phenomenal place of all is inside his own imagination.

A poetic story about humanity, responsibility and life with dazzling puppetry, interactive film and performance. The Incredible Tale of Robot Boy takes the audience on a journey full of curiosity and wonder.

This production was developed out of our Animating the Brain project, which was initially funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Cast

Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Director

“ A brilliant performance with opulent images, rich colours and harmonious sounds. ”
Westfalenpost

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Two puppeteers manipulate a Robot Boy puppet across the stage at head height. The backdrop digital image gives the impression of stars in the sky.

© Birgit Hupfeld

4 performers stand behind a metal table top manipulating Robot Boy puppet while a fifth performer looks on. They are all dressed in white coats and boiler suits.

© Birgit Hupfeld

A stage set science lab made of of triangular segments in the shape of a head. There are 7 performers on stage all dressed in white lab coats or boiler suits. Some stand and others bend over looking at a brain on a stand. A long cylindrical tube hangs from the ceiling with wires at the lowest end attached to the brain.

© Birgit Hupfeld

a performer holds a piece of purple plastic gloop which he stretches out. Another performer holds a glass dish underneath to catch it while 4 other performers watch. All are dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits.

© Birgit Hupfeld

© Birgit Hupfeld

a puppeteer manipulate Robot Boy puppet who she holds against her waist against a black background.

© Birgit Hupfeld

4 performers all dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits stand around Robot Boy who sits on a chair on a podium. He is manipulated by 2 of the performers. There is a large projected image of the puppet on the back wall.

© Birgit Hupfeld

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Two puppeteers manipulate a Robot Boy puppet across the stage at head height. The backdrop digital image gives the impression of stars in the sky.
4 performers stand behind a metal table top manipulating Robot Boy puppet while a fifth performer looks on. They are all dressed in white coats and boiler suits.
A stage set science lab made of of triangular segments in the shape of a head. There are 7 performers on stage all dressed in white lab coats or boiler suits. Some stand and others bend over looking at a brain on a stand. A long cylindrical tube hangs from the ceiling with wires at the lowest end attached to the brain.
a performer holds a piece of purple plastic gloop which he stretches out. Another performer holds a glass dish underneath to catch it while 4 other performers watch. All are dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits.
a puppeteer manipulate Robot Boy puppet who she holds against her waist against a black background.
4 performers all dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits stand around Robot Boy who sits on a chair on a podium. He is manipulated by 2 of the performers. There is a large projected image of the puppet on the back wall.
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